to breastfeed — English conjugation

Frequency#1410Irregular

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
Ibreastfeed
youbreastfeed
he/she/itbreastfeeds
webreastfeed
you (pl.)breastfeed
theybreastfeed

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
Ibreastfed
youbreastfed
he/she/itbreastfed
webreastfed
you (pl.)breastfed
theybreastfed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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