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