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