to distemper — English conjugation

Frequency#6287Regular

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
Idistemper
youdistemper
he/she/itdistempers
wedistemper
you (pl.)distemper
theydistemper

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
Idistempered
youdistempered
he/she/itdistempered
wedistempered
you (pl.)distempered
theydistempered

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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