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