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Understanding Regular Verbs in English

The document discusses regular and irregular verbs in English. It provides examples of regular verbs that follow the typical pattern of adding "-ed" to form the past tense and past participle. It also includes two lists, one of 600 common regular verbs and one of irregular verbs where the past tense and past participle do not follow the regular pattern. The document notes that irregular verbs make up a small minority but are frequently used.
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Understanding Regular Verbs in English

The document discusses regular and irregular verbs in English. It provides examples of regular verbs that follow the typical pattern of adding "-ed" to form the past tense and past participle. It also includes two lists, one of 600 common regular verbs and one of irregular verbs where the past tense and past participle do not follow the regular pattern. The document notes that irregular verbs make up a small minority but are frequently used.
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  • Regular Verbs: Explains the formation of regular verbs in English and provides a comprehensive list.

Regular Verbs

English regular verbs change their form very little (unlike irregular verbs). The past tense and past participle of regular verbs end in -ed, for example:

work, worked, worked But you should note the following points: 1. Some verbs can be both regular and irregular, for example:

learn, learned, learned learn, learnt, learnt 2. Some verbs change their meaning depending on whether they are regular or irregular, for example "to hang":

regular

hang, hanged, hanged

to kill or die, by dropping with a rope around the neck to fix something (for example, a picture) at the top so that the lower part is free

irregular

hang, hung, hung

3. The present tense of some regular verbs is the same as the past tense of some irregular verbs:

Regular Irregular

found, founded, founded

find, found, found

Regular Verbs List


There are thousands of regular verbs in English. This is a list of 600 of the more common regular verbs.

accept add admire admit advise afford agree alert

allow amuse analyse announce annoy answer apologise appear

applaud appreciate approve argue arrange arrest arrive ask

attach attack attempt attend attract avoid

back bake balance

beg behave belong

boil bolt bomb

brake branch breathe

ban bang bare bat bathe battle beam

bleach bless blind blink blot blush boast

book bore borrow bounce bow box brake

bruise brush bubble bump burn bury buzz

calculate call camp care carry carve cause challenge change charge chase cheat check cheer chew

choke chop claim clap clean clear clip close coach coil collect colour comb command communicate

compare compete complain complete concentrate concern confess confuse connect consider consist contain continue copy correct

cough count cover crack crash crawl cross crush cry cure curl curve cycle

dam damage dance dare decay deceive decide decorate delay delight

deliver depend describe desert deserve destroy detect develop disagree disappear

disapprove disarm discover dislike divide double doubt drag drain dream

dress drip drop drown drum dry dust

earn educate embarrass employ empty encourage

end enjoy enter entertain escape examine

excite excuse exercise exist expand expect

explain explode extend

face fade fail fancy fasten fax fear fence

fetch file fill film fire fit fix flap

flash float flood flow flower fold follow fool

force form found frame frighten fry

gather gaze glow glue

grab grate grease greet

grin grip groan guarantee

guard guess guide

hammer hand handle hang happen harass

harm hate haunt head heal heap

heat help hook hop hope hover

hug hum hunt hurry

identify ignore imagine impress improve include

increase influence inform inject injure instruct

intend interest interfere interrupt introduce invent

invite irritate itch

jog join

joke judge

juggle jump

kick kill

kiss kneel

knit knock

knot

label land last laugh launch

learn level license lick lie

lighten like list listen live

load lock long look love

man manage march mark marry match mate

matter measure meddle melt memorise mend mess up

milk mine miss mix moan moor mourn

move muddle mug multiply murder

nail name

need nest

nod note

notice number

obey object observe

obtain occur offend

offer open order

overflow owe own

pack paddle paint park part pass paste pat pause peck pedal peel peep perform

permit phone pick pinch pine place plan plant play please plug point poke polish

pop possess post pour practise pray preach precede prefer prepare present preserve press pretend

prevent prick print produce program promise protect provide pull pump punch puncture punish push

question

queue

race radiate rain raise reach realise receive recognise record reduce reflect

refuse regret reign reject rejoice relax release rely remain remember remind

remove repair repeat replace reply report reproduce request rescue retire return

rhyme rinse risk rob rock roll rot rub ruin rule rush

sack sail satisfy save saw scare scatter scold scorch scrape scratch scream screw scribble scrub seal search

shiver shock shop shrug sigh sign signal sin sip ski skip slap slip slow smash smell smile

soothe sound spare spark sparkle spell spill spoil spot spray sprout squash squeak squeal squeeze stain stamp

stop store strap strengthen stretch strip stroke stuff subtract succeed suck suffer suggest suit supply support suppose

separate serve settle shade share shave shelter

smoke snatch sneeze sniff snore snow soak

stare start stay steer step stir stitch

surprise surround suspect suspend switch

talk tame tap taste tease telephone tempt terrify test thank

thaw tick tickle tie time tip tire touch tour tow

trace trade train transport trap travel treat tremble trick trip

trot trouble trust try tug tumble turn twist type

undress unfasten

unite unlock

unpack untidy

use

vanish

visit

wail wait walk wander want warm warn wash

waste watch water wave weigh welcome whine whip

whirl whisper whistle wink wipe wish wobble wonder

work worry wrap wreck wrestle wriggle

x-ray

yawn

yell

zip

zoom

Irregular Verbs List


This is a list of some irregular verbs in English. Of course, there are many others, but these are the more common irregular verbs.

V1 Base Form awake be beat become begin bend bet bid bite blow break bring broadcast

V2 Past Simple awoke was, were beat became began bent bet bid bit blew broke brought broadcast

V3 Past Participle awoken been beaten become begun bent bet bid bitten blown broken brought broadcast

build burn buy catch choose come cost cut dig do draw dream drive drink eat fall feel fight

built burned/burnt bought caught chose came cost cut dug did drew dreamed/dreamt drove drank ate fell felt fought

built burned/burnt bought caught chosen come cost cut dug done drawn dreamed/dreamt driven drunk eaten fallen felt fought

find fly forget forgive freeze get give go grow hang have hear hide hit hold hurt keep know lay

found flew forgot forgave froze got gave went grew hung had heard hid hit held hurt kept knew laid

found flown forgotten forgiven frozen gotten given gone grown hung had heard hidden hit held hurt kept known laid

lead learn leave lend let lie lose make mean meet pay put read ride ring rise run say see

led learned/learnt left lent let lay lost made meant met paid put read rode rang rose ran said saw

led learned/learnt left lent let lain lost made meant met paid put read ridden rung risen run said seen

sell send show shut sing sit sleep speak spend stand swim take teach tear tell think throw understand wake

sold sent showed shut sang sat slept spoke spent stood swam took taught tore told thought threw understood woke

sold sent showed/shown shut sung sat slept spoken spent stood swum taken taught torn told thought thrown understood woken

wear win write

wore won wrote

worn won written

IRREGULAR VERBS
Ricardo Schtz Embora os verbos irregulares se constituam numa pequena minoria em relao a todos os verbos existentes na lngua, a freqncia com que ocorrem muito alta, o que lhes d uma importncia significativa. So todos de origem anglo-saxnica e se referem predominantemente a aes comuns. Os verbos irregulares do ingls so aqueles verbos que no seguem a regra geral de formao do Passado e do Particpio Passado. A formao do Past e do Past Participle, de acordo com a regra geral, que se aplica a todos os demais verbos, se d atravs do sufixo -ed. Portanto, todo verbo que no seguir este padro, ser classificado de irregular. interessante notar que a irregularidade dos verbos em ingls manifesta-se apenas nas formas do Past e do Past Participle, e no na conjugao dos mesmos, como em portugus. Os nicos verbos do ingls que tm tambm uma conjugao irregular so o verbo to be e os verbos auxiliares modais (can, may, might, shall, should, must, etc.). interessante notar tambm que, com relao a freqncia de ocorrncia, o Past mais importante para o aluno do que o Past Participle. Enquanto que o Past representa uma das estruturas gramaticais bsicas, o Past Participle ocorre apenas no Perfect Tense, na formao da Voz Passiva (veja aqui sobre o uso da Voz Passiva), e na forma adjetivada do verbo. Exemplos:

Have you heard the news? - Perfect Tense Toyotas are made in Japan. - Passive Voice English is a widely spoken language. - Adjective Ns aqui classificamos as formas irregulares dos verbos como uma questo de vocabulrio, uma vez que as mesmas no interferem na estruturao das frases; e do ponto de vista do aprendizado, o aluno deve assimilar essas formas da mesma maneira que assimila vocabulrio.

Base Form

Past Tense

Past Participle

Portuguese Translation

------arise awake be bear beat become befall beget begin behold bend bet bid bind bite bleed blow break breed bring broadcast build buy cast catch choose cling come cost creep cut deal dig do draw drink drive eat fall feed feel fight find flee fling fly forbid forget forgive freeze get give go grind grow have hear hide hit hold hurt keep know lay lead leave lend let lie lose make

------arose awoke was, were bore beat became befell begot began beheld bent bet bid bound bit bled blew broke bred brought broadcast built bought cast caught chose clung came cost crept cut dealt dug did drew drank drove ate fell fed felt fought found fled flung flew forbade forgot forgave froze got gave went ground grew had heard hid hit held hurt kept knew laid led left lent let lay lost made

--------------arisen awoken been borne beaten become befallen begotten, begot begun beheld bent bet bid bound bitten bled blown broken bred brought broadcast built bought cast caught chosen clung come cost crept cut dealt dug done drawn drunk driven eaten fallen fed felt fought found fled flung flown forbidden forgot, forgotten forgiven frozen gotten, got given gone ground grown had heard hidden, hid hit held hurt kept known laid led left lent let lain lost made

------------------surgir, erguer-se despertar ser, estar suportar, ser portador de bater tornar-se acontecer procriar, gerar comear contemplar curvar apostar oferecer, fazer uma oferta unir, encadernar, obrigar-se morder sangrar, ter hemorragia assoprar, explodir quebrar procriar, reproduzir trazer irradiar, transmitir construir comprar atirar, deitar pegar, capturar escolher aderir, segurar-se vir custar rastejar cortar negociar, tratar cavocar fazer ** tracionar, desenhar ** beber dirigir, ir de carro comer cair alimentar sentir, sentir-se lutar achar, encontrar fugir, escapar arremessar voar, pilotar proibir esquecer perdoar congelar, paralisar obter ** dar ir moer crescer, cultivar ter, beber, comer ouvir esconder bater segurar machucar guardar, manter saber, conhecer colocar em posio horizontal, assentar liderar deixar, partir dar emprestado deixar, alugar deitar perder, extraviar fazer, fabricar **

mean meet overcome overtake pay put quit read ride ring rise run saw say see seek sell send set shake shed shine shoot show shrink shut sing sink sit slay sleep slide sling speak spend spin spit spread spring stand steal stick sting stink strike string strive swear sweep swim swing take teach tear tell think throw tread undergo understand uphold wear win wind write

meant met overcame overtook paid put quit read rode rang rose ran sawed said saw sought sold sent set shook shed shone shot showed shrank shut sang sank sat slew slept slid slung spoke spent spun spit, spat spread sprang stood stole stuck stung stank struck strung strove swore swept swam swung took taught tore told thought threw trod underwent understood upheld wore won wound wrote

meant met overcome overtaken paid put quit read ridden rung risen run sawn said seen sought sold sent set shaken shed shone shot shown shrunk shut sung sunk sat slain slept slid slung spoken spent spun spit, spat spread sprung stood stolen stuck stung stunk struck strung striven sworn swept swum swung taken taught torn told thought thrown trodden undergone understood upheld worn won wound written

significar, querer dizer encontrar, conhecer superar alcanar, surpreender pagar colocar abandonar ler andar tocar (campainha, etc.) subir, erguer-se correr, concorrer, dirigir serrar dizer ver procurar obter, objetivar vender mandar pr em determinada condio, marcar, ajustar ** sacudir, tremer soltar, deixar cair ** brilhar, reluzir atirar, alvejar mostrar, exibir encolher, contrair fechar, cerrar cantar afundar, submergir sentar matar, assassinar dormir deslizar, escorregar atirar, arremessar falar gastar fiar, rodopiar cuspir espalhar fazer saltar parar de p, agentar roubar cravar, fincar, enfiar picar (inseto) cheirar mal golpear, desferir, atacar encordoar, amarrar esforar-se, lutar jurar, prometer, assegurar varrer nadar balanar, alternar tomar ** ensinar, dar aula rasgar, despedaar contar pensar atirar, arremessar pisar, trilhar submeter-se a, suportar entender sustentar, apoiar, defender vestir, usar, gastar vencer, ganhar enrolar, rodar, dar corda escrever, redigir

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