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
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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
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