to tribute — English conjugation

Frequency#14543Regular

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
Itribute
youtribute
he/she/ittributes
wetribute
you (pl.)tribute
theytribute

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
Itributed
youtributed
he/she/ittributed
wetributed
you (pl.)tributed
theytributed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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