to diverge — English conjugation

Frequency#2584Regular

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
Idiverge
youdiverge
he/she/itdiverges
wediverge
you (pl.)diverge
theydiverge

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
Idiverged
youdiverged
he/she/itdiverged
wediverged
you (pl.)diverged
theydiverged

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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