| Présent (Present) "better" | I | better | |
| Présent continu (Present Continuous) "better" | I | am bettering | |
| Passé (Simple past) "better" | I | bettered | |
| Passé antérieur (Past Continuous) "better" | I | was bettering | |
| Présent parfait (Present perfect) "better" | I | have bettered | |
| Continu Présent (Present perfect continuous) "better" | I | have been bettering | |
| Imparfait (Past perfect) "better" | I | had bettered | |
| Plus-que-parfait (Past perfect continuous) "better" | I | had been bettering | |
| Futur simple (Future) "better" | I | will better | |
| Futur (Future continuous) "better" | I | will be bettering | |
| Futur antérieur (Future perfect) "better" | I | will have bettered | |
| Futur antérieur continu (Future perfect continuous) "better" | I | will have been bettering |