English Verb - To Begin Infinitive - to begin Present participle - beginning Past participle - begun 1. Present Tense Singular I begin You begin He/she/it begins Plural We begin You begin They begin 2. Present Progressive Tense Singular I am beginning You are beginning He/she/it is beginning Plural We are beginning You are beginning They are beginning 3. Past Tense Singular I began You began He/she/it began Plural We began You began They began 4. Present Perfect Tense Singular I have begun You have begun He/she/it has begun Plural We have begun You have begun They have begun 5. Present Perfect Progressive Tense Singular I have been beginning You have been beginning He/she/it has been beginning Plural We have been beginning You have been beginning They have been beginning 6. Past Progressive Tense Singular I was beginning You were beginning He/she/it was beginning Plural We were beginning You were beginning They were beginning 7. Past Perfect Tense Singular I had begun You had begun He/she/it had begun Plural We had begun You had begun They had begun 8. Past Perfect Progressive Tense Singular I had been beginning You had been beginning He/she/it had been beginning Plural We had been beginning You had been beginning They had been beginning 9. Future Tense Singular I will begin You will begin He/she/it will begin Plural We will begin You will begin They will begin 10. Future Progressive Tense Singular I will be beginning You will be beginning He/she/it will be beginning Plural We will be beginning You will be beginning They will be beginning 11. Future Perfect Tense Singular I will have begun You will have begun He/she/it will have begun Plural We will have begun You will have begun They will have begun 12. Future Perfect Progressive Tense Singular I will have been beginning You will have been beginning He/she/it will have been beginning Plural We will have been beginning You will have been beginning They will have been beginning