to differentiate — English conjugation

Frequency#741Regular

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
Idifferentiate
youdifferentiate
he/she/itdifferentiates
wedifferentiate
you (pl.)differentiate
theydifferentiate

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
Idifferentiated
youdifferentiated
he/she/itdifferentiated
wedifferentiated
you (pl.)differentiated
theydifferentiated

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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