presentⓘAlso known as: present simple or simple present
I
bend
you
bend
he, she, it
bends
we
bend
you
bend
they
bend
simple pastⓘAlso known as: past simple or preterit
I
bent
you
bent
he, she, it
bent
we
bent
you
bent
they
bent
future
I
will bend
you
will bend
he, she, it
will bend
we
will bend
you
will bend
they
will bend
Perfect tenses
present perfect
I
have bent
you
have bent
he, she, it
has bent
we
have bent
you
have bent
they
have bent
past perfectⓘAlso known as: pluperfect
I
had bent
you
had bent
he, she, it
had bent
we
had bent
you
had bent
they
had bent
future perfect
I
will have bent
you
will have bent
he, she, it
will have bent
we
will have bent
you
will have bent
they
will have bent
Continuous (progressive) and emphatic tenses
present continuous
I
am bending
you
are bending
he, she, it
is bending
we
are bending
you
are bending
they
are bending
past continuous
I
was bending
you
were bending
he, she, it
was bending
we
were bending
you
were bending
they
were bending
present emphatic
I
do bend
you
do bend
he, she, it
does bend
we
do bend
you
do bend
they
do bend
past emphatic
I
did bend
you
did bend
he, she, it
did bend
we
did bend
you
did bend
they
did bend
Compound continuous (progressive) tenses
present perfect
I
have been bending
you
have been bending
he, she, it
has been bending
we
have been bending
you
have been bending
they
have been bending
past perfect
I
had been bending
you
had been bending
he, she, it
had been bending
we
had been bending
you
had been bending
they
had been bending
future
I
will be bending
you
will be bending
he, she, it
will be bending
we
will be bending
you
will be bending
they
will be bending
future perfect
I
will have been bending
you
will have been bending
he, she, it
will have been bending
we
will have been bending
you
will have been bending
they
will have been bending
Conditional
present
I
would bend
you
would bend
he, she, it
would bend
we
would bend
you
would bend
they
would bend
perfectⓘAlso known as: past conditional
I
would have bent
you
would have bent
he, she, it
would have bent
we
would have bent
you
would have bent
they
would have bent
present continuous
I
would be bending
you
would be bending
he, she, it
would be bending
we
would be bending
you
would be bending
they
would be bending
perfect continuous
I
would have been bending
you
would have been bending
he, she, it
would have been bending
we
would have been bending
you
would have been bending
they
would have been bending
Imperative
present
–
(you)
bend!
–
(we)
let's bend!
(you)
bend!
–
Subjunctive
present
I
bend
you
bend
he, she, it
bend
we
bend
you
bend
they
bend
past
I
bent
you
bent
he, she, it
bent
we
bent
you
bent
they
bent
past perfectⓘAlso known as: pluperfect subjunctive
I
had bent
you
had bent
he, she, it
had bent
we
had bent
you
had bent
they
had bent
future
I
should bend
you
should bend
he, she, it
should bend
we
should bend
you
should bend
they
should bend
Note: In older texts, one may encounter the archaic form bended as a preterit or past participle; it is now used only as an adjective in the expression "on bended knee."
*Blue letters in conjugations are irregular
forms. (example) *Red letters in conjugations are exceptions to
the model. (example)