to reciprocate — English conjugation

Frequency#2369Regular

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
Ireciprocate
youreciprocate
he/she/itreciprocates
wereciprocate
you (pl.)reciprocate
theyreciprocate

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
Ireciprocated
youreciprocated
he/she/itreciprocated
wereciprocated
you (pl.)reciprocated
theyreciprocated

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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