| Närvarande (Present) "begin" | I | begin | |
| Present Kontinuerlig (Present Continuous) "begin" | I | am beginning | |
| Enkel förflutna (Simple past) "begin" | I | began | |
| Förbi kontinuerlig (Past Continuous) "begin" | I | was beginning | |
| Perfekt (Present perfect) "begin" | I | have begun | |
| Perfekt kontinuerlig (Present perfect continuous) "begin" | I | have been beginning | |
| Pluskvamperfekt (Past perfect) "begin" | I | had begun | |
| Pluskvamperfekt kontinuerlig (Past perfect continuous) "begin" | I | had been beginning | |
| Framtida (Future) "begin" | I | will begin | |
| Framtida kontinuerlig (Future continuous) "begin" | I | will be beginning | |
| Future Perfect (Future perfect) "begin" | I | will have begun | |
| Future Perfect kontinuerliga (Future perfect continuous) "begin" | I | will have been beginning |