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