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