to dissent — English conjugation

Frequency#1581Regular

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
Idissent
youdissent
he/she/itdissents
wedissent
you (pl.)dissent
theydissent

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
Idissented
youdissented
he/she/itdissented
wedissented
you (pl.)dissented
theydissented

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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