
| LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INFINITIVE | SIMPLE PAST | PAST PARTICIPLE | TRANSLATION |
| 1. to arise | arose | arisen | surgir, levantar-se |
| 2. to awake | awoke | awoken | acordar |
| 3. to be | was, were | been | been |
| 4. to bear | bore | born | dar à luz |
| 5. to bear | bore | borne | suportar |
| 6. to beat | beat | beaten-beat | bater, derrotar |
| 7. to become | became | become | tornar-se |
| 8. to begin | began | begun | começar |
| 9. to bend | bent | bent | curvar-se, dobrar |
| 10. to bet | bet | bet | apostar |
| 11. to bid | bid | bid | fazer um lance |
| 12. to bid | bade | bidden | ordenar, saudar |
| 13. to bind | bound | bound | ligar, encadernar |
| 14. to bite | bit | bitten | morder, picar |
| 15. to bleed | bled | bled | sangrar |
| 16. to blow | blew | blown | soprar |
| 17. to break | broke | broken | quebrar |
| 18. to breed | bred | bred | criar, gerar |
| 19. to bring | brought | brought | trazer |
| 20. to broadcast | broadcast | broadcast | difundir, transmitir |
| 21. to build | built | built | construir |
| 22. to burn | burnt/burned | burnt/burned | queimar |
| 23. to burst | burst | burst | romper, explodir |
| 24. to buy | bought | bought | comprar |
| 25. to cast | cast | cast | arremessar, lançar |
| 26. to catch | caught | caught | apanhar, pegar |
| 27. to chide | chid | chidden | censurar |
| 28. to choose | chose | chosen | escolher |
| 29. to cling | clung | clung | aderir, unir-se |
| 30. to come | came | come | vir |
| 31. to cost | cost | cost | custar |
| 32. to creep | crept | crept | rastejar |
| 33. to cut | cut | cut | cortar |
| 34. to deal | dealt | dealt | negociar, tratar |
| 35. to dig | dug | dug | cavar |
| 36. to do | did | done | fazer |
| 37. to draw | drew | drawn | desenhar |
| 38. to dream | dreamt/dreamed | dreamt/dreamed | dreamt/dreamed |
| 39. to dwell | dwelt | dwelt | residir |
| 40. to eat | ate | eaten | comer |
| 41. to fall | fell | fallen | cair |
| 42. to feed | fed | fed | alimentar, suprir |
| 43. to feel | felt | felt | sentir |
| 44. to fight | fought | fought | lutar, brigar |
| 45. to find | found | found | achar, encontrar |
| 46. to fit | fit/fitted | fit/fitted | adaptar-se, caber |
| 47. to flee | fled | fled | fugir |
| 48. to fling | flung | flung | arremessar, lançar |
| 49. to fly | flew | flown | voar |
| 50. to forbid | forbade | forbidden | proibir |
| 51. to forecast | forecast | forecast | prever, profetizar |
| 52. to forget | forgot | forgotten | esquecer |
| 53. to forgive | forgave | forgiven | perdoar |
| 54. to forsake | forsook | forsaken | abandonar |
| 55. to freeze | froze | frozen | congelar |
| 56. to get | got | got/gotten | conseguir, obter |
| 57. to give | gave | given | dar |
| 58. to go | went | gone | ir |
| 59. to grind | ground | ground | afiar, moer |
| 60. to grow | grew | grown | crescer |
| 61. to hang | hung | hung | pendurar, suspender |
| 62. to have | had | had | ter |
| 63. to hear | heard | heard | ouvir |
| 64. to hide | hid | hidden | esconder |
| 65. to hit | hit | hit | bater, acertar |
| 66. to hold | held | held | segurar |
| 67. to hurt | hurt | hurt | machucar, ferir |
| 68. to keep | kept | kept | guardar, manter |
| 69. to kneel | knelt | knelt | ajoelhar-se |
| 70. to know | knew | known | conhecer, saber |
| 71. to lay | laid | laid | pôr, colocar |
| 72. to lead | led | led | conduzir, levar a |
| 73. to lean | leant/leaned | leant/leaned | leant/leaned |
| 74. to leap | leapt/leaped | leapt/leaped | pular, saltar |
| 75. to learn | learnt/learned | learnt/learned | aprender |
| 76. to leave | left | left | deixar, sair |
| 77. to lend | lent | lent | emprestar |
| 78. to let | let | let | deixar, permitir |
| 79. to lie | lay | lain | deitar-se, jazer |
| 80. to light | lit/lighted | lit/lighted | acender, iluminar |
| 81. to lose | lost | lost | perder |
| 82. to make | made | made | fazer, produzir |
| 83. to mean | meant | meant | significar, querer dizer |
| 84. to meet | met | met | encontrar |
| 85. to pay | paid | paid | pagar |
| 86. to put | put | put | pôr |
| 87. to quit | quit | quit | deixar, abandonar |
| 88. to read | read | read | ler |
| 89. to rid | rid | rid | livrar-se |
| 90. to ride | rode | ridden | cavalgar |
| 91. to ring | rang | rung | tocar, soar |
| 92. to rise | rose | risen | levantar, subir |
| 93. to run | ran | run | correr |
| 94. to say | said | said | dizer |
| 95. to see | saw | seen | ver |
| 96. to seek | sought | sought | procurar |
| 97. to sell | sold | sold | vender |
| 98. to send | sent | sent | enviar, mandar |
| 99. to set | set | set | pôr, fixar |
| 100. to shake | shook | shaken | agitar, sacudir |
| 101. to shed | shed | shed | derramar |
| 102. to shine | shone/shined | shone/shined | brilhar, reluzir |
| 103. to shoot | shot | shot | atirar, disparar |
| 104. to show | showed | shown/showed | mostrar |
| 105. to shrink | shrank/shrunk | shrunk | encolher, recuar |
| 106. to shut | shut | shut | fechar |
| 107. to sing | sang | sung | cantar |
| 108. to sink | sank | sunk | afundar |
| 109. to sit | sat | sat | sentar-se |
| 110. to sleep | slept | slept | dormir |
| 111. to slide | slid | slid | escorregar, deslizar |
| 112. to slit | slit | slit | fender, rachar |
| 113. to smell | smelt/smelled | smelt/smelled | cheirar |
| 114. to speak | spoke | spoken | falar |
| 115. to speed | sped/speeded | sped/speeded | apressar |
| 116. to spell | spelt/spelled | spelt/spelled | soletrar, significar |
| 117. to spend | spent | spent | gastar, passar |
| 118. to spill | spilt/spilled | spilt/spilled | derramar, entornar |
| 119. to spin | spun | spun | girar, tecer |
| 120. to spit | spit/spat | spit/spat | cuspir |
| 121. to split | split | split | dividir, rachar |
| 122. to spoil | spoilt/spoiled | spoilt/spoiled | estragar |
| 123. to spread | spread | spread | difundir, espalhar |
| 124. to spring | sprang/sprung | sprung | brotar, saltar |
| 125. to stand | stood | stood | agüentar, ficar de pé |
| 126. to steal | stole | stolen | furtar, roubar |
| 127. to stick | stuck | stuck | afixar, colar |
| 128. to sting | stung | stung | picar |
| 129. to stink | stank/stunk | stunk | cheirar mal |
| 130. to strike | struck | struck/stricken | bater, esmurrar |
| 131. to strive | strove/strived | striven/strived | esforçar-se |
| 132. to string | strung | strung | afinar, esticar |
| 133. to swear | swore | sworn | blasfemar, jurar |
| 134. to sweep | swept | swept | varrer |
| 135. to swim | swam | swum | nadar |
| 136. to swing | swung | swung | balançar, oscilar |
| 137. to take | took | taken | levar, pegar, tomar |
| 138. to teach | taught | taught | ensinar |
| 139. to tear | tore | torn | rasgar |
| 140. to tell | told | told | contar, dizer |
| 141. to think | thought | thought | pensar |
| 142. to throw | threw | thrown | arremessar, lançar |
| 143. to thrust | thrust | thrust | empurrar, enfiar |
| 144. to understand | understood | understood | entender |
| 145. to wake (up) | woke/waked | woken/waked | acordar |
| 146. to wear | wore | worn | usar, vestir |
| 147. to weave | wove | woven | tecer |
| 148. to weep | wept | wept | chorar, lamentar |
| 149. to win | won | won | vencer |
| 150. to wind | wound | wound | dar corda, enrolar |
Definitions of some of the less frequently used irregular verbs:
| 1- bet........wager; offer to pay money if one loses. i.e. She bet $20 that I wouldn’t be able to give up smoking. He spends all his money betting on horses. |
| 2- bid.......make an offer of money, usually at a public sale. i.e.We had hoped to get the house but another couple was bidding against us. Several firms have bid for the contract to build the new concert hall. |
| 3- bind........fasten or secure i.e. The hostages were bound (with ropes) and gagged. They bound his legs (together) so he couldn’t escape. |
| 4- breed.......bring animals together to produce young. i.e. My father breeds a rare kind of birds. How often do lions breed? |
| 5- breed.......bring animals together to produce young. i.e. My father breeds a rare kind of birds. How often do lions breed? |
| 6- burst........explode; break suddenly i.e.Water pipes often burst in cold weather. The river burst its bank and flooded the town. |
| 7- cast.......throw i.e. He cast a furtive glance at her. The tragedy cast a shadow on their lives. |
| 8- cling........hold on tightly i.e. The children were clinging onto their mother. They clung to each other as they said goodbye. |
| 9- cling........hold on tightly i.e. The children were clinging onto their mother. They clung to each other as they said goodbye. |
| 10 -cling........hold on tightly i.e. The children were clinging onto their mother. They clung to each other as they said goodbye. |
| 11- cling........hold on tightly i.e. The children were clinging onto their mother. They clung to each other as they said goodbye. |
| 12- fling........throw with force. i.e. She flung the papers on the desk and stormed out. She flung herself onto the sofa. |
| 13- forecast.........predict a future occurence. i.e. Snow has been forecast for tonight. The economists forecast that inflation will drop this year. |
| 14- forsake........abandon or desert i.e. He forsook the glamour of city life for a small cottage in the country. |
| 15- grind........crush, reduce to small pieces i.e. The elephant grinds (up) its food with its powerful teeth. |
| 16- seek.......look for i.e. People are always seeking for solutions to their troubles. |
| 17- shed.......drop off or get rid of i.e.A lorry has shed its load on the motorway. You must learn to shed your inhibitions. |
| 18- shrink........become smaller i.e.The washing-machine shrank my sweater. |
| 19- sink........move downward, often under water. i.e. My feet sank (down) into the mud. The ship sank (to the bottom of the ocean). |
| 20- slide........glide smoothly; slip or skid. i.e. I slid the rug in front of the fire. The drawers slide in and out easily. |
| 21- slit........cut a narrow opening. i.e. He slit open the envelope with a knife. |
| 22- spin........turn rapidly around a central point. i.e. They spun a coin to decide who should start. |
| 23- split........divide into two or more parts. i.e. The children split (up) into small groups. |
| 24- spread........push out in all directions (e.g., butter on bread, news) i.e. Butter spreads more easily when it’s softer. |
| 25- spring........jump or rise suddenly from a still position. i.e. I sprang out of bed to answer the door. |
| 26- sting........cause pain with a sharp object (e.g., pin) or bite (e.g., by an insect). i.e. Do all types of bees sting? |
| 27- stink........have a bad or foul smell. i.e. That fish in the fridge has gone bad – it stinks. |
| 28- strike........hit something with force. i.e. The stone struck him on the forehead. |
| OUTROS VERBOS PREFIXADOS | |
|---|---|
| 1- to forbear = abster-se, evitar | 21 - to overhang = estar suspenso sobre |
| 2- to fortell = profetizar | 22 - to overhear = ouvir por acaso |
| 3- to mislay = colocar em lugar errado | 23 - to overlay = revestir |
| 4- to misread = ler incorretamente | 24 - to override = passar por cima, prevalecer |
| 5- to misspell = pronunciar incorretamente | 25 - to overrun = exceder, derrotar |
| 6- to misspend = esbanjar | 26 - to oversee = supervisionar |
| 7 - to mistake = enganar-se | 27 - to overshoot = exceder o alvo |
| 8 - to misunderstand = entender mal | 28 - to oversleep = dormir demais |
| 9 - to offset = compensar | 29 - to overspend = gastar demais |
| 10 - to outbid = cobrir o lance (leilão) | 30 - to overtake = alcançar |
| 11 - to outdo = superar | 31 - to overthrow = derrotar, subverter |
| 12 - to outgrow = crescer muito | 32 - to unbend = afrouxar |
| 13 - to outride = passar à dianteira de (a cavalo) | 33 - to undergo = suportar, passar por |
| 14 - to outrun = correr mais que | 34 - to undertake = empreender |
| 15 - to outshine = brilhar mais que | 35 - to underwrite = apoiar financeiramente |
| 16 - to overbear = oprimir, dominar | 36 - to uphold = sustentar |
| 17 - to overcome = conquistar, superar | 37 - to upset = perturbar |
| 18 - to overdo = exagerar | 38 - to withdraw = retirar |
| 19 - to overeat = comer demais | 39 - to withhold = impedir |
| 20 - to overflow = inundar | 40 - to withstand = resistir |