| Presente (Present) "congratulate" | I | congratulate | |
| Presente continuo (Present Continuous) "congratulate" | I | am congratulating | |
| Pasado simple (Simple past) "congratulate" | I | congratulated | |
| Pasado continuo (Past Continuous) "congratulate" | I | was congratulating | |
| Presente perfecto (Present perfect) "congratulate" | I | have congratulated | |
| Presente perfecto continuo (Present perfect continuous) "congratulate" | I | have been congratulating | |
| Pasado perfecto (Past perfect) "congratulate" | I | had congratulated | |
| Pasado perfecto continuo (Past perfect continuous) "congratulate" | I | had been congratulating | |
| Futuro (Future) "congratulate" | I | will congratulate | |
| Futuro continuo (Future continuous) "congratulate" | I | will be congratulating | |
| Futuro perfecto (Future perfect) "congratulate" | I | will have congratulated | |
| Futuro perfecto continuo (Future perfect continuous) "congratulate" | I | will have been congratulating |