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