to bework — English conjugation

Frequency#15883Regular

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
Ibework
youbework
he/she/itbeworks
webework
you (pl.)bework
theybework

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
Ibeworked
youbeworked
he/she/itbeworked
webeworked
you (pl.)beworked
theybeworked

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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