to dissect — English conjugation

Frequency#2294Regular

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
Idissect
youdissect
he/she/itdissects
wedissect
you (pl.)dissect
theydissect

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
Idissected
youdissected
he/she/itdissected
wedissected
you (pl.)dissected
theydissected

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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