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