| Present "brood" | I | brood | |
| Present Continuous "brood" | I | am brooding | |
| Simple past "brood" | I | brooded | |
| Past Continuous "brood" | I | was brooding | |
| Present perfect "brood" | I | have brooded | |
| Present perfect continuous "brood" | I | have been brooding | |
| Past perfect "brood" | I | had brooded | |
| Past perfect continuous "brood" | I | had been brooding | |
| Future "brood" | I | will brood | |
| Future continuous "brood" | I | will be brooding | |
| Future perfect "brood" | I | will have brooded | |
| Future perfect continuous "brood" | I | will have been brooding |