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