to lower — English conjugation

Frequency#381Regular

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
Ilower
youlower
he/she/itlowers
welower
you (pl.)lower
theylower

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
Ilowered
youlowered
he/she/itlowered
welowered
you (pl.)lowered
theylowered

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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