ad-lib – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of ad-lib

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to ad-lib
Participle: ad-libbed
Gerund: ad-libbing

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iad-lib
youad-lib
he;she;itad-libs
wead-lib
youad-lib
theyad-lib

Perfect

Ihave ad-libbed
youhave ad-libbed
he;she;ithas ad-libbed
wehave ad-libbed
youhave ad-libbed
theyhave ad-libbed

Past

Iad-libbed
youad-libbed
he;she;itad-libbed
wead-libbed
youad-libbed
theyad-libbed

Pluperfect

Ihad ad-libbed
youhad ad-libbed
he;she;ithad ad-libbed
wehad ad-libbed
youhad ad-libbed
theyhad ad-libbed

Future

Iwill ad-lib
youwill ad-lib
he;she;itwill ad-lib
wewill ad-lib
youwill ad-lib
theywill ad-lib

Future Perfect

Iwill have ad-libbed
youwill have ad-libbed
he;she;itwill have ad-libbed
wewill have ad-libbed
youwill have ad-libbed
theywill have ad-libbed

Subjunctive

Present

Iad-lib
youad-lib
he;she;itad-lib
wead-lib
youad-lib
theyad-lib

Perfect

Ihave ad-libbed
youhave ad-libbed
he;she;ithave ad-libbed
wehave ad-libbed
youhave ad-libbed
theyhave ad-libbed

Imperfect

Iad-libbed
youad-libbed
he;she;itad-libbed
wead-libbed
youad-libbed
theyad-libbed

Pluperfect

Ihad ad-libbed
youhad ad-libbed
he;she;ithad ad-libbed
wehad ad-libbed
youhad ad-libbed
theyhad ad-libbed

Conditional

Present

Iwould ad-lib
youwould ad-lib
he;she;itwould ad-lib
wewould ad-lib
youwould ad-lib
theywould ad-lib

Perfect

Iwould have ad-libbed
youwould have ad-libbed
he;she;itwould have ad-libbed
wewould have ad-libbed
youwould have ad-libbed
theywould have ad-libbed

Imperative

youad-lib
weLet's ad-lib
youad-lib

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam ad-libbing
youare ad-libbing
he;she;itis ad-libbing
weare ad-libbing
youare ad-libbing
theyare ad-libbing

Perfect

Ihave been ad-libbing
youhave been ad-libbing
he;she;ithas been ad-libbing
wehave been ad-libbing
youhave been ad-libbing
theyhave been ad-libbing

Past

Iwas ad-libbing
youwere ad-libbing
he;she;itwas ad-libbing
wewere ad-libbing
youwere ad-libbing
theywere ad-libbing

Pluperfect

Ihad been ad-libbing
youhad been ad-libbing
he;she;ithad been ad-libbing
wehad been ad-libbing
youhad been ad-libbing
theyhad been ad-libbing

Future

Iwill be ad-libbing
youwill be ad-libbing
he;she;itwill be ad-libbing
wewill be ad-libbing
youwill be ad-libbing
theywill be ad-libbing

Future Perfect

Iwill have been ad-libbing
youwill have been ad-libbing
he;she;itwill have been ad-libbing
wewill have been ad-libbing
youwill have been ad-libbing
theywill have been ad-libbing

Conditional

Present

Iwould be ad-libbing
youwould be ad-libbing
he;she;itwould be ad-libbing
wewould be ad-libbing
youwould be ad-libbing
theywould be ad-libbing

Perfect

Iwould have been ad-libbing
youwould have been ad-libbing
he;she;itwould have been ad-libbing
wewould have been ad-libbing
youwould have been ad-libbing
theywould have been ad-libbing

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'ad-lib'

abet, abhor, abut, acquit, admit, affrap, allot, alum, amel, amit, anagram, anvil, apparel, aret, arret, assot, astun, attrap, augur, avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'ad-lib'

adlib, addle, adjoin, admin, admit, admix, adsorb, adult, adverb, alibi,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Sample Sentences

  • Hope’s onstage ad-libbing generated more humor and attention than the show’s lacklustre libretto. [1998 December 21, The New Yorker:]
  • I watched Jeb Bush as his brother spoke. He paid attention, grinned and laughed, even ad-libbed when called upon. [2004 March 15, The New Yorker:]