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