| Simple | Progressive | Perfect | Progressive |
| Present |
| I mother |
| you mother |
| he/she/it mothers |
| we mother |
| you all mother |
| they mother |
|
| I am mothering |
| you are mothering |
| he/she/it is mothering |
| we are mothering |
| you all are mothering |
| they are mothering |
|
| I have mothered |
| you have mothered |
| he/she/it has mothered |
| we have mothered |
| you all have mothered |
| they have mothered |
|
| I have been mothering |
| you have been mothering |
| he/she/it has been mothering |
| we have been mothering |
| you all have been mothering |
| they have been mothering |
|
| Past |
| I mothered |
| you mothered |
| he/she/it mothered |
| we mothered |
| you all mothered |
| they mothered |
|
| I was mothering |
| you were mothering |
| he/she/it was mothering |
| we were mothering |
| you all were mothering |
| they were mothering |
|
| I had mothered |
| you had mothered |
| he/she/it had mothered |
| we had mothered |
| you all had mothered |
| they had mothered |
|
| I had been mothering |
| you had been mothering |
| he/she/it had been mothering |
| we had been mothering |
| you all had been mothering |
| they had been mothering |
|
| Future |
| I will mother |
| you will mother |
| he/she/it will mother |
| we will mother |
| you all will mother |
| they will mother |
|
| I will be mothering |
| you will be mothering |
| he/she/it will be mothering |
| we are mothering |
| you all will be mothering |
| they will be mothering |
|
| I will have mothered |
| you will have mothered |
| he/she/it will have mothered |
| we will have mothered |
| you all will have mothered |
| they will have mothered |
|
| I will have been mothering |
| you will have been mothering |
| he/she/it will have been mothering |
| we will have been mothering |
| you all will have been mothering |
| they will have been mothering |
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