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