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