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