| Present "elaborate" | I | elaborate | |
| Present Continuous "elaborate" | I | am elaborating | |
| Simple past "elaborate" | I | elaborated | |
| Past Continuous "elaborate" | I | was elaborating | |
| Present perfect "elaborate" | I | have elaborated | |
| Present perfect continuous "elaborate" | I | have been elaborating | |
| Past perfect "elaborate" | I | had elaborated | |
| Past perfect continuous "elaborate" | I | had been elaborating | |
| Future "elaborate" | I | will elaborate | |
| Future continuous "elaborate" | I | will be elaborating | |
| Future perfect "elaborate" | I | will have elaborated | |
| Future perfect continuous "elaborate" | I | will have been elaborating |