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