To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.
Infinitiveforbear
Past simpleforbore
Past participleforborne
-ing formforbearing
Full conjugation of the English verb to forbear (past simple forbore,
past participle forborne):
present simple and continuous, past simple and continuous, present perfect, past perfect,
future, conditional, subjunctive and imperative, with all persons.
Indicative
Present simple
I
forbear
you
forbear
he/she/it
forbears
we
forbear
you
forbear
they
forbear
Present continuous
I
am forbearing
you
are forbearing
he/she/it
is forbearing
we
are forbearing
you
are forbearing
they
are forbearing
Present perfect
I
have forborne
you
have forborne
he/she/it
has forborne
we
have forborne
you
have forborne
they
have forborne
Present perfect continuous
I
have been forbearing
you
have been forbearing
he/she/it
has been forbearing
we
have been forbearing
you
have been forbearing
they
have been forbearing
Past simple
I
forbore
you
forbore
he/she/it
forbore
we
forbore
you
forbore
they
forbore
Past continuous
I
was forbearing
you
were forbearing
he/she/it
was forbearing
we
were forbearing
you
were forbearing
they
were forbearing
Past perfect
I
had forborne
you
had forborne
he/she/it
had forborne
we
had forborne
you
had forborne
they
had forborne
Past perfect continuous
I
had been forbearing
you
had been forbearing
he/she/it
had been forbearing
we
had been forbearing
you
had been forbearing
they
had been forbearing
Future simple
I
will forbear
you
will forbear
he/she/it
will forbear
we
will forbear
you
will forbear
they
will forbear
Future continuous
I
will be forbearing
you
will be forbearing
he/she/it
will be forbearing
we
will be forbearing
you
will be forbearing
they
will be forbearing
Future perfect
I
will have forborne
you
will have forborne
he/she/it
will have forborne
we
will have forborne
you
will have forborne
they
will have forborne
Future perfect continuous
I
will have been forbearing
you
will have been forbearing
he/she/it
will have been forbearing
we
will have been forbearing
you
will have been forbearing
they
will have been forbearing
Conditional
Present
I
would forbear
you
would forbear
he/she/it
would forbear
we
would forbear
you
would forbear
they
would forbear
Present continuous
I
would be forbearing
you
would be forbearing
he/she/it
would be forbearing
we
would be forbearing
you
would be forbearing
they
would be forbearing
Perfect
I
would have forborne
you
would have forborne
he/she/it
would have forborne
we
would have forborne
you
would have forborne
they
would have forborne
Perfect continuous
I
would have been forbearing
you
would have been forbearing
he/she/it
would have been forbearing
we
would have been forbearing
you
would have been forbearing
they
would have been forbearing
Subjunctive
Present
that I
forbear
that you
forbear
that he/she/it
forbear
that we
forbear
that you
forbear
that they
forbear
Past
if I
forbore
if you
forbore
if he/she/it
forbore
if we
forbore
if you
forbore
if they
forbore
Imperative
Affirmative
you
forbear
we
let's forbear
Negative
you
don't forbear
we
let's not forbear
Non-finite forms
Infinitive
to forbear
Perfect infinitive
to have forborne
Present participle / gerund
forbearing
Past participle
forborne
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