to devote — English conjugation

Frequency#1032Regular

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
Idevote
youdevote
he/she/itdevotes
wedevote
you (pl.)devote
theydevote

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
Idevoted
youdevoted
he/she/itdevoted
wedevoted
you (pl.)devoted
theydevoted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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