to begift — English conjugation

Frequency#15836Regular

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
Ibegift
youbegift
he/she/itbegifts
webegift
you (pl.)begift
theybegift

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
Ibegifted
youbegifted
he/she/itbegifted
webegifted
you (pl.)begifted
theybegifted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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