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