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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.| I | you | he/she/it | we | they |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I become | you become | he/she/it becomes | we become | they become |
Present continuous
am / is / are + -ing.| I | you | he/she/it | we | they |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I am becoming | you are becoming | he/she/it is becoming | we are becoming | they are becoming |
Present perfect
have / has + past participle.| I | you | he/she/it | we | they |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have become | you have become | he/she/it has become | we have become | they have become |
Present perfect continuous
have / has been + -ing.| I | you | he/she/it | we | they |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have been becoming | you have been becoming | he/she/it has been becoming | we have been becoming | they have been becoming |
Past simple
One form for every person.| I | you | he/she/it | we | they |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I became | you became | he/she/it became | we became | they became |
Past continuous
was / were + -ing.| I | you | he/she/it | we | they |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I was becoming | you were becoming | he/she/it was becoming | we were becoming | they were becoming |
Past perfect
had + past participle.| I | you | he/she/it | we | they |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I had become | you had become | he/she/it had become | we had become | they had become |
Future simple
will + base form, the same for every person.| I | you | he/she/it | we | they |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will become | you will become | he/she/it will become | we will become | they will become |
Future perfect
will have + past participle.| I | you | he/she/it | we | they |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will have become | you will have become | he/she/it will have become | we will have become | they will have become |
Conditional
would + base form.| I | you | he/she/it | we | they |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I would become | you would become | he/she/it would become | we would become | they would become |
Subjunctive
Required after insist, demand, suggest and in formal that-clauses.| I | you | he/she/it | we | they |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I become | you become | he/she/it become | we become | they become |