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