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