An irregular verb is a type of verb in which the past tense is not formed by adding the usual –ed ending to make the past tense or the past participle form.
The spellings of an irregular verb can be tricky, and may follow a different pattern.
Here we’ll have a table of irregular verbs with sentences and audio.
Abaixo de cada verbo temos a legenda (acesso free) ou (alunos e assinantes).
| Infinitive | Past simple | Past participle | Portuguese |
| be [bɪ] (free) | was, were [wəz,wɑz/ wər, wɜr] | been [bɪn] | ser, estar, ficar |
| bear [bɛr] | bore [bɔr] | born, borne [bɔrn] | suportar, dar a luz |
| beat [bit] | beat [bit] | beaten [ˈbɪtn] | bater, espancar |
| become [bɪˈkʌm] | became [bɪˈkeɪm] | become [bɪˈkʌm] | tornar-se, vir a ser, ficar bem |
| begin [bɪˈgɪn] | began [bɪˈgæn] | begun [bɪˈgʌn] | começar, iniciar |
| bend [bɛnd] | bent [bɛnt] | bent [bɛnt] | curvar, dobrar |
| bet [bɛt] | bet [bɛt] bet | bet [bɛt] bet | apostar |
| bid [bɪd] | bid [bɪd] | bid [bɪd] | oferecer, concorrer, fazer um lance |
| bind [baɪnd] | bound [baʊnd] | bound [baʊnd] | unir, encadernar |
| bite [baɪt] | bit [bɪt] | bitten [bɪtn] | morder, picar |
| bleed [blɪd] | bled [bled] | bled [bled] | sangrar, ter hemorragia |
| blow [bloʊ] | blew [blʊ] | blown [bloʊn] | soprar, assoprar, explodir, estourar |
| break [breɪk] | broke [broʊk] | broken [ˈbroʊkən] | quebrar, romper |
| breed [brid] | bred [brɛd] | bred [brɛd] | procriar, reproduzir |
| broadcast [ˈbrɔdkæst] | broadcast [ˈbrɔdkæst] | broadcast [ˈbrɔdkæst] | irradiar, transmitir (rádio, TV) |
| build [bɪld] | built [bɪlt] | built [bɪlt] | construir, edificar |
| burst [bɜːst] | burst [bɜːst] | burst [bɜːst] | estourar, rebentar |
| buy [baɪ] | bought [bɔt] | bought [bɔt] | comprar |
| bring [brɪŋ] (alunos) | brought [brɔt] | brought [brɔt] | trazer, causar, provocar |
| have [hæv] (alunos) | had [hæd] | had [hæd] | ter, beber, comer |
Amadeu Carvalho 