to dilate — English conjugation

Frequency#1811Regular

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
Idilate
youdilate
he/she/itdilates
wedilate
you (pl.)dilate
theydilate

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
Idilated
youdilated
he/she/itdilated
wedilated
you (pl.)dilated
theydilated

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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