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