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