Compared to the complexity of the English verbal system, the Russian one is quite simple.
| PAST | I worked I did work I was working I had worked I had been working | Я рабо́тал |
| PRESENT | I work I do work I am working I have worked I have been working | Я рабо́таю |
| FUTURE | I will work I will be working I will have worked I will have been working I am going to work I am going to be working | Я бу́ду рабо́тать |