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