to be abundant — English conjugation

Frequency#15602Irregular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Irregular

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

Past (Simple Past) Irregular

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

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Irregular

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

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Irregular

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

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Irregular

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

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Irregular

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

Future (will) (Future Simple) Irregular

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

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Irregular

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

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Irregular

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

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Irregular

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