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