to co-opt — English conjugation

Frequency#2432Regular

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
Ico-opt
youco-opt
he/she/itco-opts
weco-opt
you (pl.)co-opt
theyco-opt

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
Ico-opted
youco-opted
he/she/itco-opted
weco-opted
you (pl.)co-opted
theyco-opted

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 co-opting
youare co-opting
he/she/itis co-opting
weare co-opting
you (pl.)are co-opting
theyare co-opting

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 co-opting
youwere co-opting
he/she/itwas co-opting
wewere co-opting
you (pl.)were co-opting
theywere co-opting

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 co-opted
youhave co-opted
he/she/ithas co-opted
wehave co-opted
you (pl.)have co-opted
theyhave co-opted

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 co-opted
youhad co-opted
he/she/ithad co-opted
wehad co-opted
you (pl.)had co-opted
theyhad co-opted

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 co-opt
youwill co-opt
he/she/itwill co-opt
wewill co-opt
you (pl.)will co-opt
theywill co-opt

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 co-opting
youwill be co-opting
he/she/itwill be co-opting
wewill be co-opting
you (pl.)will be co-opting
theywill be co-opting

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 co-opted
youwill have co-opted
he/she/itwill have co-opted
wewill have co-opted
you (pl.)will have co-opted
theywill have co-opted

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 co-opt
youwould co-opt
he/she/itwould co-opt
wewould co-opt
you (pl.)would co-opt
theywould co-opt