to besit — English conjugation

Frequency#15869Irregular

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
Ibesit
youbesit
he/she/itbesits
webesit
you (pl.)besit
theybesit

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
Ibesat
youbesat
he/she/itbesat
webesat
you (pl.)besat
theybesat

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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