Present
| I | characterise |
| You | characterise |
| She | characterises |
| We | characterise |
| They | characterise |
Past
| I | characterised |
| You | characterised |
| She | characterised |
| We | characterised |
| They | characterised |
Perfect
| I | have | characterised |
| You | have | characterised |
| She | has | characterised |
| We | have | characterised |
| They | have | characterised |
Future
| I | will | characterise |
| You | will | characterise |
| She | will | characterise |
| We | will | characterise |
| They | will | characterise |
Past Perfect
| I | had | characterised |
| You | had | characterised |
| She | had | characterised |
| We | had | characterised |
| They | had | characterised |
Future Perfect
| I | will | have | characterised |
| You | will | have | characterised |
| She | will | have | characterised |
| We | will | have | characterised |
| They | will | have | characterised |
Present - Conditional
| I | would | characterise |
| You | would | characterise |
| She | would | characterise |
| We | would | characterise |
| They | would | characterise |
Perfect - Conditional
| I | would | have | characterised |
| You | would | have | characterised |
| She | would | have | characterised |
| We | would | have | characterised |
| They | would | have | characterised |