to devest — English conjugation

Frequency#6047Regular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Regular

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
Idevest
youdevest
he/she/itdevests
wedevest
you (pl.)devest
theydevest

Past (Simple Past) Regular

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
Idevested
youdevested
he/she/itdevested
wedevested
you (pl.)devested
theydevested

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Regular

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 devesting
youare devesting
he/she/itis devesting
weare devesting
you (pl.)are devesting
theyare devesting

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Regular

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 devesting
youwere devesting
he/she/itwas devesting
wewere devesting
you (pl.)were devesting
theywere devesting

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Regular

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 devested
youhave devested
he/she/ithas devested
wehave devested
you (pl.)have devested
theyhave devested

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Regular

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 devested
youhad devested
he/she/ithad devested
wehad devested
you (pl.)had devested
theyhad devested

Future (will) (Future Simple) Regular

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 devest
youwill devest
he/she/itwill devest
wewill devest
you (pl.)will devest
theywill devest

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Regular

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 devesting
youwill be devesting
he/she/itwill be devesting
wewill be devesting
you (pl.)will be devesting
theywill be devesting

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Regular

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 devested
youwill have devested
he/she/itwill have devested
wewill have devested
you (pl.)will have devested
theywill have devested

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Regular

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 devest
youwould devest
he/she/itwould devest
wewould devest
you (pl.)would devest
theywould devest