The Verb "Bind" in English

Conjugation of "To Bind"

The verb "bind" is an irregular verb. (This means that "bind" does not form its simple past tense or its past participle by adding "-ed" or "-d" to the base form.)

The Five Forms of "To Bind"

FormbindAlternative Name
Base FormbindInfinitive Form
The -S FormbindsThird Person Singular Form
Past FormboundSimple Past Tense
The -ING FormbindingPresent Participle Form
The Past Participle Formbound[no alternative name]

"To Bind" in All the Tenses

The tables below show how "bind" conjugates in the past, present, and future tenses.

Past Tenses

PersonSimple PastPast Progressive TensePast Perfect TensePast Perfect Progressive Tense
  • I
  • you
  • he/she/it
  • we
  • you
  • they
  • bound
  • bound
  • bound
  • bound
  • bound
  • bound
The simple past tense is for a completed activity that happened in the past.
  • was binding
  • were binding
  • was binding
  • were binding
  • were binding
  • were binding
The past progressive tense is for an ongoing activity in the past. Often, it is used to set the scene for another action.
  • had bound
  • had bound
  • had bound
  • had bound
  • had bound
  • had bound
The past perfect tense is for emphasizing that an action was completed before another took place.
  • had been binding
  • had been binding
  • had been binding
  • had been binding
  • had been binding
  • had been binding
The past perfect progressive tense is for showing that an ongoing action in the past has ended.

Present Tenses

PersonSimple PresentPresent Progressive TensePresent Perfect TensePresent Perfect Progressive Tense
  • I
  • you
  • he/she/it
  • we
  • you
  • they
  • bind
  • bind
  • binds
  • bind
  • bind
  • bind
The simple present tense is mostly for a fact or a habit.
  • am binding
  • are binding
  • is binding
  • are binding
  • are binding
  • are binding
The present progressive tense is for an ongoing action in the present.
  • have bound
  • have bound
  • has bound
  • have bound
  • have bound
  • have bound
The present perfect tense is for an action that began in the past. (Often, the action continues into the present.)
  • have been binding
  • have been binding
  • has been binding
  • have been binding
  • have been binding
  • have been binding
The present perfect progressive tense is for a continuous activity that began in the past and continues into the present (or finished very recently).

Future Tenses

PersonSimple FutureFuture Progressive TenseFuture Perfect TenseFuture Perfect Progressive Tense
  • I
  • you
  • he/she/it
  • we
  • you
  • they
  • will bind
  • will bind
  • will bind
  • will bind
  • will bind
  • will bind
The simple future tense is for an action that will occur in the future.
  • will be binding
  • will be binding
  • will be binding
  • will be binding
  • will be binding
  • will be binding
The future progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will occur in the future.
  • will have bound
  • will have bound
  • will have bound
  • will have bound
  • will have bound
  • will have bound
The future perfect tense is for an action that will have been completed at some point in the future.
  • will have been binding
  • will have been binding
  • will have been binding
  • will have been binding
  • will have been binding
  • will have been binding
The future perfect progressive tense is for an ongoing action that will be completed at some specified time in the future.

Most Common Irregular Verbs

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Most Common Irregular Verbs

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This page was written by Craig Shrives.