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