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