to be bored — English conjugation

Frequency#15625Irregular

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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