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