Irregular Verbs - Basic List
Base Form Simple Past Tense Past Participle Translation Example
be (am, is, are) was, were been ser, estar, haver, ter, ficar, fazer, etc

There is Jane. There was a solution. There were many people.

She has been identified.

bear bore born carregar, aguentar He was born in 1961.
become became become tornar-se They have become friends.
begin began begun começar, iniciar The meeting will begin in 5 minutes.
bend bent bent dobrar We sometimes bend the rules a little.
bet bet bet apostar They bet on number 12.
bite bit bitten morder The dog bit the boy.
blow blew blown soprar The wind is blowing from the east.
break broke broken quebrar The ball broke the window.
bring brought brought trazer We always bring a sandwich to work.
build built built construir The company builds apartment condos.
buy bought bought comprar Women usually love to buy shoes.
catch caught caught capturar ou pegar algo que esteja em movimento They will catch the next flight to New York.
choose chose chosen escolher We must choose between convenience and cost.
come came come vir Please come with me.
cost cost cost custar The shoes cost 50 dollars.
cut cut cut cortar, encerrar We want to cut the red tape.
do did done fazer, executar The company did an excellent job.
draw drew drawn desenhar, puxar The woman drew a picture of the thief.
drive drove driven dirigir, conduzir, levar They drove to the store to get something to eat.
drink drank drunk beber I would like to drink some water, please..
eat ate eaten comer We ate a pizza last night.
fall fell fallen cair The girl fell off the bicycle.
feel felt felt sentir I feel lonesome sometimes.
fight fought fought lutar They have no need to fight.
find found found encontrar, decobrir We must find a solution quickly.
fit fit fit caber, encaixar-se This shirt doesn´t fit me.
fly flew flown voar We flew to New York last month.
forget forgot forgotten esquecer She forgot to do her homework.
forgive forgave forgiven perdoar Please forgive me for my ignorance.
freeze froze frozen congelar Americans eat a lot of frozen food.
get got gotten obter, tornar-se, chegar a We got something to eat whenever we got hungry. Then we got to our destination.
give gave given dar She gave me a kiss.
go went gone ir They went to school together.
grow grew grown crescer, criar I grew up in Hawaii.
hang hung hung pendurar They hung out the clothes to dry. Don´t hang up the phone, please.
have (has) had had ter We have an idea.
hear heard heard ouvir Did you hear the news?
hide hid hidden esconder The cat is hidden behind the sofa.
hit hit hit bater The man hit the nail with the hammer.
hold held held segurar Hold on to your dreams.
hurt hurt hurt machucar, prejudicar It hurts if you break your leg.
keep kept kept manter We normally keep the food in the fridge.
know knew known saber, conhecer Do you know Mary?
lay laid laid deitar She laid the baby on the bed.
lead led led liderar, levar a The captain led 100 men. All roads lead to Rome.
leave left left deixar, partir de The crowd left a mess. The plane leaves in 5 minutes.
lend lent lent emprestar My brother lent me his car.
let let let permitir Please let me see your idea.
lie lay lain deitar-se They like to lie in the sun all morning.
lose lost lost perder Chris has lost her keys.
make made made fazer, confeccionar, fabricar The factory makes automobiles.
mean meant meant significar, querer dizer This means we don´t need to work on Saturday.
meet met met encontrar, conhecer pela primeira vez I met your friends at the party. When I met her she was just 16.
pay paid paid pagar, prestar The girls paid the bill.
put put put pôr, colocar The waiter put the food on the table.
quit quit quit parar uma atividade, desistir, largar um emprego They quit paying her so she quit the job.
read read read ler We read the news daily.
ride rode ridden cavalgar, andar em algum transporte I ride a motorcycle.
ring rang rung soar (de sinos) The alarm rang at 4:30.
rise rose risen levantar-se He rose before sunrise.
run ran run correr He then ran to work.
say said said dizer He said he enjoyed the job.
see saw seen ver, perceber He saw an opportunity to rise in the company.
sell sold sold vender We sold the car last month.
send sent sent enviar I will send you an email.
shake shook shaken balançar, chacoalhar The earthquake shook the city.
shine shone shone brilhar The sun will shine again tomorrow.
shoot shot shot atirar, atingir com tiro, I shot the sheriff, but I didn´t shoot the deputy.
shut shut shut fechar, calar He told her to shut up.
sing sang sung cantar We all sang together.
sink sank sunk afundar The Titanic sank in the north Atlantic.
sit sat sat sentar-se Everyone sat on the varanda in the evening.
sleep slept slept dormir They baby slept in the house.
speak spoke spoken falar He spoke of a new reality.
spend spent spent gastar, passar tempo They spend their money wisely.
spread spread spread abrir pernas ou braços, espalhar-se He spread his arms to hug her. The idea spread through the company quickly.
stand stood stood ficar ou permanecer em pé, aturar Please stand behind the yellow line. I can´t stand waiting.
steal stole stolen furtar, mover-se furtivamente The thief stole the car.
stink stank stunk feder The trash was stinking.
swim swam swum nadar She swam very well.
take took taken levar, tomar, requerer, necessitar It took 5 minutes to do the exercise. They took our bags. It sometimes takes influence to arrange a meeting.
teach taught taught ensinar He teaches English.
tear tore torn rasgar They tore up the contract.
tell told told contar um história I told you it was a hard exam.
think thought thought pensar We thought about it this week.
throw threw thrown jogar, lançar Please throw out the trash.
understand understood understood compreender I don´t think you understood me.
wake woke woken acordar If you woke up earlier, you would get more done.
wear wore worn usar no corpo, desgastar She was wearing a nice dress. I was wearing worn bluejeans.
wed wed wed casar She hasn´t wed anyone yet.
win won won vencer, ganhar como prêmio ou de graça We believe we will win the war.
write wrote written escrever History is being written as I speak.

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