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