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