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