| Prítomný (Present) "dread" | I | dread | |
| Prítomný priebehový (Present continuous) "dread" | I | am dreading | |
| Minulý (Simple past) "dread" | I | dreaded | |
| Minulý priebehový (Past continuous) "dread" | I | was dreading | |
| Predrítomný čas (Present Perfect) "dread" | I | have dreaded | |
| Predprítomný čas priebehový (Present Perfect Continuous) "dread" | I | have been dreading | |
| Predminulý (Past perfect) "dread" | I | had dreaded | |
| Predminulý priebehový (Past perfect continuous) "dread" | I | had been dreading | |
| Budúce (Future) "dread" | I | will dread | |
| Budúce priebehový (Future continuous) "dread" | I | will be dreading | |
| Predbudúci (Future perfect) "dread" | I | will have dreaded | |
| Predbudúci priebehový (Future perfect continuous) "dread" | I | will have been dreading |