to develop — English conjugation

Frequency#336Irregular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Irregular

The simple present describes habitual actions, general truths, and states. It is the most basic tense in English. For most verbs, add -s or -es for the third person singular (he, she, it).

She speaks three languages.

PronounEnglish
Idevelop
youdevelop
he/she/itdevelops
wedevelop
you (pl.)develop
theydevelop

Past (Simple Past) Irregular

The simple past describes completed actions at a specific time in the past. Regular verbs add -ed. There are around 200 common irregular verbs with unique past forms that must be learned individually.

She spoke to the manager yesterday.

PronounEnglish
Ideveloped
youdeveloped
he/she/itdeveloped
wedeveloped
you (pl.)developed
theydeveloped

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Irregular

The present continuous describes actions happening right now or temporary situations. Formed with am/is/are + verb-ing. Also used for definite future arrangements.

She is speaking to a client at the moment.

PronounEnglish
Iam developing
youare developing
he/she/itis developing
weare developing
you (pl.)are developing
theyare developing

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Irregular

The past continuous describes actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another event. Formed with was/were + verb-ing.

She was speaking when the fire alarm went off.

PronounEnglish
Iwas developing
youwere developing
he/she/itwas developing
wewere developing
you (pl.)were developing
theywere developing

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Irregular

The present perfect connects the past to the present. It describes experiences, recent events, or situations that started in the past and continue now. Formed with have/has + past participle.

She has spoken at over fifty conferences.

PronounEnglish
Ihave developed
youhave developed
he/she/ithas developed
wehave developed
you (pl.)have developed
theyhave developed

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Irregular

The past perfect describes an action completed before another past event — the past of the past. Formed with had + past participle. Always implies a reference point in the past.

She had spoken to him before the meeting started.

PronounEnglish
Ihad developed
youhad developed
he/she/ithad developed
wehad developed
you (pl.)had developed
theyhad developed

Future (will) (Future Simple) Irregular

The future simple expresses predictions, spontaneous decisions, and promises. Formed with will + base infinitive. The contracted form will not = won't is very common in spoken English.

She will speak at the conference tomorrow.

PronounEnglish
Iwill develop
youwill develop
he/she/itwill develop
wewill develop
you (pl.)will develop
theywill develop

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Irregular

The future continuous describes an action that will be in progress at a specific future moment. Formed with will be + verb-ing. Often used to describe planned or expected ongoing actions.

This time tomorrow she will be speaking to the board.

PronounEnglish
Iwill be developing
youwill be developing
he/she/itwill be developing
wewill be developing
you (pl.)will be developing
theywill be developing

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Irregular

The future perfect describes an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. Formed with will have + past participle. Common with time expressions like by then, by the time.

By Friday she will have spoken to all the clients.

PronounEnglish
Iwill have developed
youwill have developed
he/she/itwill have developed
wewill have developed
you (pl.)will have developed
theywill have developed

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Irregular

The conditional describes hypothetical situations and their results. Formed with would + base infinitive. Used in if-clauses, polite requests, and reported speech about future events.

She would speak more if she had the chance.

PronounEnglish
Iwould develop
youwould develop
he/she/itwould develop
wewould develop
you (pl.)would develop
theywould develop