to deviate — English conjugation

Frequency#1109Regular

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
Ideviate
youdeviate
he/she/itdeviates
wedeviate
you (pl.)deviate
theydeviate

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
Ideviated
youdeviated
he/she/itdeviated
wedeviated
you (pl.)deviated
theydeviated

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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