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