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ENGLISH VERB

address

to solve (a problem)

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: addressing
  • Past participle: addressed

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I solve
  2. you you solve
  3. he, she, it he solves
  4. we we solve
  5. they they solve

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I solved
  2. you you solved
  3. he, she, it he solved
  4. we we solve
  5. they they solved

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I will solve
  2. you you will solve
  3. he, she, it he will solve
  4. we we will solve
  5. they they will solve

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I am solving
  2. you you are solving
  3. he, she, it he is solving
  4. we we are solving
  5. they they are solving

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I have already solved
  2. you you have already solved
  3. he, she, it he has already solved
  4. we we have already solved
  5. they they have already solved

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would solve
  2. you you would solve
  3. he, she, it he would solve
  4. we we would solve
  5. they they would solve

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. solve!

How to use address

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    The new manager addresses complaints the same day.

    The new manager handles complaints the same day.

  2. Past

    The city addressed the flooding with bigger drains.

    The city solved the flooding by installing larger storm drains.

  3. Future

    We will address the noise issue at the next meeting.

    We're going to deal with the noise issue at the next meeting.

  4. Present continuous

    The school is addressing the bullying problem seriously.

    The school is taking the bullying problem seriously.

  5. Present perfect

    Nobody has addressed the leak in the ceiling yet.

    No one has fixed the leak in the ceiling yet.

  6. Conditional

    A good plan would address the cost first.

    A good plan would deal with the cost first.

  7. Imperative

    Address the small problems before they grow.

    Deal with the small problems before they grow.

Good to know

  • "Address a problem" means to take care of it, to confront; "address someone" means to address someone; "an address" is the address.

Where you hear address

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 3

  • Music until seven addresses Nina's concern. Music until seven addresses Nina's concern.
  • Your plan addressed the issue. Your plan addressed the issue.
  • A second table will address the line at the door. A second table will address the line at the door.

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 3

  • Music until seven addresses Nina's concern. Music until seven addresses Nina's concern.
  • Your plan addressed the issue. Your plan addressed the issue.
  • A second table will address the line at the door. A second table will address the line at the door.
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A legitimate complaint

Intermediate Level 3 · would it address the issue

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A three-part question

Advanced Level 3 · Have I addressed all three points?

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Responding to a curt message

Fluency Level 2 · Is there a concern we should address?

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Receiving criticism in public

Fluency Level 2 · The library's address.

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.