Verbos Irregulares Flashcards
To abide
- The teacher could not abide indiscipline
Suportar, tolerar, aguentar
Abode (past simple e past participle)
To arise
- New possibilities arise form modern technologies
Surgir, acontecer, emergir, vir à tona
Arose (simple past)
Arisen (past participle)
To awake
- I awoke in the middle of the night because of the noise
Acordar, despertar
Awoke (simple past)
Awoken (past participle)
To be
Ser, estar
Was/were (simple past)
Been (past participle)
To bear
- A good chair can bear a lot of weight
- My lemon tree (limoeiro) bears fruit every year
- I entered my new apartment bearing a lot of boxes
- I have to bear all the consequences of my actions
Suportar, aguentar, comportar; dar; carregar, portar, levar ; arcar com algo
Bore (simple past)
Born (past participle)
To beat
- The runner easily beat all his opponents
- My heart beats quickly when I am nervous
Vencer, derrotar; bater, pulsar
Beat (simple past)
Beaten (past participle)
To become
- Her career peaked (culminou) when she became chief editor
- I became nervous and gave a confused speech
Tornar-se algo; ficar
Became (simple past)
Become (past participle)
To begin
Começar, iniciar
Began (simple past)
Begun (past participle)
Bet
- The horse that I bet on won the race
Apostar
Todos
To bind
- I bound two routes to reach the ideal length (comprimento)
- The agreement binds all parties equally
- the material is designed to bind metal plates
Ligar, amarrar; vincular, obrigar; unir
Bound (simple past e past participle)
To bite
- My dog is friendly and never bites anyone
Morder
Bit (simple past)
Bitten (past participle)
To bleed
- I cut my finger and is started bleed
Sangrar
Bled (simple past e past participle)
To break
Quebrar
Broke (simple past)
Broken (past participle)
To bring
- The unstable wether brought heavy rain
- My friend brought me a souvenir from his trip to China
Provocar, proporcionar, criar; trazer
Brought (simple past e past participle)
To build
Construir, criar, montar, fabricar
Built (simple past e past participle)
To buy
Comprar
Bought (simple past e past participle)
To catch
- I threw the ball and my son caught it
- Vaccines prevent us from catching certain diseases
Pegar, apanhar; contrair
Caught (simple past e past participle)
To choose
Escolher, selecionar
Chose (simple past)
Chosen (past participle)
To come
Vir, chegar
Came (simple past)
Come (past participle)
To cost
Custar
Todos
To cut
Cortar
Todos
To do
Fazer
Did (simple past)
Done (past participle)
To draw
- The child picked up a pencil and drew a person
- I used a bucket (balde) to draw water from the well (poço)
- The police officer saw no need to draw her weapon
- The catchy title (título chamativo) drew the reader’s attention to the novel
Desenhar; extrair; sacar; atrair
Drew (simple past)
Drawn (past participle)
To drink
Beber
Drank (simple past)
Drunk (past participle)
To drive
- My sister prefers to drive an automatic car
- The prospect (perspectiva) of a promotion drives him to work hard
Conduzir, dirigir; incitar
Drove (simple past)
Driven (past participle)
To eat
Comer, mastigar
Ate (simple past)
Eaten (past participle)
To fall
- High prices cause demand to fall
- Demand fell due (devido) to the high prices
Desabar, decrescer
Fell (simple past)
Fallen (past participle)
To feed
Alimentar
Fed (simple past e past participle)
To feel
Sentir, achar
Felt (simple past e past participle)
To fight
Brigar, lutar
Fought (simple past e past participle)
To find
- I find this proposal a great opportunity
- I found a solution to the problem
Considerar; encontrar, achar
Found (simple past e past participle)
To fly
Voar
Flew (simple past)
Flown (past participle)
To forbid
- He forbade the entry of employees during the lockout
Proibir
Forbade (simple past)
Forbidden (past participle)
To forgive
- My boss forgave my lateness
Perdoar, desculpar
Forgave (simple past)
Forgiven (past participle)
To freeze
- It was so cold that the water in the pond (lago) froze
- The court froze the defendant’s assets (bens dos réus) for the investigation
Congelar, reter
Froze (simple past)
Frozen (past simple)
To get
- I got a response (resposta) to my question
- I always call my mother when I get home
- I got a good score on my final test
- She got flowers for her birthday
- I got the concept when the professor gave a few examples
Obter, receber; chegar; conseguir; ganhar; entender
Got (simple past)
Gotten (past participle)