to be subject to — English conjugation

Frequency#15753Irregular

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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