to bename — English conjugation

Frequency#15858Regular

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
Ibename
youbename
he/she/itbenames
webename
you (pl.)bename
theybename

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
Ibenamed
youbenamed
he/she/itbenamed
webenamed
you (pl.)benamed
theybenamed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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