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