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