| Presente (Present) "despise" | I | despise | |
| Presente Progressivo (Present Continuous) "despise" | I | am despising | |
| Passato semplice (Simple past) "despise" | I | despised | |
| Past Continuous (Past Continuous) "despise" | I | was despising | |
| Regalo perfetto (Present perfect) "despise" | I | have despised | |
| Trapassato prossimo (Present perfect continuous) "despise" | I | have been despising | |
| Passato perfetto (Past perfect) "despise" | I | had despised | |
| Trapassato remoto (Past perfect continuous) "despise" | I | had been despising | |
| Futuro (Future) "despise" | I | will despise | |
| Trapassato remoto (Future continuous) "despise" | I | will be despising | |
| Futuro perfetto (Future perfect) "despise" | I | will have despised | |
| Congiuntivo (Future perfect continuous) "despise" | I | will have been despising |