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