to be suitable — English conjugation

Frequency#15756Irregular

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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