to bedo — English conjugation

Frequency#15826Irregular

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
Ibedo
youbedo
he/she/itbedoes
webedo
you (pl.)bedo
theybedo

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
Ibedid
youbedid
he/she/itbedid
webedid
you (pl.)bedid
theybedid

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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