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