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