| 現在 (Present) "begin" | I | begin | |
| 現在継続 (Present Continuous) "begin" | I | am beginning | |
| 単純な過去 (Simple past) "begin" | I | began | |
| 過去継続 (Past Continuous) "begin" | I | was beginning | |
| 現在完了 (Present perfect) "begin" | I | have begun | |
| 連続完璧な存在 (Present perfect continuous) "begin" | I | have been beginning | |
| 過去完了 (Past perfect) "begin" | I | had begun | |
| 過去の完璧な連続 (Past perfect continuous) "begin" | I | had been beginning | |
| 未来 (Future) "begin" | I | will begin | |
| 連続将来 (Future continuous) "begin" | I | will be beginning | |
| 未来完了 (Future perfect) "begin" | I | will have begun | |
| 連続完璧な将来 (Future perfect continuous) "begin" | I | will have been beginning |