to admit — English conjugation

Frequency#718Regular

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
Iadmit
youadmit
he/she/itadmits
weadmit
you (pl.)admit
theyadmit

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
Iadmitted
youadmitted
he/she/itadmitted
weadmitted
you (pl.)admitted
theyadmitted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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