How To Conjugate The Verb “bear”?
Let’s delve into the conjugations of the irregular verb “bear” in different forms: the simple present third person, the present participle, the past simple, and the past participle.
Let’s start by defining the verb “bear.”
Understanding the Verb “bear.”
Definition
1. To accept, tolerate, or endure something.
2. To give birth to a baby.
Examples
1.
She had a difficult life, but she bore it well.
I can’t bear her insolence!
I have borne the burden of responsibility.
2.
He was born in New York.
Do children born in poverty have the human right to receive primary education and appropriate vaccines to protect them from killer diseases?
Conjugation
Let’s conjugate the verb bear in different forms:
1. The Present Simple Third Person Singular
- bears
2. The Present Participle
- bearing
3. The Past Simple
- bore
4. The Past Participle
- born/borne
Irregular Verb Pattern
– Verbs with ‘-ear’, ‘-ore’, ‘-orn’ in the three forms.
– Verbs like ‘tear, tore, torn’.