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