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