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