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