| Simple | Progressive | Perfect | Progressive |
| Present |
| I ponder |
| you ponder |
| he/she/it ponders |
| we ponder |
| you all ponder |
| they ponder |
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| I am pondering |
| you are pondering |
| he/she/it is pondering |
| we are pondering |
| you all are pondering |
| they are pondering |
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| I have pondered |
| you have pondered |
| he/she/it has pondered |
| we have pondered |
| you all have pondered |
| they have pondered |
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| I have been pondering |
| you have been pondering |
| he/she/it has been pondering |
| we have been pondering |
| you all have been pondering |
| they have been pondering |
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| Past |
| I pondered |
| you pondered |
| he/she/it pondered |
| we pondered |
| you all pondered |
| they pondered |
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| I was pondering |
| you were pondering |
| he/she/it was pondering |
| we were pondering |
| you all were pondering |
| they were pondering |
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| I had pondered |
| you had pondered |
| he/she/it had pondered |
| we had pondered |
| you all had pondered |
| they had pondered |
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| I had been pondering |
| you had been pondering |
| he/she/it had been pondering |
| we had been pondering |
| you all had been pondering |
| they had been pondering |
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| Future |
| I will ponder |
| you will ponder |
| he/she/it will ponder |
| we will ponder |
| you all will ponder |
| they will ponder |
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| I will be pondering |
| you will be pondering |
| he/she/it will be pondering |
| we are pondering |
| you all will be pondering |
| they will be pondering |
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| I will have pondered |
| you will have pondered |
| he/she/it will have pondered |
| we will have pondered |
| you all will have pondered |
| they will have pondered |
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| I will have been pondering |
| you will have been pondering |
| he/she/it will have been pondering |
| we will have been pondering |
| you all will have been pondering |
| they will have been pondering |
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