to be ashamed — English conjugation

Frequency#15611Irregular

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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