Verb to beat around the bush

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English conjugation of the verb "to beat around the bush" in Present Simple Tense

Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
Definition & Examples

Simple Forms

Basic Forms

Infinitive
to beat around the bush

Imperative
beat around the bush
let's beat around the bush
beat around the bush

Present Participle
beating around the bush

Past Participle
beaten around the bush

Indicative:

Present

I beat around the bush
you beat around the bush
he/she/it beats around the bush
we beat around the bush
you beat around the bush
they beat around the bush

Past

I beat around the bush
you beat around the bush
he/she/it beat around the bush
we beat around the bush
you beat around the bush
they beat around the bush

Compound Forms

Indicative

Present continuous

I am beating around the bush
you are beating around the bush
he/she/it is beating around the bush
we are beating around the bush
you are beating around the bush
they are beating around the bush

Present perfect

I have beaten around the bush
you have beaten around the bush
he/she/it has beaten around the bush
we have beaten around the bush
you have beaten around the bush
they have beaten around the bush

Future

I will beat around the bush
you will beat around the bush
he/she/it will beat around the bush
we will beat around the bush
you will beat around the bush
they will beat around the bush

Future Perfect

I will have beaten around the bush
you will have beaten around the bush
he/she/it will have beaten around the bush
we will have beaten around the bush
you will have beaten around the bush
they will have beaten around the bush

Past continuous

I was beating around the bush
you were beating around the bush
he/she/it was beating around the bush
we were beating around the bush
you were beating around the bush
they were beating around the bush

Past perfect

I had beaten around the bush
you had beaten around the bush
he/she/it had beaten around the bush
we had beaten around the bush
you had beaten around the bush
they had beaten around the bush

Future continuous

I will be beating around the bush
you will be beating around the bush
he/she/it will be beating around the bush
we will be beating around the bush
you will be beating around the bush
they will be beating around the bush

Present perfect continuous

I have been beating around the bush
you have been beating around the bush
he/she/it has been beating around the bush
we have been beating around the bush
you have been beating around the bush
they have been beating around the bush

Past perfect continuous

I had been beating around the bush
you had been beating around the bush
he/she/it had been beating around the bush
we had been beating around the bush
you had been beating around the bush
they had been beating around the bush

Future perfect continuous

I will have been beating around the bush
you will have been beating around the bush
he/she/it will have been beating around the bush
we will have been beating around the bush
you will have been beating around the bush
they will have been beating around the bush

Basic Forms

Infinitive
not to beat around the bush

Imperative
do not beat around the bush
let's not beat around the bush
do not beat around the bush

Present Participle
not beating around the bush

Past Participle
not beaten around the bush

Present

I do not beat around the bush
you do not beat around the bush
he/she/it does not beat around the bush
we do not beat around the bush
you do not beat around the bush
they do not beat around the bush

Past

I did not beat around the bush
you did not beat around the bush
he/she/it did not beat around the bush
we did not beat around the bush
you did not beat around the bush
they did not beat around the bush

Present continuous

I am not beating around the bush
you are not beating around the bush
he/she/it is not beating around the bush
we are not beating around the bush
you are not beating around the bush
they are not beating around the bush

Present perfect

I have not beaten around the bush
you have not beaten around the bush
he/she/it has not beaten around the bush
we have not beaten around the bush
you have not beaten around the bush
they have not beaten around the bush

Future

I will not beat around the bush
you will not beat around the bush
he/she/it will not beat around the bush
we will not beat around the bush
you will not beat around the bush
they will not beat around the bush

Future Perfect

I will not have beaten around the bush
you will not have beaten around the bush
he/she/it will not have beaten around the bush
we will not have beaten around the bush
you will not have beaten around the bush
they will not have beaten around the bush

Past continuous

I was not beating around the bush
you were not beating around the bush
he/she/it was not beating around the bush
we were not beating around the bush
you were not beating around the bush
they were not beating around the bush

Past perfect

I had not beaten around the bush
you had not beaten around the bush
he/she/it had not beaten around the bush
we had not beaten around the bush
you had not beaten around the bush
they had not beaten around the bush

Future continuous

I will not be beating around the bush
you will not be beating around the bush
he/she/it will not be beating around the bush
we will not be beating around the bush
you will not be beating around the bush
they will not be beating around the bush

Present perfect continuous

I have not been beating around the bush
you have not been beating around the bush
he/she/it has not been beating around the bush
we have not been beating around the bush
you have not been beating around the bush
they have not been beating around the bush

Past perfect continuous

I had not been beating around the bush
you had not been beating around the bush
he/she/it had not been beating around the bush
we had not been beating around the bush
you had not been beating around the bush
they had not been beating around the bush

Future perfect continuous

I will not have been beating around the bush
you will not have been beating around the bush
he/she/it will not have been beating around the bush
we will not have been beating around the bush
you will not have been beating around the bush
they will not have been beating around the bush

Indicative:

Present

do I beat around the bush ?
do you beat around the bush ?
does he/she/it beat around the bush ?
do we beat around the bush ?
do you beat around the bush ?
do they beat around the bush ?

Past

did I beat around the bush ?
did you beat around the bush ?
did he/she/it beat around the bush ?
did we beat around the bush ?
did you beat around the bush ?
did they beat around the bush ?

Indicative

Present continuous

am I beating around the bush ?
are you beating around the bush ?
is he/she/it beating around the bush ?
are we beating around the bush ?
are you beating around the bush ?
are they beating around the bush ?

Present perfect

have I beaten around the bush ?
have you beaten around the bush ?
has he/she/it beaten around the bush ?
have we beaten around the bush ?
have you beaten around the bush ?
have they beaten around the bush ?

Future

will I beat around the bush ?
will you beat around the bush ?
will he/she/it beat around the bush ?
will we beat around the bush ?
will you beat around the bush ?
will they beat around the bush ?

Future Perfect

will I have beaten around the bush ?
will you have beaten around the bush ?
will he/she/it have beaten around the bush ?
will we have beaten around the bush ?
will you have beaten around the bush ?
will they have beaten around the bush ?

Past continuous

was I beating around the bush ?
were you beating around the bush ?
was he/she/it beating around the bush ?
were we beating around the bush ?
were you beating around the bush ?
were they beating around the bush ?

Past perfect

had I beaten around the bush ?
had you beaten around the bush ?
had he/she/it beaten around the bush ?
had we beaten around the bush ?
had you beaten around the bush ?
had they beaten around the bush ?

Future continuous

will I be beating around the bush ?
will you be beating around the bush ?
will he/she/it be beating around the bush ?
will we be beating around the bush ?
will you be beating around the bush ?
will they be beating around the bush ?

Present perfect continuous

have I been beating around the bush ?
have you been beating around the bush ?
has he/she/it been beating around the bush ?
have we been beating around the bush ?
have you been beating around the bush ?
have they been beating around the bush ?

Past perfect continuous

had I been beating around the bush ?
had you been beating around the bush ?
had he/she/it been beating around the bush ?
had we been beating around the bush ?
had you been beating around the bush ?
had they been beating around the bush ?

Future perfect continuous

will I have been beating around the bush ?
will you have been beating around the bush ?
will he/she/it have been beating around the bush ?
will we have been beating around the bush ?
will you have been beating around the bush ?
will they have been beating around the bush ?

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