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