| Einfach | Progressiv | Perfekt | Progressiv |
| Präsens |
| I taper |
| you taper |
| he/she/it tapers |
| we taper |
| you all taper |
| they taper |
|
| I am tapering |
| you are tapering |
| he/she/it is tapering |
| we are tapering |
| you all are tapering |
| they are tapering |
|
| I have tapered |
| you have tapered |
| he/she/it has tapered |
| we have tapered |
| you all have tapered |
| they have tapered |
|
| I have been tapering |
| you have been tapering |
| he/she/it has been tapering |
| we have been tapering |
| you all have been tapering |
| they have been tapering |
|
| Präteritum |
| I tapered |
| you tapered |
| he/she/it tapered |
| we tapered |
| you all tapered |
| they tapered |
|
| I was tapering |
| you were tapering |
| he/she/it was tapering |
| we were tapering |
| you all were tapering |
| they were tapering |
|
| I had tapered |
| you had tapered |
| he/she/it had tapered |
| we had tapered |
| you all had tapered |
| they had tapered |
|
| I had been tapering |
| you had been tapering |
| he/she/it had been tapering |
| we had been tapering |
| you all had been tapering |
| they had been tapering |
|
| Futur |
| I will taper |
| you will taper |
| he/she/it will taper |
| we will taper |
| you all will taper |
| they will taper |
|
| I will be tapering |
| you will be tapering |
| he/she/it will be tapering |
| we are tapering |
| you all will be tapering |
| they will be tapering |
|
| I will have tapered |
| you will have tapered |
| he/she/it will have tapered |
| we will have tapered |
| you all will have tapered |
| they will have tapered |
|
| I will have been tapering |
| you will have been tapering |
| he/she/it will have been tapering |
| we will have been tapering |
| you all will have been tapering |
| they will have been tapering |
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