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