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