to abscond — English conjugation

Frequency#2545Regular

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
Iabscond
youabscond
he/she/itabsconds
weabscond
you (pl.)abscond
theyabscond

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
Iabsconded
youabsconded
he/she/itabsconded
weabsconded
you (pl.)absconded
theyabsconded

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 absconding
youare absconding
he/she/itis absconding
weare absconding
you (pl.)are absconding
theyare absconding

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 absconding
youwere absconding
he/she/itwas absconding
wewere absconding
you (pl.)were absconding
theywere absconding

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 absconded
youhave absconded
he/she/ithas absconded
wehave absconded
you (pl.)have absconded
theyhave absconded

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 absconded
youhad absconded
he/she/ithad absconded
wehad absconded
you (pl.)had absconded
theyhad absconded

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 abscond
youwill abscond
he/she/itwill abscond
wewill abscond
you (pl.)will abscond
theywill abscond

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 absconding
youwill be absconding
he/she/itwill be absconding
wewill be absconding
you (pl.)will be absconding
theywill be absconding

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 absconded
youwill have absconded
he/she/itwill have absconded
wewill have absconded
you (pl.)will have absconded
theywill have absconded

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 abscond
youwould abscond
he/she/itwould abscond
wewould abscond
you (pl.)would abscond
theywould abscond