to downgrade — English conjugation

Frequency#2587Regular

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
Idowngrade
youdowngrade
he/she/itdowngrades
wedowngrade
you (pl.)downgrade
theydowngrade

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
Idowngraded
youdowngraded
he/she/itdowngraded
wedowngraded
you (pl.)downgraded
theydowngraded

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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