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