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