Unbend – English Verbs Conjugation

unbend unbends unbending unbent

Unbend means to straighten from bent position, or to relax from formality. Irregular: unbend-unbent-unbent.

Meanings

To straighten
To relax formality
To become less stiff

Common Collocations

unbend a little unbend enough to unbend your arm unable to unbend unbending (adjective)

Tip for Learners

Physical: straighten what's bent. Figurative: "He rarely unbends" = rarely relaxes. Unbending (adjective) = inflexible, strict. Follows pattern of "bend".

Present Simple

I	unbend
you	unbend
he/she/it	unbends
we	unbend
they	unbend

Examples - Present Simple

I unbend my knees.
You unbend after work.
She unbends the wire.
We unbend gradually.
They unbend the rules.

Present Continuous

I	am unbending
you	are unbending
he/she/it	is unbending
we	are unbending
they	are unbending

Examples - Present Continuous

I am unbending my knees.
You are unbending after work.
She is unbending the wire.
We are unbending gradually.
They are unbending the rules.

Present Perfect

I	have unbent
you	have unbent
he/she/it	has unbent
we	have unbent
they	have unbent

Examples - Present Perfect

I have unbent my knees.
You have unbent after work.
She has unbent the wire.
We have unbent gradually.
They have unbent the rules.

Present Perfect Continuous

I	have been unbending
you	have been unbending
he/she/it	has been unbending
we	have been unbending
they	have been unbending

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been unbending my knees.
You have been unbending after work.
She has been unbending the wire.
We have been unbending gradually.
They have been unbending the rules.

Past Simple

I	unbent
you	unbent
he/she/it	unbent
we	unbent
they	unbent

Examples - Past Simple

I unbent my knees.
You unbent after work.
She unbent the wire.
We unbent gradually.
They unbent the rules.

Past Continuous

I	was unbending
you	were unbending
he/she/it	was unbending
we	were unbending
they	were unbending

Examples - Past Continuous

I was unbending my knees.
You were unbending after work.
She was unbending the wire.
We were unbending gradually.
They were unbending the rules.

Past Perfect

I	had unbent
you	had unbent
he/she/it	had unbent
we	had unbent
they	had unbent

Examples - Past Perfect

I had unbent my knees.
You had unbent after work.
She had unbent the wire.
We had unbent gradually.
They had unbent the rules.

Past Perfect Continuous

I	had been unbending
you	had been unbending
he/she/it	had been unbending
we	had been unbending
they	had been unbending

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been unbending my knees.
You had been unbending after work.
He had been unbending the wire.
We had been unbending gradually.
They had been unbending the rules.

Future Simple

I	will unbend
you	will unbend
he/she/it	will unbend
we	will unbend
they	will unbend

Examples - Future Simple

I will unbend my knees.
You will unbend after work.
She will unbend the wire.
We will unbend gradually.
They will unbend the rules.

Future Continuous

I	will be unbending
you	will be unbending
he/she/it	will be unbending
we	will be unbending
they	will be unbending

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be unbending my knees.
You will be unbending after work.
He will be unbending the wire.
We will be unbending gradually.
They will be unbending the rules.

Future Perfect

I	will have unbent
you	will have unbent
he/she/it	will have unbent
we	will have unbent
they	will have unbent

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have unbent my knees.
You will have unbent after work.
She will have unbent the wire.
We will have unbent gradually.
They will have unbent the rules.

Future Perfect Continuous

I	will have been unbending
you	will have been unbending
he/she/it	will have been unbending
we	will have been unbending
they	will have been unbending

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been unbending my knees.
You will have been unbending after work.
He will have been unbending the wire.
We will have been unbending gradually.
They will have been unbending the rules.