| Presente (Present) "adopt" | I | adopt | |
| Presente Progressivo (Present Continuous) "adopt" | I | am adopting | |
| Passato semplice (Simple past) "adopt" | I | adopted | |
| Past Continuous (Past Continuous) "adopt" | I | was adopting | |
| Regalo perfetto (Present perfect) "adopt" | I | have adopted | |
| Trapassato prossimo (Present perfect continuous) "adopt" | I | have been adopting | |
| Passato perfetto (Past perfect) "adopt" | I | had adopted | |
| Trapassato remoto (Past perfect continuous) "adopt" | I | had been adopting | |
| Futuro (Future) "adopt" | I | will adopt | |
| Trapassato remoto (Future continuous) "adopt" | I | will be adopting | |
| Futuro perfetto (Future perfect) "adopt" | I | will have adopted | |
| Congiuntivo (Future perfect continuous) "adopt" | I | will have been adopting |