to dispend — English conjugation

Frequency#16607Regular

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
Idispend
youdispend
he/she/itdispends
wedispend
you (pl.)dispend
theydispend

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
Idispended
youdispended
he/she/itdispended
wedispended
you (pl.)dispended
theydispended

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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