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