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