to be responsible for — English conjugation

Frequency#15735Irregular

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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