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