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