Conjugation of the verb begin in English in all tenses

Here are the conjugation tables for the verb begin in English.

Conjugation of the verb begin in the present tenses

Present Tense

I begin
you begin
he|she|it begins
we begin
you begin
they begin

Present Continuous

I am beginning
you are beginning
he|she|it is beginning
we are beginning
you are beginning
they are beginning

Present Perfect

I have begun
you have begun
he|she|it has begun
we have begun
you have begun
they have begun

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been beginning
you have been beginning
he|she|it has been beginning
we have been beginning
you have been beginning
they have been beginning

How to use these conjugation tenses in English? The Present expresses habit, frequency, general truth and state in English. The Present Continuous mainly expresses the idea of an action or activity that is still in progress. The Present Perfect expresses notions that are always related to the present or the consequence of an event. Finally, the Present Perfect Continuous associates with the idea of activity that of duration.

Conjugation of the verb begin in the past tenses

Simple past

I began
you began
he|she|it began
we began
you began
they began

Past continuous

I was beginning
you were beginning
he|she|it was beginning
we were beginning
you were beginning
they were beginning

Past perfect

I had begun
you had begun
he|she|it had begun
we had begun
you had begun
they had begun

Past perfect continuous

I had been beginning
you had been beginning
he|she|it had been beginning
we had been beginning
you had been beginning
they had been beginning

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Simple Past expresses completed actions unrelated to the present, dated past actions or habits. It is very often used in English. The Past Continuous (Simple Past + ING) on the other hand is used to talk about ongoing actions in the past or a past action in progress when another action occurs. The Past Perfect is used to indicate that the action took place before another past action. Finally, the Past Perfect Continuous is used to refer to a continuous action in the past that has continued until another past action.

Conjugation of the verb begin in the futur tenses

Future

I will begin
you will begin
he|she|it will begin
we will begin
you will begin
they will begin

Future continuous

I will be beginning
you will be beginning
he|she|it will be beginning
we will be beginning
you will be beginning
they will be beginning

Future perfect

I will have begun
you will have begun
he|she|it will have begun
we will have begun
you will have begun
they will have begun

Future perfect continuous

I will have been beginning
you will have been beginning
he|she|it will have been beginning
we will have been beginning
you will have been beginning
they will have been beginning

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Future is used to talk about factual actions in the future. The Future Continuous is used to talk about things that will be happening in the future. The Future Perfect is a conjugation tense not often used in English, this conjugation tense is used to talk about a future factual action prior to another one. Finally the Future Perfect Continuous is very rarely used, this tense is used to talk about a future action in progress and prior to another.

The different forms of the participle in English, for the verb to begin

Present participle

beginning

Past participle

begun

Perfect Participle

having begun

The imperative in English, for the verb to begin

Imperative

begin
let's begin
begin

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