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