Prof. Nilson Brito

First List of Irregular Verbs *(To be memorized) Verbs ending in end name to bend to lend to send to spend

past bent lent sent spent

participle bent lent sent spent

meaning inclinar-se emprestar mandar, enviar gastar, passar

participle born sworn torn worn shorn

meaning suportar, gerar Jurar rasgar usar tosquiar

Verbs ending in ear name to bear to swear to tear to wear to shear [tu xir]

past bore swore tore wore shore

* but: to hear - heard - heard

Second List of Irregular Verbs *(To be memorized) Verbs ending in eep name to creep to keep to sleep to sweep to weep

past crept kept slept swept wept

participle crept kept slept swept wept

meaning arrastar-se, rastejar manter, guardar, conservar dormir varrer chorar

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Verbs ending in ind name to bind to find to grind to wind

past bound found ground wound

participle bound found ground wound

meaning atar, amarrar, enfaixar achar, encontrar moer, triturar dar corda, enrolar

participle bled fed sped bred

meaning sangrar alimentar acelerar, ir a grande velocidade criar, educar

Verbs ending in eed name to bleed to feed to speed to breed

past bled fed sped bred

Third List of Irregular Verbs *(To be memorized) Verbs ending in in, im, ink name to begin to spin to swim to shrink to drink to sink to stink

past began span swam shrank drank sank stank

participle begun spun swum shrunk drunk sunk stunk

meaning - começar - fiar, tecer, girar - nadar - enrugar, encolher - beber - afundar - feder

participle clung flung stung swung wrung hung dug

meaning - aderir, unir-se - lançar, arremessar - ferrar, ferroar, picar - balançar - torcer, espremer - pendurar - cavar, escavar

Verbs ending in ng name to cling to fling to sting to swing to wring to hang to dig

past clung flung stung swung wrung hung dug

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* but: to ring to sing to spring

rang sang sprang

rung sung sprung

- tocar, soar - cantar - jorrar, pular

Fourth List of Irregular Verbs * (To be memorized) Verbs whose past tense is made up with ought name to bring to buy to fight to seek to think

past brought bought fought sought thought

participle brought bought fought sought thought

meaning - trazer - comprar - lutar, brigar - procurar - pensar

* Attention: to catch to teach

caught taught

caught taught

pegar, apanhar,agarrar ensinar, lecionar

past bet burst cast cost cut hit hurt knit let put set shut sweat thrust beat spit

participle bet burst cast cost cut hit hurt knit let put set shut sweat thrust beat spit

meaning - apostar - explodir - lançar, arremessar - custar - cortar - atingir, bater - ferir, ofender, machucar - tricotar - deixar, permitir - pôr - colocar, fixar - fechar - suar - empurrar - bater, derrotar - cuspir

Verbs ending in t name to bet to burst to cast to cost to cut to hit to hurt to knit to let to put to set to shut to sweat to thrust to beat to spit

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Fifth List of Irregular Verbs * (To be memorized) Verbs ending in i + consonant + e : ise, ive, ide, ite, and so on. name to drive to ride to rise to thrive to write

past drove rode rose throve wrote

participle driven ridden risen thriven written

meaning dirigir, guiar andar, montar levantar, aumentar prosperar escrever

to forgive to give

forgave gave

forgiven given

perdoar dar

to bite to hide

bit hid

bitten hidden

morder esconder

to shine to slide

shone slid

shone slid

brilhar escorregar

stood understood

stood understood

ficar de pé, estar de pé compreender, entender

forsook shook took

forsaken shaken taken

renunciar, abandonar sacudir, balançar, rebolar, tremer tomar, levar, tirar

* Attention:

Verbs ending in and to stand to understand Verbs ending in ake to forsake to shake to take

* But: to make, made, made - fazer, fabricar to wake, woke, waked - despertar, acordar.

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Sixth List of Irregular Verbs * (To be memorized) Verbs ending in et name

past

participle

*to get

got

gotten

meaning

- conseguir, ficar, receber, ganhar, pegar, ter, chegar, obter, arranjar, entender, mandar. to forget forgot forgotten - esquecer * This verb is considered the most important because it’s the most useful.

Verbs ending in it to sit to spit

sat spat

sat spat

- sentar-se - cuspir

come become

- vir - tornar-se, ficar

laid said paid

- pôr, deitar - dizer - pagar

dealt dwelt felt knelt smelt spelt

- lidar, negociar - morar - sentir - ajoelhar - cheirar - soletrar

Verbs ending in ome to come to become

came became

Verbs ending in ay to lay to say to pay

laid said paid

Verbs ending in l to deal to dwell to feel to kneel to smell to spell But: to fall to steal

dealt dwelt felt knelt smelt spelt fell stole

fallen stolen

- cair - roubar, furtar

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Seventh List of Irregular Verbs * (To be memorized) Verbs ending in ell name to sell to tell

past sold told

participle sold told

meaning - vender - dizer, contar

Verbs ending in ow name to blow to grow to know to throw

past blew grew knew threw

participle blown grown known thrown

meaning - soprar - crescer - saber, conhecer - jogar, lançar

* but: to show

showed

shown

- mostrar

participle leant meant

meaning - encostar - significar, querer dizer

Verbs ending in ean name to lean to mean

past leant meant

Verbs whose past tense and participle keep a certain phonetical regularity. name to break to choose to freeze to speak to weave

past broke chose froze spoke wove

participle broken chosen frozen spoken woven

meaning - quebrar - escolher - gelar, congelar - falar - tecer

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Eighth List of Irregular Verbs * (To be memorized) Verbs ending in old name to hold to behold

past held beheld

participle held beheld

meaning - segurar, manter - contemplar

Verbs ending in d, whose three forms are the same. name to read to shed to spread

past read shed spread

participle read shed spread

meaning - ler - derramar - espalhar

Verbs whose past tense and participle are the same. name to build to leave to light to lose to meet to shoot

past built left lit lost met shot

participle built left lit lost met shot

meaning - construir - deixar, partir - acender - perder - conhecer, encontrar - atirar

****** name to flee to have to lead

past fled had led

participle fled had led

meaning - fugir - ter - levar, conduzir

****** name to stick to win

past stuck won

participle stuck won

meaning - fincar, emperrar - ganhar, vencer

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Ninth List of Irregular Verbs * (To be memorized) Verbs that don’t match any group name to be to do to draw to eat to fly to forbid to go to lie to melt to rot to run to see to sew to swell

past was, were did drew ate flew forbade went lay melted rotted ran saw sewed swelled

participle been done drawn eaten flown forbidden gone lain molten rotten run seen sewn swollen

meaning - ser, estar - fazer - desenhar, tirar, puxar - comer - voar, pilotar - proibir - ir - deitar - derreter - apodrecer - correr - ver - costurar - inchar

Some verbs may be either regular or irregular. name to awake to burn to dream to learn to spill

past awoke burnt dreamt learnt spilt

(awaked) (burned) (dreamed) (learned) (spilled)

participle awaken burnt dreamt learnt spilt

meaning (awaked) - despertar (burned) - queimar (dreamed) - sonhar (learned) - aprender (spilled) - derramar

“Para chegarmos ao paraíso, precisamos passar por muitos infernos.” (Prof. Nilson Brito)