to redact — English conjugation

Frequency#11562Regular

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
Iredact
youredact
he/she/itredacts
weredact
you (pl.)redact
theyredact

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
Iredacted
youredacted
he/she/itredacted
weredacted
you (pl.)redacted
theyredacted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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