to behold — English conjugation

Frequency#3726Irregular

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
Ibehold
youbehold
he/she/itbeholds
webehold
you (pl.)behold
theybehold

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
Ibeheld
youbeheld
he/she/itbeheld
webeheld
you (pl.)beheld
theybeheld

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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