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