| Present Simple - Presente (Present) "absorb" | I | absorb | |
| Presente Contínuo (Present Continuous) (Present Continuous) "absorb" | I | am absorbing | |
| Tempo passado (Simple past) "absorb" | I | absorbed | |
| Passado Contínuo (Past Continuous) "absorb" | I | was absorbing | |
| Present Perfect (Present perfect) "absorb" | I | have absorbed | |
| Perfeito Presente Contínuo (Present Perfect Continuous) "absorb" | I | have been absorbing | |
| Past Perfect (Present perfect) "absorb" | I | had absorbed | |
| Perfeito presente contínuo (Past perfect continuous) "absorb" | I | had been absorbing | |
| O futuro (Future) "absorb" | I | will absorb | |
| Futuro do Pretérito (Future Continuous) "absorb" | I | will be absorbing | |
| Futuro (Future perfect) "absorb" | I | will have absorbed | |
| Perfeito Futuro do Pretérito (Future perfect continuous) "absorb" | I | will have been absorbing |