To surpass in skill or achievement.
Infinitivebest
Past simplebested
Past participlebested
-ing formbesting
Full conjugation of the English verb to best (past simple bested,
past participle bested):
present simple and continuous, past simple and continuous, present perfect, past perfect,
future, conditional, subjunctive and imperative, with all persons.
Indicative
Present simple
I
best
you
best
he/she/it
bests
we
best
you
best
they
best
Present continuous
I
am besting
you
are besting
he/she/it
is besting
we
are besting
you
are besting
they
are besting
Present perfect
I
have bested
you
have bested
he/she/it
has bested
we
have bested
you
have bested
they
have bested
Present perfect continuous
I
have been besting
you
have been besting
he/she/it
has been besting
we
have been besting
you
have been besting
they
have been besting
Past simple
I
bested
you
bested
he/she/it
bested
we
bested
you
bested
they
bested
Past continuous
I
was besting
you
were besting
he/she/it
was besting
we
were besting
you
were besting
they
were besting
Past perfect
I
had bested
you
had bested
he/she/it
had bested
we
had bested
you
had bested
they
had bested
Past perfect continuous
I
had been besting
you
had been besting
he/she/it
had been besting
we
had been besting
you
had been besting
they
had been besting
Future simple
I
will best
you
will best
he/she/it
will best
we
will best
you
will best
they
will best
Future continuous
I
will be besting
you
will be besting
he/she/it
will be besting
we
will be besting
you
will be besting
they
will be besting
Future perfect
I
will have bested
you
will have bested
he/she/it
will have bested
we
will have bested
you
will have bested
they
will have bested
Future perfect continuous
I
will have been besting
you
will have been besting
he/she/it
will have been besting
we
will have been besting
you
will have been besting
they
will have been besting
Conditional
Present
I
would best
you
would best
he/she/it
would best
we
would best
you
would best
they
would best
Present continuous
I
would be besting
you
would be besting
he/she/it
would be besting
we
would be besting
you
would be besting
they
would be besting
Perfect
I
would have bested
you
would have bested
he/she/it
would have bested
we
would have bested
you
would have bested
they
would have bested
Perfect continuous
I
would have been besting
you
would have been besting
he/she/it
would have been besting
we
would have been besting
you
would have been besting
they
would have been besting
Subjunctive
Present
that I
best
that you
best
that he/she/it
best
that we
best
that you
best
that they
best
Past
if I
bested
if you
bested
if he/she/it
bested
if we
bested
if you
bested
if they
bested
Imperative
Affirmative
you
best
we
let's best
Negative
you
don't best
we
let's not best
Non-finite forms
Infinitive
to best
Perfect infinitive
to have bested
Present participle / gerund
besting
Past participle
bested
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