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