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