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