Portuguese Verbs
Verbs are a key part of any language. Below you find a list of some of the most important Portuguese verbs to get started with. Together with other basic nouns and adjectives, this will quickly allow you to express basic things in Portuguese. For even more verbs, take a look at our learning resources for Portuguese at the end of the page.
| English | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| to know | saber (sei, soube, sabendo, sabido) |
| to think | pensar (penso, pensei, pensando, pensado) |
| to come | vir (venho, vim, vindo, vindo) |
| to put | colocar (coloco, coloquei, colocando, colocado) |
| to take | tirar (tiro, tirei, tirando, tirado) |
| to find | encontrar (encontro, encontrei, encontrando, encontrado) |
| to listen | ouvir (ouço/oiço, ouvi, ouvindo, ouvido) |
| to work | trabalhar (trabalho, trabalhei, trabalhando, trabalhado) |
| to talk | falar (falo, falei, falando, falado) |
| to give | dar (dou, dei, dando, dado) |
| to like | gostar (gosto, gostei, gostando, gostado) |
| to help | ajudar (ajudo, ajudei, ajudando, ajudado) |
| to love | amar (amo, amei, amando, amado) |
| to wait | esperar (espero, esperei, esperando, esperado) |
| to stand | ficar de pé (fico, fiquei, ficando, ficado) |
| to sit | sentar (sento, sentei, sentando, sentado) |
| to close | fechar (fecho, fechei, fechando, fechado) |
| to open | abrir (abro, abri, abrindo, aberto) |
| to lose | perder (perco, perdi, perdendo, perdido) |
| to win | ganhar (ganho, ganhei, ganhando, ganho/ganhado) |
| to die | morrer (morro, morri, morrendo, morrido/morto) |
| to live | viver (vivo, vivi, vivendo, vivido) |
| to drink | beber (bebo, bebi, bebendo, bebido) |
| to eat | comer (como, comi, comendo, comido) |
| to walk | andar (ando, andei, andando, andado) |
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