to abandon — English conjugation

Frequency#675Regular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Regular

The simple present describes habitual actions, general truths, and states. It is the most basic tense in English. For most verbs, add -s or -es for the third person singular (he, she, it).

She speaks three languages.

PronounEnglish
Iabandon
youabandon
he/she/itabandons
weabandon
you (pl.)abandon
theyabandon

Past (Simple Past) Regular

The simple past describes completed actions at a specific time in the past. Regular verbs add -ed. There are around 200 common irregular verbs with unique past forms that must be learned individually.

She spoke to the manager yesterday.

PronounEnglish
Iabandoned
youabandoned
he/she/itabandoned
weabandoned
you (pl.)abandoned
theyabandoned

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Regular

The present continuous describes actions happening right now or temporary situations. Formed with am/is/are + verb-ing. Also used for definite future arrangements.

She is speaking to a client at the moment.

PronounEnglish
Iam abandoning
youare abandoning
he/she/itis abandoning
weare abandoning
you (pl.)are abandoning
theyare abandoning

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Regular

The past continuous describes actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another event. Formed with was/were + verb-ing.

She was speaking when the fire alarm went off.

PronounEnglish
Iwas abandoning
youwere abandoning
he/she/itwas abandoning
wewere abandoning
you (pl.)were abandoning
theywere abandoning

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Regular

The present perfect connects the past to the present. It describes experiences, recent events, or situations that started in the past and continue now. Formed with have/has + past participle.

She has spoken at over fifty conferences.

PronounEnglish
Ihave abandoned
youhave abandoned
he/she/ithas abandoned
wehave abandoned
you (pl.)have abandoned
theyhave abandoned

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Regular

The past perfect describes an action completed before another past event — the past of the past. Formed with had + past participle. Always implies a reference point in the past.

She had spoken to him before the meeting started.

PronounEnglish
Ihad abandoned
youhad abandoned
he/she/ithad abandoned
wehad abandoned
you (pl.)had abandoned
theyhad abandoned

Future (will) (Future Simple) Regular

The future simple expresses predictions, spontaneous decisions, and promises. Formed with will + base infinitive. The contracted form will not = won't is very common in spoken English.

She will speak at the conference tomorrow.

PronounEnglish
Iwill abandon
youwill abandon
he/she/itwill abandon
wewill abandon
you (pl.)will abandon
theywill abandon

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Regular

The future continuous describes an action that will be in progress at a specific future moment. Formed with will be + verb-ing. Often used to describe planned or expected ongoing actions.

This time tomorrow she will be speaking to the board.

PronounEnglish
Iwill be abandoning
youwill be abandoning
he/she/itwill be abandoning
wewill be abandoning
you (pl.)will be abandoning
theywill be abandoning

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Regular

The future perfect describes an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. Formed with will have + past participle. Common with time expressions like by then, by the time.

By Friday she will have spoken to all the clients.

PronounEnglish
Iwill have abandoned
youwill have abandoned
he/she/itwill have abandoned
wewill have abandoned
you (pl.)will have abandoned
theywill have abandoned

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Regular

The conditional describes hypothetical situations and their results. Formed with would + base infinitive. Used in if-clauses, polite requests, and reported speech about future events.

She would speak more if she had the chance.

PronounEnglish
Iwould abandon
youwould abandon
he/she/itwould abandon
wewould abandon
you (pl.)would abandon
theywould abandon