| Tilstede (Present) "begin" | I | begin | |
| Present Continuous (Present Continuous) "begin" | I | am beginning | |
| Enkelt fortid (Simple past) "begin" | I | began | |
| Past Kontinuerlig (Past Continuous) "begin" | I | was beginning | |
| Presens perfektum (Present perfect) "begin" | I | have begun | |
| Present perfekt kontinuerlig (Present perfect continuous) "begin" | I | have been beginning | |
| Past perfect (Past perfect) "begin" | I | had begun | |
| Past perfect kontinuerlig (Past perfect continuous) "begin" | I | had been beginning | |
| Framtid (Future) "begin" | I | will begin | |
| Future kontinuerlig (Future continuous) "begin" | I | will be beginning | |
| Future perfect (Future perfect) "begin" | I | will have begun | |
| Future perfekt kontinuerlig (Future perfect continuous) "begin" | I | will have been beginning |