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