to adjust — English conjugation

Frequency#487Regular

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
Iadjust
youadjust
he/she/itadjusts
weadjust
you (pl.)adjust
theyadjust

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
Iadjusted
youadjusted
he/she/itadjusted
weadjusted
you (pl.)adjusted
theyadjusted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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