| Präsens (Present) "break" | I | break | |
| Präsens Verlaufsform (Present continuous) "break" | I | am breaking | |
| Präteritum (Simple past) "break" | I | broke; brake | |
| Perfekt Verlaufsform (Past Continuous) "break" | I | was breaking | |
| Present Perfect (Präsens) "break" | I | have broken | |
| Present Continuous (Futur) "break" | I | have been breaking | |
| Plusquamperfekt (Past perfect) "break" | I | had broken | |
| Plusquamperfekt Verlaufsform (Past perfect continuous) "break" | I | had been breaking | |
| Futur I (Future) "break" | I | will break | |
| Futur I Verlaufsform (Future continuous) "break" | I | will be breaking | |
| Futur II (Future perfect) "break" | I | will have broken | |
| Futur II Verlaufsform (Future perfect continuous) "break" | I | will have been breaking |