to addict — English conjugation

Frequency#2066Regular

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
Iaddict
youaddict
he/she/itaddicts
weaddict
you (pl.)addict
theyaddict

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
Iaddicted
youaddicted
he/she/itaddicted
weaddicted
you (pl.)addicted
theyaddicted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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