Irregular Verbs - Basic List
There is Jane. There was a solution. There were many people. She has been identified.
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Base Form
Simple Past Tense
Past Participle
Translation
Example
be (am, is, are)
was, were
been
ser, estar, haver, ter, ficar, fazer, etc
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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