to divest — English conjugation

Frequency#2447Regular

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
Idivest
youdivest
he/she/itdivests
wedivest
you (pl.)divest
theydivest

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
Idivested
youdivested
he/she/itdivested
wedivested
you (pl.)divested
theydivested

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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