| Präsens (Present) "adopt" | I | adopt | |
| Präsens Verlaufsform (Present continuous) "adopt" | I | am adopting | |
| Präteritum (Simple past) "adopt" | I | adopted | |
| Perfekt Verlaufsform (Past Continuous) "adopt" | I | was adopting | |
| Present Perfect (Präsens) "adopt" | I | have adopted | |
| Present Continuous (Futur) "adopt" | I | have been adopting | |
| Plusquamperfekt (Past perfect) "adopt" | I | had adopted | |
| Plusquamperfekt Verlaufsform (Past perfect continuous) "adopt" | I | had been adopting | |
| Futur I (Future) "adopt" | I | will adopt | |
| Futur I Verlaufsform (Future continuous) "adopt" | I | will be adopting | |
| Futur II (Future perfect) "adopt" | I | will have adopted | |
| Futur II Verlaufsform (Future perfect continuous) "adopt" | I | will have been adopting |