to sabotage — English conjugation

Frequency#1237Regular

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
Isabotage
yousabotage
he/she/itsabotages
wesabotage
you (pl.)sabotage
theysabotage

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
Isabotaged
yousabotaged
he/she/itsabotaged
wesabotaged
you (pl.)sabotaged
theysabotaged

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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