IRREGULAR VERBS

(those with an * are used only in special meanings;

the [ ] indicate the pronunciation of confusing forms)

Note: the student should realize that there are some verbs in this list

which are not irregular when used in the common way, though

irregular in more specific forms

ð This list does not contain all the irregular verbs which exist in English!

INFINITIVE

PAST TENSE

PAST PARTICIPLE

PORTUGUESE

       

abide

abided/abode*

abided/abode*

suportar

arise [eraiz]

arose

arisen [erizn]

levantar

awake

awoke

awaken

acordar

be

was/were

been

ser; estar

bear [ber]

bore

born/borne

gerar; dar à luz

beat [bi:t]

beat

beaten

bater, esmurrar

become

became

become

tornar-se

begin

began

begun

começar, iniciar

behold

beheld

beheld

ver (em desuso)

bend

bent

bent

curvar-se, inclinar-se

bet

bet

bet

apostar

bind [baind]

bound

bound

amarrar, atar, enfaixar

bite [bait]

bit [bIt]

bitten [bItn]

morder

bleed

bled

bled

sangrar

bless

blessed

blessed/blest

abençoar

blow

blew

blown/blowed*

soprar

break

broke

broken

quebrar

breed

bred

bred

criar (animais etc)

bring

brought

brought

trazer

build

built

built

construir

burn

burnt/burned

burnt/burned

queimar

burst

burst

burst

explodir, estourar, rebentar

buy

bought

bought

comprar

catch

caught

caught

pegar, segurar

choose

chose

chosen

escolher

cling

clung

clung

agarrar-se, atar-se (a)

come

came

come

vir

cost

cost

cost

custar (preços)

creep

crept

crept

rastejar, arrastar-se

cut

cut

cut

cortar

deal

dealt

dealt

lidar com; tratar (de)

dig

dug

dug

cavar; escavar

dive

dived/dove

dived

mergulhar

do

did

done

fazer

draw

drew

drawn

desenhar; rabiscar

dream

dreamed/dreamt

dreamed/dreamt

sonhar

drink

drank

drunk

beber

drive [draiv]

drove

driven [drivn]

dirigir

dwell

dwelt

dwelt

residir

eat

ate

eaten

comer, ingerir

fall

fell

fallen

cair

feed

fed

fed

alimentar

feel

felt

felt

sentir

fight

fought

fought

lutar (com/contra)

find

found

found

achar, encontrar

flee

fled

fled

sair, escapar

fling

flung

flung

arremessar; jogar

fly

flew

flown

voar

forbid [forbId]

forbade/forbad*

forbidden [forbIdn]

proibir

forecast

forecast/forecasted

forecast/forecasted

prever (ex: o tempo)

foresee

foreesaw

foreseen

prever; antever

foretell

foretold

foretold

prever; antedizer

forget

forgot

forgotten

esquecer

forgive

forgave

forgiven

perdoar

forsake

forsook

forsaken

abandonar, renunciar, desistir

freeze

froze

frozen

congelar

get

got

got/gotten

obter, chegar, ter, compreender (há muitos usos)

give

gave

given

dar, ofertar

go

went

gone

ir

grind [grIn]

ground

ground

moer

grow

grew

grown

crescer

hang

hung/hanged*

hung/hanged*

pendurar(-se); enforcar(-se)

have

had

had

ter

hear

heard

heard

escutar

hide [haid]

hid [hId]

hidden [hIdn]

esconder

hit

hit

hit

bater

hold

held

held

segurar

hurt

hurt

hurt

machucar(-se)

input

input/inputted

input/inputted

inserir; incluir

keep

kept

kept

manter

kneel [ni:l]

knelt/kneeled*

knelt/kneeled*

ajoelhar-se

knit [nIt]

knitted/knit*

knitted/knit

coser; fazer tricô

know

knew

known

saber, conhecer

lay

laid

laid

deitar; pôr

lead

led

led

guiar; liderar

lean

leaned/leant

leaned/leant

apoiar-se

leap

leapt/leaped

leapt/leaped

saltar, pulat

learn

learned/learnt

learned/learnt

aprender

leave

left

left

sair

lend

lent

lent

emprestar

let

let

let

permitir

lie

lied

lied

mentir

lie

lay

lain

deitar-se

light

lit [lit]/lighted*

lit/lighted*

acender

lose

lost

lost

perder

make

made

made

fazer, fabricar, criar

mean

meant

meant

significar

meet

met

met

encontrar (com)

mistake

mistook

mistaken

errar

misunderstand

misunderstood

misunderstood

não compreender

output

output/outputted

output/outputted

retirar

pay

paid

paid

pagar

prove

proved

proven/proved*

provar

put

put

put

pôr, colocar

quit

quit

quit

desistir

read [ri:d]

read [red]

read [red]

ler

rend

rent

rent

alugar

rid

rid

rid

dar cabo de; acabar; livrar(-se) de

ride [raid]

rode

riden [rIden]

cavalgar; andar de moto, bicicleta etc

ring

rang

rung

tocar campainha; telefonar

rise [rais]

rose

risen [rIsn]

levantar-se

run

ran

run

correr

saw

sawed

sawn/sawed*

serrar

say

said

said

dizer

see

saw

seen

ver; enxergar

seek

sought

sought

procurar

sell

sold

sold

vender

send

sent

sent

enviar

set

set

set

ajustar

sew

sewed

sewed/sewn

costurar, coser

shake

shook

skaken

sacudir, tremer, abalar

shine

shone

shone

brilhar

shit

shitted/shat

shitted/shat

defecar

shoot

shot

shot

atirar com arma de fogo

show

showed

shown/showed*

mostrar

shrink

shrank

shrunk

encolher; esquivar-se, retrair-se

shut

shut

shut

fechar

sing

sang

sung

cantar

sink

sank

sunk

afundar

sit

sat

sat

sentar(-se)

sleep

slept

slept

dormir

slide [slaid]

slid [slid]

slid [slid]

escorregar

sling

slung

slung

atirar, arremessar

slink

slunk

slunk

esgueirar-se, escapulir

slit

slit

slit

cortar, rasgar

smell

smelt/smelled

smelt/smelled

cheirar

sow

sowed

sowed/sown

semear

speak

spoke

spoken

falar

speed

sped/speeded*

sped/speeded*

acelerar

spell

spelt/spelled

spelt/spelled

soletrar

spend

spent

spent

gastar, dispender

spill

spilt/spilled

spilt/spilled

derramar

spin

spun/span

spun

girar

spit

spat/spit*

spat/spit*

cuspir

split

split

split

dividir

spoil

spoilt/spoiled

spoilt/spoiled

estragar

spread

spread

spread

divulgar, expandir

spring

sprang

sprung

pular, saltitar; brotar, surgir, nascer

stand

stood

stood

levantar-se; ficar de pé

steal

stole

stolen

roubar; furtar

sting

stung

stung

picar

stink

stunk/stank

stunk

feder

stride [straid]

strode

stridden [strIdn]

andar a passos largos

strike

struck

struck

bater

string

strung

strung

pendurar, enfileirar

swear

swore

sworn

jurar

sweep

swept

swept

varrer

swim

swam

swum

nadar

swing

swung

swung

balançar, oscilar, girar

take

took

taken

pegar, segurar, levar

teach

taught

taught

ensinar

tear [ter]

torn

torn

rasgar, dividir

tell

told

told

dizer, contar

think

thought

thought

pensar

throw

threw

thrown

lançar

wake

woke/waked*

woken/waked*

acordar

wear [uer]

wore

worn

usar (esp. roupa)

weave [uiv]

wove/weaved*

woven/weaved*

tecer

wed

wedded/wed

wedded/wed

casar, casar-se

weep

wept

wept

chorar

wet

wet/wetted

wet/wetted

molhar, umedecer

win

won

won

ganhar, vencer

wind [waind]

wound

wound

enrolar, serpear, dar corda em relógio

work

worked/wrought*

worked/wrought*

trabalhar

wring

wrung

wrung

torcer, espremer

write

wrote

written

escrever, compor