| Present "absorb" | I | absorb | |
| Present Continuous "absorb" | I | am absorbing | |
| Simple past "absorb" | I | absorbed | |
| Past Continuous "absorb" | I | was absorbing | |
| Present perfect "absorb" | I | have absorbed | |
| Present perfect continuous "absorb" | I | have been absorbing | |
| Past perfect "absorb" | I | had absorbed | |
| Past perfect continuous "absorb" | I | had been absorbing | |
| Future "absorb" | I | will absorb | |
| Future continuous "absorb" | I | will be absorbing | |
| Future perfect "absorb" | I | will have absorbed | |
| Future perfect continuous "absorb" | I | will have been absorbing |