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