Conjugation of the verb befall in English in all tenses

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

Conjugation of the verb befall in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I befall
  • you befall
  • he|she|it befalls
  • we befall
  • you befall
  • they befall

Present Continuous

  • I am befalling
  • you are befalling
  • he|she|it is befalling
  • we are befalling
  • you are befalling
  • they are befalling

Present Perfect

  • I have befallen
  • you have befallen
  • he|she|it has befallen
  • we have befallen
  • you have befallen
  • they have befallen

Present Perfect Continuous

  • I have been befalling
  • you have been befalling
  • he|she|it has been befalling
  • we have been befalling
  • you have been befalling
  • they have been befalling

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 befall in the past tenses

Simple past

  • I befell
  • you befell
  • he|she|it befell
  • we befell
  • you befell
  • they befell

Past continuous

  • I was befalling
  • you were befalling
  • he|she|it was befalling
  • we were befalling
  • you were befalling
  • they were befalling

Past perfect

  • I had befallen
  • you had befallen
  • he|she|it had befallen
  • we had befallen
  • you had befallen
  • they had befallen

Past perfect continuous

  • I had been befalling
  • you had been befalling
  • he|she|it had been befalling
  • we had been befalling
  • you had been befalling
  • they had been befalling

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 befall in the futur tenses

Future

  • I will befall
  • you will befall
  • he|she|it will befall
  • we will befall
  • you will befall
  • they will befall

Future continuous

  • I will be befalling
  • you will be befalling
  • he|she|it will be befalling
  • we will be befalling
  • you will be befalling
  • they will be befalling

Future perfect

  • I will have befallen
  • you will have befallen
  • he|she|it will have befallen
  • we will have befallen
  • you will have befallen
  • they will have befallen

Future perfect continuous

  • I will have been befalling
  • you will have been befalling
  • he|she|it will have been befalling
  • we will have been befalling
  • you will have been befalling
  • they will have been befalling

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 befall

Present participle

  • befalling

Past participle

  • befallen

Perfect Participle

  • having befallen

The imperative in English, for the verb to befall

Imperative

  • befall
  • let's befall
  • befall

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