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