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