| Term | Definition |
| 1 - present indicative | i eat, i do eat, i am eating |
| 2 - imperfect indicative | i was eating |
| 3 - preterit | i ate |
| 4 - future | i will eat |
| 5 - conditional | i would eat |
| 6 - present subjunctive | that i may eat |
| 7 - imperfect or past subjunctive | that i might eat |
| 8 - past perfect or past indefinite | i have eaten |
| 9 - pluperfect indicative or past perfect | i had eaten (1) |
| 10 - past anterior or preterit perfect | i had eaten (2) |
| 11 - future perfect or future anterior | i will have eaten |
| 12 - conditional perfect | i would have eaten |
| 13 - present perfect or past subjunctive | that i may have eaten |
| 14 - pluperfect or past perfect subjunctive | that i might have eaten |