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