to be unemployed — English conjugation

Frequency#1291Irregular

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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