to divide — English conjugation

Frequency#441Regular

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
Idivide
youdivide
he/she/itdivides
wedivide
you (pl.)divide
theydivide

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
Idivided
youdivided
he/she/itdivided
wedivided
you (pl.)divided
theydivided

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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