to be worth — English conjugation

Frequency#15789Irregular

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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