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