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Attach means to fasten or join one thing to another. Regular verb: attach-attached-attached.
Meanings
- To fasten or connect
- To join or add
- To assign or attribute
Common Collocations
attach importance
attached file
no strings attached
emotionally attached
attach to
Tip for Learners
No strings attached means no hidden conditions. Attached can mean emotionally connected.
Present Simple
| I | attach |
| you | attach |
| he/she/it | attaches |
| we | attach |
| they | attach |
Examples - Present Simple
- I attach files to emails.
- You attach importance to details.
- She attaches labels to packages.
- We attach documents to applications.
- They attach conditions to the offer.
Present Continuous
| I | am attaching |
| you | are attaching |
| he/she/it | is attaching |
| we | are attaching |
| they | are attaching |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am attaching the file now.
- You are attaching too much importance.
- He is attaching the parts together.
- We are attaching documents.
- They are attaching strings to the deal.
Present Perfect
| I | have attached |
| you | have attached |
| he/she/it | has attached |
| we | have attached |
| they | have attached |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have attached the document.
- You have attached great importance to this.
- She has attached all the files.
- We have attached the required documents.
- They have attached conditions.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been attaching |
| you | have been attaching |
| he/she/it | has been attaching |
| we | have been attaching |
| they | have been attaching |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been attaching files all morning.
- You have been attaching importance to trivial things.
- He has been attaching parts for hours.
- We have been attaching documents consistently.
- They have been attaching conditions for weeks.
Past Simple
| I | attached |
| you | attached |
| he/she/it | attached |
| we | attached |
| they | attached |
Examples - Past Simple
- I attached the file yesterday.
- You attached too much importance to it.
- She attached the label correctly.
- We attached all necessary documents.
- They attached conditions to the contract.
Past Continuous
| I | was attaching |
| you | were attaching |
| he/she/it | was attaching |
| we | were attaching |
| they | were attaching |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was attaching the file when the system crashed.
- You were attaching importance to details then.
- He was attaching parts at that time.
- We were attaching documents during the meeting.
- They were attaching conditions during negotiations.
Past Perfect
| I | had attached |
| you | had attached |
| he/she/it | had attached |
| we | had attached |
| they | had attached |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had attached the file before sending.
- You had attached importance to the issue.
- She had attached all labels earlier.
- We had attached documents beforehand.
- They had attached conditions already.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been attaching |
| you | had been attaching |
| he/she/it | had been attaching |
| we | had been attaching |
| they | had been attaching |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been attaching files for hours.
- You had been attaching importance for years.
- He had been attaching parts all day.
- We had been attaching documents consistently.
- They had been attaching conditions for months.
Future Simple
| I | will attach |
| you | will attach |
| he/she/it | will attach |
| we | will attach |
| they | will attach |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will attach the file shortly.
- You will attach importance to this.
- She will attach the labels tomorrow.
- We will attach all necessary documents.
- They will attach conditions.
Future Continuous
| I | will be attaching |
| you | will be attaching |
| he/she/it | will be attaching |
| we | will be attaching |
| they | will be attaching |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be attaching files all day.
- You will be attaching labels tomorrow.
- He will be attaching parts during assembly.
- We will be attaching documents.
- They will be attaching conditions during talks.
Future Perfect
| I | will have attached |
| you | will have attached |
| he/she/it | will have attached |
| we | will have attached |
| they | will have attached |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have attached all files by noon.
- You will have attached everything.
- She will have attached all labels.
- We will have attached all documents.
- They will have attached all conditions.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been attaching |
| you | will have been attaching |
| he/she/it | will have been attaching |
| we | will have been attaching |
| they | will have been attaching |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been attaching files for years.
- You will have been attaching importance professionally.
- He will have been attaching parts for decades.
- We will have been attaching documents continuously.
- They will have been attaching conditions for generations.