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