to be enough — English conjugation

Frequency#15658Irregular

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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