to moderate — English conjugation

Frequency#2338Regular

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
Imoderate
youmoderate
he/she/itmoderates
wemoderate
you (pl.)moderate
theymoderate

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
Imoderated
youmoderated
he/she/itmoderated
wemoderated
you (pl.)moderated
theymoderated

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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