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