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