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