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