to be left over — English conjugation

Frequency#15690Irregular

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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