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