to modulate — English conjugation

Frequency#2339Regular

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
Imodulate
youmodulate
he/she/itmodulates
wemodulate
you (pl.)modulate
theymodulate

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
Imodulated
youmodulated
he/she/itmodulated
wemodulated
you (pl.)modulated
theymodulated

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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