| Tilstede (Present) "adopt" | I | adopt | |
| Present Continuous (Present Continuous) "adopt" | I | am adopting | |
| Enkelt fortid (Simple past) "adopt" | I | adopted | |
| Past Kontinuerlig (Past Continuous) "adopt" | I | was adopting | |
| Presens perfektum (Present perfect) "adopt" | I | have adopted | |
| Present perfekt kontinuerlig (Present perfect continuous) "adopt" | I | have been adopting | |
| Past perfect (Past perfect) "adopt" | I | had adopted | |
| Past perfect kontinuerlig (Past perfect continuous) "adopt" | I | had been adopting | |
| Framtid (Future) "adopt" | I | will adopt | |
| Future kontinuerlig (Future continuous) "adopt" | I | will be adopting | |
| Future perfect (Future perfect) "adopt" | I | will have adopted | |
| Future perfekt kontinuerlig (Future perfect continuous) "adopt" | I | will have been adopting |