Conjugation of the verb befriend in English in all tenses
Here are the conjugation tables for the verb befriend in English.
Conjugation of the verb befriend in the present tenses
Present Tense
- I befriend
- you befriend
- he|she|it befriends
- we befriend
- you befriend
- they befriend
Present Continuous
- I am befriending
- you are befriending
- he|she|it is befriending
- we are befriending
- you are befriending
- they are befriending
Present Perfect
- I have befriended
- you have befriended
- he|she|it has befriended
- we have befriended
- you have befriended
- they have befriended
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been befriending
- you have been befriending
- he|she|it has been befriending
- we have been befriending
- you have been befriending
- they have been befriending
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 befriend in the past tenses
Simple past
- I befriended
- you befriended
- he|she|it befriended
- we befriended
- you befriended
- they befriended
Past continuous
- I was befriending
- you were befriending
- he|she|it was befriending
- we were befriending
- you were befriending
- they were befriending
Past perfect
- I had befriended
- you had befriended
- he|she|it had befriended
- we had befriended
- you had befriended
- they had befriended
Past perfect continuous
- I had been befriending
- you had been befriending
- he|she|it had been befriending
- we had been befriending
- you had been befriending
- they had been befriending
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 befriend in the futur tenses
Future
- I will befriend
- you will befriend
- he|she|it will befriend
- we will befriend
- you will befriend
- they will befriend
Future continuous
- I will be befriending
- you will be befriending
- he|she|it will be befriending
- we will be befriending
- you will be befriending
- they will be befriending
Future perfect
- I will have befriended
- you will have befriended
- he|she|it will have befriended
- we will have befriended
- you will have befriended
- they will have befriended
Future perfect continuous
- I will have been befriending
- you will have been befriending
- he|she|it will have been befriending
- we will have been befriending
- you will have been befriending
- they will have been befriending
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 befriend
The imperative in English, for the verb to befriend
Imperative
- befriend
- let's befriend
- befriend
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