to bego — English conjugation

Frequency#15841Irregular

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
Ibego
youbego
he/she/itbegoes
webego
you (pl.)bego
theybego

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
Ibewent
youbewent
he/she/itbewent
webewent
you (pl.)bewent
theybewent

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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