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