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