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