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