to beset — English conjugation

Frequency#3778Irregular

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
Ibeset
youbeset
he/she/itbesets
webeset
you (pl.)beset
theybeset

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
Ibeset
youbeset
he/she/itbeset
webeset
you (pl.)beset
theybeset

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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