| Cadeau (Present) "begin" | I | begin | |
| Onvoltooid tegenwoordige tijd (Present Continuous) "begin" | I | am beginning | |
| Onvoltooid verleden tijd (Simple past) "begin" | I | began | |
| Onvoltooid verleden tijd (Past Continuous) "begin" | I | was beginning | |
| Voltooid tegenwoordige tijd (Present perfect) "begin" | I | have begun | |
| Tegenwoordige tijd continue (Present perfect continuous) "begin" | I | have been beginning | |
| Voltooid verleden tijd (Past perfect) "begin" | I | had begun | |
| Past perfect continue (Past perfect continuous) "begin" | I | had been beginning | |
| Toekomst (Future) "begin" | I | will begin | |
| Future continue (Future continuous) "begin" | I | will be beginning | |
| Toekomst perfect (Future perfect) "begin" | I | will have begun | |
| Future perfect continue (Future perfect continuous) "begin" | I | will have been beginning |