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