to dismiss — English conjugation

Frequency#707Regular

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
Idismiss
youdismiss
he/she/itdismisses
wedismiss
you (pl.)dismiss
theydismiss

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
Idismissed
youdismissed
he/she/itdismissed
wedismissed
you (pl.)dismissed
theydismissed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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