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Grammar reference

become

Irregular verb — eleven tense patterns across all persons

Irregular forms

base: becomepast: becamepast participle: become

Present simple

Third person singular adds -s or -es.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I becomeyou becomehe/she/it becomeswe becomethey become

Present continuous

am / is / are + -ing.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I am becomingyou are becominghe/she/it is becomingwe are becomingthey are becoming

Present perfect

have / has + past participle.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I have becomeyou have becomehe/she/it has becomewe have becomethey have become

Present perfect continuous

have / has been + -ing.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I have been becomingyou have been becominghe/she/it has been becomingwe have been becomingthey have been becoming

Past simple

One form for every person.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I becameyou becamehe/she/it becamewe becamethey became

Past continuous

was / were + -ing.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I was becomingyou were becominghe/she/it was becomingwe were becomingthey were becoming

Past perfect

had + past participle.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I had becomeyou had becomehe/she/it had becomewe had becomethey had become

Future simple

will + base form, the same for every person.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I will becomeyou will becomehe/she/it will becomewe will becomethey will become

Future perfect

will have + past participle.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I will have becomeyou will have becomehe/she/it will have becomewe will have becomethey will have become

Conditional

would + base form.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I would becomeyou would becomehe/she/it would becomewe would becomethey would become

Subjunctive

Required after insist, demand, suggest and in formal that-clauses.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I becomeyou becomehe/she/it becomewe becomethey become