VerbsIrregulars are all verbs that, when conjugated, undergo changes in their stem or in their endings.
Unlike regular verbs, they don't follow conjugation patterns.
Examples:
- The verb to say (stem says-) changes its stem when conjugated: I say, say and say.
- The verb to give presents alterations in its ending: give, give, give.
Irregular verbs list
Although verbs ending in ar exist in greater number, the 1st conjugation is the one with the least irregular forms. Below is a list of irregular verbs.
- From the first conjugation: find out, give, be, walk.
- From the second conjugation: fit, believe, do, read, be able, put, want, know.
- From the third conjugation: assaulting, covering, going, measuring, asking, polishing, laughing, leaving.
Irregular verbs can be called anomalous when the alterations to their stem are profound. It is the case of the verbs to be and to go. Learn more at anomalous verbs.
Conjugations of Irregular Verbs in Portuguese
Check the conjugation, in indicative mode, of the irregular verbs that generate the most doubts:
1st conjugation verbs
find out
- Gift: inquire, inquire, inquire, inquire, inquire, inquire, inquire.
- past tense perfect: found out, found out, found out, found out, found out, found out.
- Imperfect past tense: inquired, inquired, inquired, inquired, inquired, inquired.
- Past perfect past tense: averiguara, averiguaras, averiguara, averiguaramos, averiguáreis, averiguaram.
- future of the present: I will find out, find out, find out, find out, find out, find out, find out.
- Future of past tense: averiguaria, averiguarias, averiguaria, averiguaria, averiguaríeis, averiguariam.
To stroll
- Gift: walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, walk.
- Past perfect tense: walked, walked, walked, walked, walked, walked, walked.
- Imperfect past tense: strolled, strolled, strolled, strolled, strolled, strolled.
- Past perfect past tense: strolls, strolls, strolls, strolls, strolls, strolls.
- Future of the present: I will walk, you will walk, you will walk, we will walk, you will walk, you will walk.
- Future of past tense: walks, walks, walks, walks, walks, walks.
2nd conjugation verbs
- Gift: hey, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
- Past perfect tense: there were, you were, there were, we were, you were, there were.
- Imperfect past tense: there were, there were, there were, there were, there were, there were.
- Past perfect past tense: there was, there was, there was, we were, there were, there were.
- Future of the present: there will be, there will be, there will be, there will be, there will be, there will be.
- Future of past tense: would, would, would, would, would, would, would, would.
Per
- Gift: put, put, put, put, put, put.
- Past perfect tense: put, put, put, put, put, put, put.
- Past perfect past tense: put, put, put, put, put, put, put, put.
- Imperfect past tense: put it, put it, put it, put it, put it, put it, put it.
- Future of the present: put, put, put, put, put, put, put.
- Future of past tense: put, put, put, put, put, put, put.
3rd conjugation verb
Go
- Gift: go, go, go, go, go, go, go.
- Past perfect tense: went, went, went, went, went, went.
- Imperfect past tense: go, go, go, go, go, go, go.
- Past perfect past tense: out, out, out, we were, you were, you were.
- Future of the present: I'll go, go, go, go, go, go.
- Future of past tense: would, would, would, would, would, would, would, would.
Measure
- Gift: measure, measure, measure, measure, measure, measure.
- Past perfect tense: measured, measured, measured, measured, measured, measured.
- Imperfect past tense: media, media, media, we measure, media, media.
- Past perfect past tense: measured, measured, measured, measured, measured, measured.
- Future of the present: measure, measure, measure, measure, measure, measure.
- Future of past tense: measure, measure, measure, measure, measure, measure.
Now that you know what Irregular verbs are, read too Regular verbs and know the difference between them in Regular and irregular verbs.