to display — English conjugation

Frequency#463Regular

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
Idisplay
youdisplay
he/she/itdisplays
wedisplay
you (pl.)display
theydisplay

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
Idisplayed
youdisplayed
he/she/itdisplayed
wedisplayed
you (pl.)displayed
theydisplayed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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