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