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