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