O past simple dos verbos irregulares em inglês

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O past simple dos verbos irregulares

Lembrete: o past simple descreve eventos passados concluídos. Para os verbos regulares, adiciona-se -ed ao infinitivo (sem o to).

começar → Eu comecei um curso de guitarra no mês passado.

Alguns verbos são irregulares e têm uma forma especial no past simple (passado simples). Usamos a mesma forma para todos os pronomes. Alguns verbos irregulares comuns são:


InfinitivoPast Simple
to come (vir)came (veio)
to do (fazer)did (fez)
to give (dar)gave (deu)
to get (obter)got (obteve)


InfinitivoPast Simple
to go (ir)went (foi)
to make (fazer)made (fez)
to say (dizer)said (disse)
to take (pegar, levar)took (pegou, levou)

Eu fui a Nova York no verão passado.

Eles pegaram o trem para Kent.

Ela me deu um presente lindo.

Notas:

  • Os verbos to be (ser/estar) e to have (ter) também são irregulares. Vamos estudá-los em lições separadas.

Eu estava em Dover no mês passado.

Nós nos divertimos muito em Newcastle.

  • Há mais de 200 verbos irregulares em inglês, mas não se preocupe! Concentre-se nos mais comuns por enquanto e você aprenderá mais com o tempo.


Exercício 1

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple for each verb.

to give I Timmy my phone number.

to do You the right thing.

to go Yesterday they to the shopping mall.


Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple for each verb.

to give I gave 1 Timmy my phone number.

to do You did 2 the right thing.

to go Yesterday they went 3 to the shopping mall.

1 gave:

to give I gave Timmy my phone number. Example: the guest gave his passport to Magda.

1 gift:

A gift is a nice thing to receive, but it is not the right answer here. Example: I want a nice gift for my birthday.

1 gives:

Gives is the present simple of the verb to give for subjects like he/she/it, not the past simple. Example: my friend gives me good advice.

2 did:

to do You did the right thing. Example: we did everything we had planned.

2 day:

A day is a period of 24 hours, not the past simple of the verb to do. Example: I am going to the beach for two days.

2 does:

You could say she does the right thing in the present simple, but here we asked for the past simple.

3 went:

to go Yesterday they went to the shopping mall. Example: Roger went to the park last week.

3 wanted:

Wanted is the regular past simple of the verb to want, not of to go. Example: we wanted to meet you for dinner.

3 good:

Good is the opposite of bad, not the past simple of to go. Example: have a good day!

Exercício 2

Write the past simple of the irregular verbs in brackets. Pro tip: press the “Help me” button if necessary!

I ready in 5 minutes.

You the train yesterday.

Anna hello.

I got ready in 5 minutes.

You took the train yesterday.

Anna said hello.

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Write the past simple of the irregular verbs in brackets. Pro tip: press the “Help me” button if necessary!

I [not done] got 1 ready in 5 minutes.

You [not done] took 2 the train yesterday.

Anna [not done] said 3 hello.

1 got:

I got ready in 5 minutes. Example: she got a new phone from her brother.

2 took:

You took the train yesterday. Example: you took my heart away!

3 said:

Anna said hello. Example: that's what she said.

Exercício 3

Fill the blanks with the missing letters to write the past simple form of each irregular verb. Feeling confused? Press the “Help me” button!

to come We to your birthday party last year.

to make Magda a mistake with the bookings.

to go Last month Timmy to Argentina.

to come We to your birthday party last year.

to make Magda a mistake with the bookings.

to go Last month Timmy to Argentina.

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Fill the blanks with the missing letters to write the past simple form of each irregular verb. Feeling confused? Press the “Help me” button!

to come We 1 to your birthday party last year.

to make Magda 2 a mistake with the bookings.

to go Last month Timmy 3 to Argentina.

1 came:

to come We came to your birthday party last year. Note: the verb become has a similar irregular form in the past simple: became. Example: she came to visit me with her mother.

2 made:

to make Magda made a mistake with the bookings. Example: they made the story up.

3 went:

to go Last month Timmy went to Argentina. Example: I went to the train station in the morning.


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