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