The most used verbs in english
Present -Simple Past -Past Participle - Example
1-allow -allowed-allowed- Smoking is not allowed here.
2- add-added-added. She added him on Facebook
3- appear-appeared-appeared: They appeared on TV.
4- ask - asked -asked: He asked my name. / She asked him to close the door.
5- be- was; were-been: 1. I was really tired. 2. They were my teachers.
6- become- became -become: We became friends.
7- begin- began -begun: The film had begun when we arrived.
8- believe- believed -believed: I believe our team will win.
9- bring -brought - brought: I brought my sister to the party.
10-build- built -built: A new building was built in front of the park.
11-buy -bought -bought: I need to buy a new bikini.
12- call- called -called: 1. I will call Mary and invite her for my party. 2. She called her mom to come see the puppy.
13-Can- could: I can ply socer- He could ride a bike when he was 3.; I could have traveled to New York if I had the money.
14-change- changed -changed: I changed my vacation destiny.
15- consider- considered -considered: I consider him family.
16-continue- continued -continued: She can’t continue with the project.
17- come - came- come: She came earlier than I thought.
18- create- created- created: The company created new jobs for the city.
19- cut -cut -cut: He cut the pizza in eight slices.
20- die -died- died: He died in a car accident.
21-do-did-done:They did a very good job. Do com auxiliar; Do you like pizza?
* Eat- ate- Eaten- comer: Let´s eat in, I´m tired ( vamos comer em casa...)
22- expect-expected-expected: (esperar) I was expecting his phone call.
23-fall-fell-fallen: An orange fell from the tree. (Caiu uma laranja da árvore.)
24- feel -felt -felt: I felt really happy with the news.
25-find- found-found: I found the keys under the bed.
26-fold-folded-folded: Sally folded the sheet. (Sally dobrou o lençol.)
27- follow -followed- followed: 1. Jack was followed by a stranger. 2. I have followed their discussion. (Eu acompanhei a discussão deles.)
28- get -got -gotten: 1. Don’t forget to get the keys. 2. She got a new job.
29- give -gave- given: He gave me flowers everyday.
30-go-went- gone: They went to the USA last year.
31-grow- grew -grown: These plants only grow in the tropics.
32- happen -happened- happened: What happened?
33- have -had- had: She had a yellow bike when she was a kid.
34-hear- heard -heard: I heard a noise. (Eu ouvi um barulho.)
35- help- helped -helped: He used to help his mom with the housework.
36-hold -held -held: Hold my hand while crossing the street.
37- include- included -included: I included his name in the VIP list.
38- keep -(continuar, manter)-kept-kept: He kept singing the same song during the whole day.
39- kill- killed- killed: He was killed in a robbery. (Ele foi morto em um assalto.)
40- know- knew-known: I didn’t know she was pregnant. (Eu não sabia que ela estava grávida.)
41-lead-(liderar)-led-led: Michael used to lead the baseball team.
42-leave(sair) -left-left :I left home at 10.
43- learn(aprender)-learned- learned: He learned how to speak Japanese.
44- let-let-let: I let him go out with his friends.
*Lend -Lent- lent: emprestar : Can you lend me your car?
*Borrow- Borrowed Pegar eprestado: Can I borrow your pen?
45- like-liked-liked: We liked the movie a lot.
What kind of music do you listen to?
46- look-(1. olhar; 2. parecer)-looked-looked: 1. She looked at her sister and smiled. 2. He looked tired.
47- lose (perder)-lost-lost: I lost my wallet.
48- love-loved-loved: I love my dog.
49- make- made- made: I made a chocolate cake.
50- mean (significar) meant- meant: What does it mean?
51- meet -met-met: We met in front of the shopping mall.
52- move- moved-moved: 1. He made his opponent move. 2. We moved to Portugal in March.
53-May -(possibilidade) poder He may arrive late.
54- Might It might rain tomorrow.
55- Must (obrigação) ter que. You must arrive 2 hours earlier.
56- need -needed-needed: They need to buy a bigger car.
57- offer -offered -offered: He offered me a ride.
58- open -opened -opened: They always leave the door open.
59- pay- paid -paid; All my bills are paid.
60 - play 1. brincar; 2. jogar- played -played: The kids are playing in the yard. 2. We play basketball every Sunday.
61- provide fornecer -provided- provided: The director provided everything that was needed for the project.
62- put-put- put Put your baggage under your seat.
63- reach alcançar - reached-reached: I am not tall enough to reach that shelf.
64- read-read -read: I’ve read all of his books.
65- remain continuar, permanecer- remained -remained: I remained alert during the night.
66- remember- remembered -remembered: Do you remember the time when we fell in love?
67- run 1. correr; 2. ser executado (informática) -ran-run: My brother has run 3 marathons. 2. The app is running.
68- say -said-said: She said she would come. (Ela disse que viria.)
69- see- saw- seen: I have already seen that movie.
70- seem- parecer- seemed- seemed: They seemed happy.
71- send- enviar- sent- sent: He has sent me a letter.
72-serve-served-served:They served wine at the party.
73- set 1. definir; 2. configurar -set- set: 1. The conference is set for this year. 2. I set the alarm for 6 a.m.
74- Should: You should study for the exam.
75- show- showed- shown: He showed me how to change a flat tire.
76- sit -sat - sat: She sat next to the window.
77- speak- spoke- spoken: He speaks German.
78- spend (1. passar; 2. gastar) spent- spent: 1. I spent my vacations in Albuquerque. 2. She spent all the money she received.
79- stand- 1. ficar em pé; 2. aguentar- stood -stood: 1. He stood by the door. (Ele ficou em pé perto da porta.) 2. I can’t stand it anymore. (Não aguento mais isso.)
80- start- started- started: The game started at 6.
81- stay- ficar, stayed- stayed: He stayed up late. (Ele ficou acordado até tarde.)
82- stop stopped- stopped- They stopped talking when we arrived.
83- take1. pegar; 2. levar took-took- 1. He took my hand. 2. We took him to school. (Nós o levamos para a escola.)
84- talk- talked -talked: 1. She talked to him. (Ela falou com ele.) 2. They were talking about the accident.
85- tell- told -told: I told him to come visit me on Saturday.
86- think- thought -thought: 1. I thought of him every day. 2. She thought I wouldn’t come. (Ela achou que eu não viria.)
87- try- 1. tentar; 2. experimentar- tried -tried: 1. I tried to lift that box but it’s too heavy. 2. Have you tried mashed potatoes with cheese?
88- turn virar- turned -turned: He has turned the button to the left.
89- understand- understood - understood: They understood what I was saying.
90- use- used -used: I used this book to do the research.
91- wait- waited -waited: I waited for him.
92- walk- walked- walked: We walked for 3 hours. (Caminhamos por 3 horas.)
93- want- wanted -wanted: We wanted to visit Kelly.
94- watch- watched-watched: They watched the game at the restaurant.
95- Will -indica futuro: I will travel to Portugal in March.
96- win-won-won:I won the lottery. (Ganhei na loteria.)
97- work- worked-worked: We worked together last year.
98- Would. I would travel more if I had the money. (Eu viajaria mais se tivesse dinheiro.)
