to disappoint — English conjugation

Frequency#748Regular

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
Idisappoint
youdisappoint
he/she/itdisappoints
wedisappoint
you (pl.)disappoint
theydisappoint

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
Idisappointed
youdisappointed
he/she/itdisappointed
wedisappointed
you (pl.)disappointed
theydisappointed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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