To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip.
Infinitivebereave
Past simplebereaved / bereft
Past participlebereaved / bereft
-ing formbereaving
Full conjugation of the English verb to bereave (past simple bereaved / bereft,
past participle bereaved / bereft):
present simple and continuous, past simple and continuous, present perfect, past perfect,
future, conditional, subjunctive and imperative, with all persons.
Indicative
Present simple
I
bereave
you
bereave
he/she/it
bereaves
we
bereave
you
bereave
they
bereave
Present continuous
I
am bereaving
you
are bereaving
he/she/it
is bereaving
we
are bereaving
you
are bereaving
they
are bereaving
Present perfect
I
have bereaved / bereft
you
have bereaved / bereft
he/she/it
has bereaved / bereft
we
have bereaved / bereft
you
have bereaved / bereft
they
have bereaved / bereft
Present perfect continuous
I
have been bereaving
you
have been bereaving
he/she/it
has been bereaving
we
have been bereaving
you
have been bereaving
they
have been bereaving
Past simple
I
bereaved / bereft
you
bereaved / bereft
he/she/it
bereaved / bereft
we
bereaved / bereft
you
bereaved / bereft
they
bereaved / bereft
Past continuous
I
was bereaving
you
were bereaving
he/she/it
was bereaving
we
were bereaving
you
were bereaving
they
were bereaving
Past perfect
I
had bereaved / bereft
you
had bereaved / bereft
he/she/it
had bereaved / bereft
we
had bereaved / bereft
you
had bereaved / bereft
they
had bereaved / bereft
Past perfect continuous
I
had been bereaving
you
had been bereaving
he/she/it
had been bereaving
we
had been bereaving
you
had been bereaving
they
had been bereaving
Future simple
I
will bereave
you
will bereave
he/she/it
will bereave
we
will bereave
you
will bereave
they
will bereave
Future continuous
I
will be bereaving
you
will be bereaving
he/she/it
will be bereaving
we
will be bereaving
you
will be bereaving
they
will be bereaving
Future perfect
I
will have bereaved / bereft
you
will have bereaved / bereft
he/she/it
will have bereaved / bereft
we
will have bereaved / bereft
you
will have bereaved / bereft
they
will have bereaved / bereft
Future perfect continuous
I
will have been bereaving
you
will have been bereaving
he/she/it
will have been bereaving
we
will have been bereaving
you
will have been bereaving
they
will have been bereaving
Conditional
Present
I
would bereave
you
would bereave
he/she/it
would bereave
we
would bereave
you
would bereave
they
would bereave
Present continuous
I
would be bereaving
you
would be bereaving
he/she/it
would be bereaving
we
would be bereaving
you
would be bereaving
they
would be bereaving
Perfect
I
would have bereaved / bereft
you
would have bereaved / bereft
he/she/it
would have bereaved / bereft
we
would have bereaved / bereft
you
would have bereaved / bereft
they
would have bereaved / bereft
Perfect continuous
I
would have been bereaving
you
would have been bereaving
he/she/it
would have been bereaving
we
would have been bereaving
you
would have been bereaving
they
would have been bereaving
Subjunctive
Present
that I
bereave
that you
bereave
that he/she/it
bereave
that we
bereave
that you
bereave
that they
bereave
Past
if I
bereaved / bereft
if you
bereaved / bereft
if he/she/it
bereaved / bereft
if we
bereaved / bereft
if you
bereaved / bereft
if they
bereaved / bereft
Imperative
Affirmative
you
bereave
we
let's bereave
Negative
you
don't bereave
we
let's not bereave
Non-finite forms
Infinitive
to bereave
Perfect infinitive
to have bereaved / bereft
Present participle / gerund
bereaving
Past participle
bereaved / bereft
Conjugations: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), adapted, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.