to gradate — English conjugation

Frequency#8031Regular

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
Igradate
yougradate
he/she/itgradates
wegradate
you (pl.)gradate
theygradate

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
Igradated
yougradated
he/she/itgradated
wegradated
you (pl.)gradated
theygradated

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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