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