To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.
Infinitivedownplay
Past simpledownplayed
Past participledownplayed
-ing formdownplaying
Full conjugation of the English verb to downplay (past simple downplayed,
past participle downplayed):
present simple and continuous, past simple and continuous, present perfect, past perfect,
future, conditional, subjunctive and imperative, with all persons.
Indicative
Present simple
I
downplay
you
downplay
he/she/it
downplays
we
downplay
you
downplay
they
downplay
Present continuous
I
am downplaying
you
are downplaying
he/she/it
is downplaying
we
are downplaying
you
are downplaying
they
are downplaying
Present perfect
I
have downplayed
you
have downplayed
he/she/it
has downplayed
we
have downplayed
you
have downplayed
they
have downplayed
Present perfect continuous
I
have been downplaying
you
have been downplaying
he/she/it
has been downplaying
we
have been downplaying
you
have been downplaying
they
have been downplaying
Past simple
I
downplayed
you
downplayed
he/she/it
downplayed
we
downplayed
you
downplayed
they
downplayed
Past continuous
I
was downplaying
you
were downplaying
he/she/it
was downplaying
we
were downplaying
you
were downplaying
they
were downplaying
Past perfect
I
had downplayed
you
had downplayed
he/she/it
had downplayed
we
had downplayed
you
had downplayed
they
had downplayed
Past perfect continuous
I
had been downplaying
you
had been downplaying
he/she/it
had been downplaying
we
had been downplaying
you
had been downplaying
they
had been downplaying
Future simple
I
will downplay
you
will downplay
he/she/it
will downplay
we
will downplay
you
will downplay
they
will downplay
Future continuous
I
will be downplaying
you
will be downplaying
he/she/it
will be downplaying
we
will be downplaying
you
will be downplaying
they
will be downplaying
Future perfect
I
will have downplayed
you
will have downplayed
he/she/it
will have downplayed
we
will have downplayed
you
will have downplayed
they
will have downplayed
Future perfect continuous
I
will have been downplaying
you
will have been downplaying
he/she/it
will have been downplaying
we
will have been downplaying
you
will have been downplaying
they
will have been downplaying
Conditional
Present
I
would downplay
you
would downplay
he/she/it
would downplay
we
would downplay
you
would downplay
they
would downplay
Present continuous
I
would be downplaying
you
would be downplaying
he/she/it
would be downplaying
we
would be downplaying
you
would be downplaying
they
would be downplaying
Perfect
I
would have downplayed
you
would have downplayed
he/she/it
would have downplayed
we
would have downplayed
you
would have downplayed
they
would have downplayed
Perfect continuous
I
would have been downplaying
you
would have been downplaying
he/she/it
would have been downplaying
we
would have been downplaying
you
would have been downplaying
they
would have been downplaying
Subjunctive
Present
that I
downplay
that you
downplay
that he/she/it
downplay
that we
downplay
that you
downplay
that they
downplay
Past
if I
downplayed
if you
downplayed
if he/she/it
downplayed
if we
downplayed
if you
downplayed
if they
downplayed
Imperative
Affirmative
you
downplay
we
let's downplay
Negative
you
don't downplay
we
let's not downplay
Non-finite forms
Infinitive
to downplay
Perfect infinitive
to have downplayed
Present participle / gerund
downplaying
Past participle
downplayed
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