to be necessary — English conjugation

Frequency#15703Irregular

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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