Diferente dos verbos regulares, essa classe de verbos não segue um padrão quando conjugadas no tempo verbal passado.
Neste caso, os verbos são escritos de modo diferente, como se fossem outra palavras, e não apresentam a terminação –ed (exigida nos verbos regulares). Com isso, as formas do passado e do particípio passado podem variar.
Tabela de verbos irregulares
| Infinitivo | Passado Simples | Particípio Passado | Significado |
|---|---|---|---|
| to arise | arose | arisen | erguer, levantar |
| to awake | awoke | awoken | acordar, despertar |
| to be | was / were | been | ser, estar, ficar |
| to bear | bore | borne | suportar, aguentar |
| to beat | beat | beaten | bater, espancar, superar, vibrar, palpitar |
| to become | became | become | tornar-se |
| to begin | began | begun | começar, iniciar |
| to bend | bent | bent | curvar, entortar, franzir, dirigir, desistir |
| to bet | bet | bet | apostar |
| to bid | bade | bidden | oferecer, convidar, ordenar, desejar, leiloar |
| to bind | bound | bound | atar, amarrar, obrigar |
| to bite | bit | bitten | morder, engolir a isca |
| to bleed | bled | bled | sangrar, perder sangue |
| to blow | blew | blown | soprar, assobiar, fazer soar |
| to break | broke | broken | quebrar, romper, violar |
| to breed | bred | bred | procriar, gerar, fazer criação, educar, ensinar |
| to bring | brought | brought | trazer, servir, causar, executar, induzir |
| to build | built | built | construir, edificar, fabricar |
| to burn | burnt | burnt | queimar, incendiar, carbonizar |
| to burst | burst | burst | arrebentar, explodir, brotar, exclamar |
| to buy | bought | bought | comprar |
| to cast | cast | cast | arremessar, jogar, derrubar, moldar |
| to catch | caught | caught | pegar, capturar, entender, adquirir |
| to choose | chose | chosen | escolher, selecionar, preferir |
| to cling | clung | clung | pegar-se, unir-se, aderir |
| to clothe | clothed | clothed | vestir, cobrir |
| to come | came | come | vir, chegar |
| to cost | cost | cost | custar |
| to creep | crept | crept | engatinhar, arrastar-se no chão, andar de rasto |
| to crow | crew | crowed | cacarejar |
| to cut | cut | cut | cortar, partir, reduzir, recortar, castrar |
| to deal | dealt | dealt | dar, distribuir, repartir, dividir, espalhar, negociar |
| to dig | dug | dug | cavar, escavar |
| to do | did | done | fazer |
| to draw | drew | drawn | desenhar, extrair, sair |
| to drink | drank | drunk | beber |
| to drive | drove | driven | dirigir, guiar |
| to dwell | dwelt | dwelt | residir, ficar por um tempo, enfatizar, insistir em |
| to eat | ate | eaten | comer |
| to fall | fell | fallen | cair, desaguar, abater-se, decrescer, diminuir |
| to feed | fed | fed | alimentar, nutrir |
| to feel | felt | felt | sentir, notar |
| to fight | fought | fought | lutar, brigar |
| to find | found | found | achar, encontrar |
| to flee | fled | fled | fugir, escapar, evitar, correr |
| to fling | flung | flung | lançar, arremessar |
| to fly | flew | flown | voar |
| to forbid | forbade | forbidden | proibir |
| to forget | forgot | forgotten | esquecer(-se) |
| to forgive | forgave | forgiven | perdoar |
| to forsake | forsook | forsaken | abandonar, desertar, largar; abrir mão de |
| to freeze | froze | frozen | congelar, gelar |
| to get | got | got | obter, conseguir |
| to give | gave | given | dar |
| to go | went | gone | ir |
| to grow | grew | grown | crescer, florescer, germinar |
| to hang | hung | hung | pendurar, suspender |
| to have | had | had | ter, possuir |
| to hear | heard | heard | ouvir, escutar, ter notícias |
| to heave | hove | hove | puxar |
| to hew | hewed | hewn | reduzir, talhar |
| to hide | hid | hidden | esconder(-se), ocultar |
| to hit | hit | hit | bater, chocar-se |
| to hold | held | held | segurar, agarrar |
| to hurt | hurt | hurt | ferir(-se), machucar |
| to keep | kept | kept | manter, conservar, preservar |
| to kneel | knelt | knelt | ajoelhar-se |
| to knit | knit | knit | tricotar |
| to know | knew | known | saber, conhecer |
| to lay | laid | laid | pôr, colocar, derrubar, deitar |
| to lead | led | led | conduzir, liderar, dirigir, comandar |
| to leap | leapt | leapt | saltar, pular, transportar, cobrir (os animais) |
| to learn | learnt | learnt | aprender, ficar sabendo |
| to leave | left | left | partir, deixar, sair |
| to lend | lent | lent | emprestar |
| to let | let | let | permitir, deixar |
| to lie | lay | lain | deitar, jazer |
| to light | lit | lit | acender, iluminar |
| to lose | lost | lost | perder |
| to make | made | made | fazer, criar, elaborar |
| to mean | meant | meant | significar, querer dizer |
| to meet | met | met | encontrar(-se), reunir(-se) |
| to partake | partook | partaken | participar |
| to pay | paid | paid | pagar |
| to put | put | put | pôr, colocar |
| to quit | quit | quit | desistir, abandonar |
| to read | read | read | ler, interpretar |
| to ride | rode | ridden | cavalgar, andar de bibicleta ou carro |
| to ring | rang | rung | soar, tocar (campainha, telefone) |
| to rise | rose | risen | erguer-se, levantar-se |
| to run | ran | run | correr, apressar-se |
| to saw | sawed | sawn | serrar |
| to say | said | said | dizer, afirmar, declarar |
| to see | saw | seen | ver, perceber |
| to seek | sought | sought | procurar, pedir, almejar |
| to sell | sold | sold | vender |
| to send | sent | sent | enviar, mandar |
| to set | set | set | pôr, dispor, ajustar |
| to sew | sewed | sewn | costurar, coser |
| to shake | shook | shaken | sacudir, agitar, apertar a mão (em cumprimento) |
| to shed | shed | shed | derramar, vazar |
| to shine | shone | shone | brilhar |
| to shoot | shot | shot | atirar, ferir com tiro |
| to show | showed | shown | mostrar, apresentar |
| to shred | shred | shred | cortar em pedaços, picar, retalhar, rasgar |
| to shrink | shrank | shrunk | contrair, encolher, recuar |
| to shut | shut | shut | fechar, cerrar; tampar |
| to sing | sang | sung | cantar |
| to sink | sank | sunk | afundar |
| to sit | sat | sat | sentar(-se) |
| to slay | slew | slain | matar, assassinar, destruir, arruinar |
| to sleep | slept | slept | dormir |
| to slide | slid | slid | escorregar, deslizar |
| to sling | slung | slung | atirar, arremessar |
| to smell | smelt | smelt | cheirar |
| to smite | smote | smitten | bater, espancar |
| to sow | sowed | sown | semear |
| to speak | spoke | spoken | falar |
| to spell | spelt | spelt | soletrar |
| to spend | spent | spent | gastar (dinheiro), passar (tempo) |
| to spill | spilt | spilt | derramar |
| to spin | spun | spun | girar |
| to spit | spat | spit | cuspir |
| to spoil | spoilt | spoilt | estragar, destruir |
| to spread | spread | spread | espalhar, estender |
| to spring | sprang | sprung | saltar, lançar-se, libertar-se |
| to stand | stood | stood | ficar ou pôr-se de pé |
| to steal | stole | stolen | roubar, furtar |
| to stick | stuck | stuck | cravar, fincar |
| to sting | stung | stung | picar, ferroar |
| to stink | stank | stunk | feder; enojar |
| to strew | strewed | strewn | espalhar, polvilhar, aspergir |
| to stride | strode | stridden | caminhar, cavalgar |
| to strike | struck | struck | bater, golpear |
| to string | strung | strung | amarrar, pendurar, enfiar, esticar |
| to strive | strove | striven | aspirar, tentar, esforçar-se |
| to swear | swore | sworn | jurar |
| to sweat | sweat | sweat | suar |
| to sweep | swept | swept | varrer |
| to swell | swelled | swollen | inchar (-se), crescer, encher (os pneus) |
| to swim | swam | swum | nadar |
| to swing | swung | swung | balançar |
| to take | took | taken | tomar, pegar, levar |
| to teach | taught | taught | ensinar |
| to tear | tore | torn | chorar, lacrimejar; rasgar, rachar |
| to tell | told | told | dizer, contar |
| to think | thought | thought | pensar, achar |
| to thrive | throve | thriven | ter sucesso |
| to throw | threw | thrown | lançar, atirar |
| to thrust | thrust | thrust | empurrar |
| to tread | trod | trodden | pisar, andar, pôr os pés |
| to understand | understood | understood | entender, compreender |
| to wake | woke | woken | acordar |
| to wear | wore | worn | vestir, usar, trajar |
| to weave | wove | woven | tecer, trançar |
| to weep | wept | wept | chorar |
| to wet | wet | wet | molhar, umedecer |
| to win | won | won | ganhar, vencer |
| to wind | wound | wound | girar, enrolar-se |
| to wring | wrung | wrung | torcer |
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