Add – English Verbs Conjugation

add adds adding added

Add means to join or combine with something else. Regular verb: add-added-added.

Meanings

To combine or join
To increase by adding
To say something more

Common Collocations

add up add to add value add insult to injury added bonus

Tip for Learners

Add up means to calculate total or make sense. Add insult to injury means to make a bad situation worse.

Present Simple

I	add
you	add
he/she/it	adds
we	add
they	add

Examples - Present Simple

I add sugar to my coffee.
You add value to every project.
She adds spice to her cooking.
We add new features regularly.
They add up the numbers at the end.

Present Continuous

I	am adding
you	are adding
he/she/it	is adding
we	are adding
they	are adding

Examples - Present Continuous

I am adding the final touches.
You are adding more pressure.
He is adding ingredients to the pot.
We are adding staff to the team.
They are adding new products.

Present Perfect

I	have added
you	have added
he/she/it	has added
we	have added
they	have added

Examples - Present Perfect

I have added your name to the list.
You have added so much to our team.
She has added ten new items.
We have added security features.
They have added a new wing to the building.

Present Perfect Continuous

I	have been adding
you	have been adding
he/she/it	has been adding
we	have been adding
they	have been adding

Examples - Present Perfect Continuous

I have been adding items to the cart.
You have been adding new content.
He has been adding to his collection.
We have been adding features.
They have been adding staff all year.

Past Simple

I	added
you	added
he/she/it	added
we	added
they	added

Examples - Past Simple

I added milk to the mixture.
You added a lot of detail to the report.
She added her signature to the document.
We added a new section to the website.
They added extra security measures.

Past Continuous

I	was adding
you	were adding
he/she/it	was adding
we	were adding
they	were adding

Examples - Past Continuous

I was adding the numbers when you called.
You were adding fuel to the fire.
He was adding more salt than necessary.
We were adding finishing touches.
They were adding new members.

Past Perfect

I	had added
you	had added
he/she/it	had added
we	had added
they	had added

Examples - Past Perfect

I had added the files before the crash.
You had added your comments already.
She had added extra ingredients.
We had added the feature before launch.
They had added extra seating.

Past Perfect Continuous

I	had been adding
you	had been adding
he/she/it	had been adding
we	had been adding
they	had been adding

Examples - Past Perfect Continuous

I had been adding data all morning.
You had been adding to the confusion.
He had been adding items to his collection.
We had been adding content daily.
They had been adding staff gradually.

Future Simple

I	will add
you	will add
he/she/it	will add
we	will add
they	will add

Examples - Future Simple

I will add your suggestion to the agenda.
You will add years to your life.
She will add a personal note.
We will add more options later.
They will add new services soon.

Future Continuous

I	will be adding
you	will be adding
he/she/it	will be adding
we	will be adding
they	will be adding

Examples - Future Continuous

I will be adding content next week.
You will be adding to the team.
He will be adding features tomorrow.
We will be adding capacity.
They will be adding new routes.

Future Perfect

I	will have added
you	will have added
he/she/it	will have added
we	will have added
they	will have added

Examples - Future Perfect

I will have added everything by then.
You will have added considerable value.
She will have added hundreds of entries.
We will have added all the features.
They will have added fifty new stores.

Future Perfect Continuous

I	will have been adding
you	will have been adding
he/she/it	will have been adding
we	will have been adding
they	will have been adding

Examples - Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been adding content for years.
You will have been adding to your skills.
He will have been adding to his portfolio.
We will have been adding improvements.
They will have been adding services.