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