Conjugation of to direct

Conjugation of the English verb to direct with pronunciation. To direct is regular.

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Direct verb conjugation

 TenseConjugation
1.Infinitive (stem):direct
2.Past simple:directed
3.Past participle:directed
4.3rd person singular:directs
5.Present participle:directing
6.Imperative:direct!

Active voice of to direct

Active conjugation of the regular verb to direct in all tenses and persons.

Nominal forms
Infinitive:
To direct
Present participle:
directing
Past participle:
directed
Indicative

Present
Idirect
youdirect
he/she/itdirects
wedirect
youdirect
theydirect
Perfect
Ihave directed
youhave directed
he/she/ithas directed
wehave directed
youhave directed
theyhave directed
Past
Idirected
youdirected
he/she/itdirected
wedirected
youdirected
theydirected
Past perfect
Ihad directed
youhad directed
he/she/ithad directed
wehad directed
youhad directed
theyhad directed
Future
Iwill direct
youwill direct
he/she/itwill direct
wewill direct
youwill direct
theywill direct
Future perfect
Iwill have directed
youwill have directed
he/she/itwill have directed
wewill have directed
youwill have directed
theywill have directed
Conditional

Present
Iwould direct
youwould direct
he/she/itwould direct
wewould direct
youwould direct
theywould direct
Perfect
Iwould have directed
youwould have directed
he/she/itwould have directed
wewould have directed
youwould have directed
theywould have directed
Indicative - Continuous forms

Present
Iam directing
youare directing
he/she/itis directing
weare directing
youare directing
theyare directing
Present perfect
Ihave been directing
youhave been directing
he/she/ithave been directing
wehave been directing
youhave been directing
theyhave been directing
Past
Iwas directing
youwere directing
he/she/itwas directing
wewere directing
youwere directing
theywere directing
Past perfect
Ihad been directing
youhad been directing
he/she/ithad been directing
wehad been directing
youhad been directing
theyhad been directing
Future
Iwill be directing
youwill be directing
he/she/itwill be directing
wewill be directing
youwill be directing
theywill be directing
Future perfect
Iwill have been directing
youwill have been directing
he/she/itwill have been directing
wewill have been directing
youwill have been directing
theywill have been directing
Conditional - Continuous forms

Present
Iwould direct
youwould direct
he/she/itwould direct
wewould direct
youwould direct
theywould direct
Perfect
Iwould have directed
youwould have directed
he/she/itwould have directed
wewould have directed
youwould have directed
theywould have directed
Imperative

Affirmative
youdirect!
weLet's direct!
you (pl.)direct!
Negative
youdon't direct!
(do not direct)
you (pl.)don't direct!
(do not direct)

Passive voice of to direct

The passive voice of to direct is created by combining a form of the verb "to be" with the past participle of the verb.

Nominal forms
Infinitive:
To direct
Past participle:
directed
Indicative

Present
Iam directed
youare directed
he/she/itis directed
weare directed
youare directed
theyare directed
Perfect
Ihave been directed
youhave been directed
he/she/ithas been directed
wehave been directed
youhave been directed
theyhave been directed
Past
Iwas directed
youwere directed
he/she/itwas directed
wewere directed
youwere directed
theywere directed
Past perfect
Ihad been directed
youhad been directed
he/she/ithad been directed
wehad been directed
youhad been directed
theyhad been directed
Future
Iwill be directed
youwill be directed
he/she/itwill be directed
wewill be directed
youwill be directed
theywill be directed
Future perfect
Iwill have been directed
youwill have been directed
he/she/itwill have been directed
wewill have been directed
youwill have been directed
theywill have been directed
Conditional

Present
Iwould be directed
youwould be directed
he/she/itwould be directed
wewould be directed
youwould be directed
theywould be directed
Perfect
Iwould have been directed
youwould have been directed
he/she/itwould have been directed
wewould have been directed
youwould have been directed
theywould have been directed
Indicative - Continuous forms

Present
Iam being directed
youare being directed
he/she/itis being directed
weare being directed
youare being directed
theyare being directed
Present perfect
Ihave been being directed
youhave been being directed
he/she/ithas been being directed
wehave been being directed
youhave been being directed
theyhave been being directed
Past
Iwas being directed
youwere being directed
he/she/itwas being directed
wewere being directed
youwere being directed
theywere being directed
Past perfect
Ihad been being directed
youhad been being directed
he/she/ithad been being directed
wehad been being directed
youhad been being directed
theyhad been being directed
Future
Iwill be being directed
youwill be being directed
he/she/itwill be being directed
wewill be being directed
youwill be being directed
theywill be being directed
Future perfect
Iwill have been being directed
youwill have been being directed
he/she/itwill have been being directed
wewill have been being directed
youwill have been being directed
theywill have been being directed
Conditional - Continuous forms

Present
Iwould be being directed
youwould be being directed
he/she/itwould be being directed
wewould be being directed
youwould be being directed
theywould be being directed
Perfect
Iwould have been being directed
youwould have been being directed
he/she/itwould have been being directed
wewould have been being directed
youwould have been being directed
theywould have been being directed

What does direct mean?

Definitions

Verb

direct - be in charge of
direct - guide the actors in (plays and films)
direct - command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework"
direct - give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction; "I directed them towards the town hall"
direct - direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
direct - plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"
direct - cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation"
direct - point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"
direct - put an address on (an envelope)
direct - intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
direct - lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
direct - take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
direct - specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

Examples of to direct

  • 1. The hearing is focused on the pilot and we have an opportunity to provide some probing questions for Wolens to direct to Sam and Tom.
  • 2. Others argue that he was to be part of a second wave of airliners directed to targets on the West Coast.
  • 3. The judge, frustrated by the apparent lack of progress, encouraged that the parties reach a negotiated compromise that would permit some limited discovery to proceed (and the judge has directed that the government to file an Answer to the Complaint).
  • 4. Lawmakers and consumer groups allege that the events - directed by the man who heads the state's energy grid - fueled the California energy crisis, pushed the state into the power-buying business and helped make billions of dollars for power producers.
  • 5. Although there is'bad press' directing at AREA'S of limerick, but nowhere near the university.

Translation of to direct

  • Spanish flag dirigir
  • Bulgarian flag упътвам, насочвам, ръководя, управлявам
  • Catalan flag adreçar, dirigir
  • Danish flag rette, dirigere, lede
  • Finnish flag tähdätä, ohjata
  • Hebrew flag כיוון, ניהל
  • Persian flag هدایت کردن, اداره کردن
  • Polish flag kierować
  • Russian flag направлять, направить, нацеливать, нацелить, управлять
  • Swedish flag rikta, leda, styra

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