to befang — English conjugation

Frequency#15828Regular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Regular

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
Ibefang
youbefang
he/she/itbefangs
webefang
you (pl.)befang
theybefang

Past (Simple Past) Regular

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
Ibefanged
youbefanged
he/she/itbefanged
webefanged
you (pl.)befanged
theybefanged

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Regular

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

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Regular

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

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Regular

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

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Regular

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

Future (will) (Future Simple) Regular

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

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Regular

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

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Regular

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

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Regular

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