to be dependent on — English conjugation

Frequency#692Irregular

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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