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