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