to befind — English conjugation

Frequency#15829Irregular

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
Ibefind
youbefind
he/she/itbefinds
webefind
you (pl.)befind
theybefind

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
Ibefound
youbefound
he/she/itbefound
webefound
you (pl.)befound
theybefound

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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