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