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Grammar reference

beat

Irregular verb — eleven tense patterns across all persons

Irregular forms

base: beatpast: beatpast participle: beaten

Present simple

Third person singular adds -s or -es.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I beatyou beathe/she/it beatswe beatthey beat

Present continuous

am / is / are + -ing.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I am beatingyou are beatinghe/she/it is beatingwe are beatingthey are beating

Present perfect

have / has + past participle.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I have beatenyou have beatenhe/she/it has beatenwe have beatenthey have beaten

Present perfect continuous

have / has been + -ing.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I have been beatingyou have been beatinghe/she/it has been beatingwe have been beatingthey have been beating

Past simple

One form for every person.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I beatyou beathe/she/it beatwe beatthey beat

Past continuous

was / were + -ing.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I was beatingyou were beatinghe/she/it was beatingwe were beatingthey were beating

Past perfect

had + past participle.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I had beatenyou had beatenhe/she/it had beatenwe had beatenthey had beaten

Future simple

will + base form, the same for every person.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I will beatyou will beathe/she/it will beatwe will beatthey will beat

Future perfect

will have + past participle.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I will have beatenyou will have beatenhe/she/it will have beatenwe will have beatenthey will have beaten

Conditional

would + base form.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I would beatyou would beathe/she/it would beatwe would beatthey would beat

Subjunctive

Required after insist, demand, suggest and in formal that-clauses.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I beatyou beathe/she/it beatwe beatthey beat