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