to discard — English conjugation

Frequency#973Regular

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
Idiscard
youdiscard
he/she/itdiscards
wediscard
you (pl.)discard
theydiscard

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
Idiscarded
youdiscarded
he/she/itdiscarded
wediscarded
you (pl.)discarded
theydiscarded

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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