to pollute — English conjugation

Frequency#1186Regular

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
Ipollute
youpollute
he/she/itpollutes
wepollute
you (pl.)pollute
theypollute

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
Ipolluted
youpolluted
he/she/itpolluted
wepolluted
you (pl.)polluted
theypolluted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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