| Esittää (Present) "begin" | I | begin | |
| Kestopreesens (Present Continuous) "begin" | I | am beginning | |
| Taivutus (Simple past) "begin" | I | began | |
| Ohi Jatkuva (Past Continuous) "begin" | I | was beginning | |
| Perfekti (Present perfect) "begin" | I | have begun | |
| Present kestopluskvamperfekti (Present perfect continuous) "begin" | I | have been beginning | |
| Pluskvamperfekti (Past perfect) "begin" | I | had begun | |
| Ohi kestopluskvamperfekti (Past perfect continuous) "begin" | I | had been beginning | |
| Tulevaisuus (Future) "begin" | I | will begin | |
| Tulevaisuudessa jatkuvan (Future continuous) "begin" | I | will be beginning | |
| Tulevaisuus täydellinen (Future perfect) "begin" | I | will have begun | |
| Tulevaisuuden kestopluskvamperfekti (Future perfect continuous) "begin" | I | will have been beginning |