to be indignant — English conjugation

Frequency#1493Irregular

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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