Os 100 Verbos Mais Comuns da Língua Inglesa Os Verbos formam a base da comunicação. Começando por eles, você já adquire vantagem. Os Verbos são a espinha dorsal de qualquer idioma. São eles que expressam as ações, estados, ou fenômenos da natureza – conforme decoramos no colégio! Aqui você encontrará os 100 verbos mais comuns da língua inglesa, divididos em grupos de 10. Cada verbo vem acompanhado de sua respectiva tradução – e uma frase-modelo. Os verbos irregulares estão destacados em itálico. Eis algumas dicas para sua utilização: •

Imprima os 10 grupos – recorte cada um deles – e mantenha-os consigo durante o dia. Sempre que tiver um tempo livre, consulte-os. Você se surpreenderá com seu progresso sem necessitar reservar um tempo específico para estudar.

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Traduza as frases para o Português.

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Rescreva cada frase em inglês, alterando uma palavra por frase. Mas lembre-se: substitua sempre verbo por verbo, substantivo por substantivo, e assim por diante.

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Inglês arrive – arrived ask – asked be – was / were begin – began break – broke bring – brought buy – bought call – called can – could choose – chose

Português chegar pedir, perguntar ser, estar começar, iniciar quebrar trazer comprar chamar, telefonar poder escolher

Exemplo What time did you arrive there? Why don’t you ask your father? I want to be your friend. When did it all begin? Don’t break my heart. Can you please bring me a glass? Where did you buy your car? Call me later, please. Can I help you? Choose the right.

Inglês clean – cleaned close – closed come – came cook – cooked cry – cried cut – cut dance – danced date – dated depend – (ed) die – died

Português limpar fechar vir cozinhar chorar, gritar cortar dançar namorar depender morrer

Exemplo It’s not very clean. Close the door, please. Could you come earlier? Do you know how to cook? Why was she crying again? How did he cut his hand? Do you know how to dance? Are you dating him? Do you depend on your parents? When did your grandfather die?

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Inglês do – did dream–dreamed drink – drank drive – drove eat – ate fall – fell feel – felt find – found finish – finished fly – flew

Português fazer sonhar tomar, beber dirigir comer cair sentir achar, encontrar acabar, terminar voar

Exemplo What do you do? Did you sleep well? Do you drink beer? Do you know how to drive? Let’s eat! How could he fall? Are you feeling better now? I need to find a better job! Let’s finish it now? She is always flying.

Inglês follow – followed forget – forgot get – got get up – got up give – gave go – went grow – grew have – had hear – heard help – helped

Português seguir esquecer conseguir, obter levantar dar, doar ir crescer, cultivar ter escutar, ouvir ajudar, socorrer

Exemplo Follow me as I follow Him. I will never forget that morning... Is he getting fat again? What time do you usually get up? Give me your hand. Where do you want to go tonight? Everybody needs to grow. Once I had a dream. Can you hear me? Help me, please!

Inglês hope – hoped jump – jumped keep – kept kiss – kissed know – knew learn – learned leave – left lend – lent let – let like – liked

Português esperar pular, saltar guardar, manter beijar conhecer, saber aprender sair, deixar, partir emprestar deixar, permitir gostar

Exemplo I hope you get this job. Let’s jump together! Keep the change. Let’s just kiss and say goodbye. Did you know my father? I want to learn Portuguese! Don’t leave me alone! Can you lend me some money? Let me try again. Do you like your work?

Inglês listen – listened live – lived look – looked lose – lost love – loved make – made marry – married meet – met miss – missed need – needed

Português ouvir, escutar gostar olhar, ver perder amar fazer casar

Exemplo Are you listening to me? Where do you live? Look at me now. I lost my wallet yesterday. I love you. I can’t make it all alone... When did you get married? Nice to meet you. Why did you miss the last class? Call me if you need some help.

encontrar, conhecer

perder, sentir falta precisar

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Inglês open – opened pay – paid play – played prefer – (ed) put – put read – read receive – (ed) remember (ed) run – ran say – said

Português abrir pagar jogar, tocar preferir pôr, colocar ler receber lembrar correr dizer

Exemplo What time does it open? Who is going to pay for it? Let’s play this afternoon again? I prefer to live on my own. Put your hand in the hand of God. Do you like to read? How much did you receive? I can’t remember his last name... Let’s run away! What did you say?

Inglês see – saw sell – sold send – sent sing – sang sit – sat sleep – slept speak – spoke spell – spelt spend – spent start – started

Português ver vender mandar, enviar cantar, cantarolar sentar (se) dormir falar soletrar gastar, despender começar, iniciar

Exemplo I can’t see you anymore... Do you want to sell your house? Send her flowers! Do you sing in the bathroom? Sit down, please. Did you sleep well last night? Do you speak English? How do you spell your name? How much can you spend? What time did the show start?

Inglês stay – stayed stop – stopped study – studied take – took talk – talked tell – told there is – are think – thought travel – traveled turn – turned

Português ficar parar estudar pegar, levar falar, conversar contar, dizer haver, existir, ter pensar, achar viajar virar

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Português entender 91 understand – ood visitar 92 visit – visited esperar 93 wait – waited 94 wake up - woke up acordar, despertar andar, caminhar 95 walk – walked querer 96 want – wanted lavar 97 wash – washed 98 watch – watched assistir 99 work – worked trabalhar, funcionar escrever 100 write – wrote

Why didn’t you stop them? When did you study there? Let’s take the next bus! I don’t want to talk about it. Why don’t you tell your mother? There is a place for everyone... What do you think about it? Did you travel last year? Turn right, please. Exemplo I don’t understand your father. Would you like to visit her today? Wait a moment, please. What time did you wake up? You need to walk daily. I don’t want it anymore. Wash your hands before eating. Did you watch TV last night? Are you working there yet? Do you prefer to write or to read?