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