Conjugation is the creation of derived forms of a verb from one basic form. Conjugation may be affected by person, number, gender, tense, mood, voice, or some other language-specific factor or factors. When a verb is used to function as the action done by a subject, the verb must be conjugated in most languages.
For example, the English verb to be (the infinitive)can be conjugated like this:
to be in the present tense
|
singular |
plural |
1. |
I am |
we are |
2. |
you are |
you are |
3. |
he, she, or it is |
they are |