| 展示 (Present) "dread" | I | dread | |
| 现在进行时 (Present Continuous) "dread" | I | am dreading | |
| 一般过去时 (Simple past) "dread" | I | dreaded | |
| 过去进行时 (Past Continuous) "dread" | I | was dreading | |
| 现在完成 (Present perfect) "dread" | I | have dreaded | |
| 现在完成进行时 (Present perfect continuous) "dread" | I | have been dreading | |
| 过去完成时 (Past perfect) "dread" | I | had dreaded | |
| 过去完成时 (Past perfect continuous) "dread" | I | had been dreading | |
| 未来 (Future) "dread" | I | will dread | |
| 将来进行时 (Future continuous) "dread" | I | will be dreading | |
| 未来完美 (Future perfect) "dread" | I | will have dreaded | |
| 未来持续完善 (Future perfect continuous) "dread" | I | will have been dreading |