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