to weaken — English conjugation

Frequency#989Regular

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
Iweaken
youweaken
he/she/itweakens
weweaken
you (pl.)weaken
theyweaken

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
Iweakened
youweakened
he/she/itweakened
weweakened
you (pl.)weakened
theyweakened

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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