| Präsens (Present) "begin" | I | begin | |
| Präsens Verlaufsform (Present continuous) "begin" | I | am beginning | |
| Präteritum (Simple past) "begin" | I | began | |
| Perfekt Verlaufsform (Past Continuous) "begin" | I | was beginning | |
| Present Perfect (Präsens) "begin" | I | have begun | |
| Present Continuous (Futur) "begin" | I | have been beginning | |
| Plusquamperfekt (Past perfect) "begin" | I | had begun | |
| Plusquamperfekt Verlaufsform (Past perfect continuous) "begin" | I | had been beginning | |
| Futur I (Future) "begin" | I | will begin | |
| Futur I Verlaufsform (Future continuous) "begin" | I | will be beginning | |
| Futur II (Future perfect) "begin" | I | will have begun | |
| Futur II Verlaufsform (Future perfect continuous) "begin" | I | will have been beginning |