to diff — English conjugation

Frequency#6090Regular

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
Idiff
youdiff
he/she/itdiffs
wediff
you (pl.)diff
theydiff

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
Idiffed
youdiffed
he/she/itdiffed
wediffed
you (pl.)diffed
theydiffed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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