beware – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of beware

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to beware
Participle: bewared
Gerund: bewaring

Cognates

See the 7 cognates of beware

Indicative

Present

Ibeware
youbeware
he;she;itbewares
webeware
youbeware
theybeware

Perfect

Ihave bewared
youhave bewared
he;she;ithas bewared
wehave bewared
youhave bewared
theyhave bewared

Past

Ibewared
youbewared
he;she;itbewared
webewared
youbewared
theybewared

Pluperfect

Ihad bewared
youhad bewared
he;she;ithad bewared
wehad bewared
youhad bewared
theyhad bewared

Future

Iwill beware
youwill beware
he;she;itwill beware
wewill beware
youwill beware
theywill beware

Future Perfect

Iwill have bewared
youwill have bewared
he;she;itwill have bewared
wewill have bewared
youwill have bewared
theywill have bewared

Subjunctive

Present

Ibeware
youbeware
he;she;itbeware
webeware
youbeware
theybeware

Perfect

Ihave bewared
youhave bewared
he;she;ithave bewared
wehave bewared
youhave bewared
theyhave bewared

Imperfect

Ibewared
youbewared
he;she;itbewared
webewared
youbewared
theybewared

Pluperfect

Ihad bewared
youhad bewared
he;she;ithad bewared
wehad bewared
youhad bewared
theyhad bewared

Conditional

Present

Iwould beware
youwould beware
he;she;itwould beware
wewould beware
youwould beware
theywould beware

Perfect

Iwould have bewared
youwould have bewared
he;she;itwould have bewared
wewould have bewared
youwould have bewared
theywould have bewared

Imperative

youbeware
weLet's beware
youbeware

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam bewaring
youare bewaring
he;she;itis bewaring
weare bewaring
youare bewaring
theyare bewaring

Perfect

Ihave been bewaring
youhave been bewaring
he;she;ithas been bewaring
wehave been bewaring
youhave been bewaring
theyhave been bewaring

Past

Iwas bewaring
youwere bewaring
he;she;itwas bewaring
wewere bewaring
youwere bewaring
theywere bewaring

Pluperfect

Ihad been bewaring
youhad been bewaring
he;she;ithad been bewaring
wehad been bewaring
youhad been bewaring
theyhad been bewaring

Future

Iwill be bewaring
youwill be bewaring
he;she;itwill be bewaring
wewill be bewaring
youwill be bewaring
theywill be bewaring

Future Perfect

Iwill have been bewaring
youwill have been bewaring
he;she;itwill have been bewaring
wewill have been bewaring
youwill have been bewaring
theywill have been bewaring

Conditional

Present

Iwould be bewaring
youwould be bewaring
he;she;itwould be bewaring
wewould be bewaring
youwould be bewaring
theywould be bewaring

Perfect

Iwould have been bewaring
youwould have been bewaring
he;she;itwould have been bewaring
wewould have been bewaring
youwould have been bewaring
theywould have been bewaring

Other

Verbs similar to 'beware'

becare, bewake, beward, bewarm, bewave, bare, bear, beard, bebar, bedark,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From Middle English bewar, be war, be ware, forms of Middle English ben ware (“to be on one's guard, be vigilant”, literally “be ware”), equivalent to be + ware or be + aware. Compare Old English bewarian. See: Old English 'bewarian'.

Verbs referencing "beware"

Swedish bevara, Dutch bewaren, German, old spelling bewahren.

Sample Sentences

  • Behold, I send an Angel before thee[…]. Beware of him, and obey his voice. [1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 23:20-21:]
  • Beware the Ides of March. [1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:]