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