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