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