1. YLEISPREESENS
myönteinen:
(to) take up
I take up bowling.
You take up reading
Matti takes up running.
kielteinen:
I do not take up bowling. = I don't take up bowling.
You do not take up reading. = You don't take up reading.
Matti does not take up running. = Matti doesn't take up running.
kysymys:
Do I take up bowling?
Do you take up reading?
Does Matti take up running?
kielteiskysyvä:
Don't I take up bowling?
Don't you take up reading?
Doesn't Matti take up running?
2. KESTOPREESENS:
am / are / is + -ing-muoto
myönteinen:
I am taking up bowling. = I'm taking up bowling.
You are taking up reading. = You're taking up reading.
Matti is taking up running. = Matti's taking up running.
kielteinen:
I am not taking up bowling. = I'm not taking up bowling.
You are not taking up reading. You aren't taking up reading.
Matti is not taking up running. = Matti isn't taking up running.
kysyvä:
Am I taking up bowling?
Are you taking up reading?
Is Matti taking up running?
kielteiskysyvä:
Am I not taking up bowling?
Aren't you taking up reading?
Isn't Matti taking up running?
3. YLEISIMPERFEKTI:
take, took, taken
myönteinen:
I took up bowling.
You took up reading.
Matti took up running.
kielteinen:
I did not  take up bowling. = I didn't take up bowling.
You did not take up reading. = You didn't take up reading.
Matti did not take up running. = Matti didn't take up running.
kysyvä:
Did I take up bowling?
Did you take up reading?
Did Matti take up running?
kielteiskysyvä:
Didn't I take up bowling?
Didn't you take up reading?
Didn't Matti take up running?
4. KESTOIMPERFEKTI
was / were + -ing
myönteinen:
I was taking up bowling.
You were taking up reading.
Matti was taking up running.
kielteinen:
I was not taking up bowling. = I wasn't taking up bowling.
You were not taking up reading. = You weren't taking up reading.
Matti was not taking up running. = Matti wasn't taking up running.
kysyvä:
Was I taking up bowling?
Were you taking up reading?
Was Matti taking up running?
kielteiskysyvä:
Wasn't I taking up bowling?
Weren't you taking up reading?
Wasn't Matti taking up running?
5. YLEISPERFEKTI
HAVE / HAS + teeman 3. muoto
take, took, taken
myönteinen:
I have taken up bowling.  = I've taken up bowling.
You have taken up reading. = You've taken up reading.
Matti has taken up running. = Matti's taken up running.kielteinen:
I have not taken up bowling.= I haven't taken up bowling.
You have not taken up reading. = You haven't taken up reading.
Matti has not taken up running. = Matti hasn't taken up running.
kysyvä:
Have I taken up bowling?
Have you taken up reading?
Has Matti taken up running?kielteiskysyvä:Haven't I taken up bowling?
Haven't you taken up reading?
Hasn't Matti taken up running?
6. KESTOPERFEKTI
have / has + BEEN + -ing
myönteinen:
I have been taking up bowling.
You have been taking up reading.
Matti has been taking up running.
kielteinen:
I have not been taking up bowling. = I haven't been taking up bowling.
You have not been taking up reading. = You haven't been taking up reading.
Matti has not been taking up running. = Matti hasn't been taking up running.
kysyvä:
Have I been taking up bowling?
Have you been taking up reading?
Has Matti been taking up running?
kielteiskysyvä:
Haven't I been taking up bowling?
Haven't you been taking up reading?
Hasn't Matti been taking up running?
7. YLEISPLUSKVAMPERFEKTI
had + teeman 3. muoto
myönteinen:
I had taken up bowling. = I'd taken up bowling.
You had taken up reading. =You'd taken up reading.
Matti had taken up running.
kielteinen:I had not taken up bowling. = I hadn't taken up bowling.
You had not taken up reading. = You hadn't taken up reading.
Matti had not taken up running. = Matti hadn't taken up running.
kysyvä:
Had I taken up bowling?
Had you taken up reading?
Had Matti taken up running?
kielteiskysyvä:
Hadn't I taken up bowling?
Hadn't you taken up reading?
Hadn't Matti taken up running?
8. KESTOPLUSKVAMPERFEKTI
had + BEEN + -ing
myönteinen:
I had been taking up bowling. = I'd been taking up bowling.
You had been taking up reading. = You'd been taking up reading.
Matti had been taking up running. 
kielteinen:
I had not been taking up bowling. = I hadn't been taking up bowling.
You had not been taking up reading. = You hadn't been taking up reading.
Matti had not been taking up running. = Matti hadn't been taking up running.
kysyvä:
Had I been taking up bowling?
Had you been taking up reading?
Had Matti been taking up running?
kielteiskysyvä:
Hadn't I been taking up bowling?
Hadn't you been taking up reading?
Hadn't Matti been taking up running?