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GRAMMAR - VERBS - ACTION VERBS 001 ACTION VERBS The definition of a Verb is as follows: "A verb is a word which implies action or the doing of something, or a word which affirms, commands or asks a question". But what is a Action verb? 'Action verbs' are quite simply, something that a person or thing can do. Action verbs are something that a person or thing can do and may be used alone as the main verb of a sentence e.g. run, jump, reach, swim, walked, fell etc. Action verbs can also be actions you can't see, such as 'thought' or 'wanted'. Action verbs can be time-telling verbs. They tell when something takes place - in the present, in the future or in the past. Transitive and Intransitive Action Verbs There are two types of Action Verbs: Transitive and Intransitive. A Transitive Verb conveys an action and is followed by an object that receives the action of the verb. Examples of Transitive Action Verbs: I cleaned the windows yesterday. I took my baby to the clinic. We hunt rabbits. An Intransitive Verb conveys an action but is not followed by an object. Examples of Intransitive Action Verbs: The girl cried quietly.' He runs' or 'It falls'. The difference between the two forms is in the context, as Action Verbs can often be the same word. Regular Verbs 1 | Page

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ACTION VERBS

The definition of a Verb is as follows: "A verb is a word which implies action or the doing of something, or a word which affirms, commands or asks a question".

But what is a Action verb? 'Action verbs' are quite simply, something that a person or thing can do.

Action verbs are something that a person or thing can do and may be used alone as the main verb of a sentence e.g. run, jump, reach, swim, walked, fell etc.

Action verbs can also be actions you can't see, such as 'thought' or 'wanted'.

Action verbs can be time-telling verbs. They tell when something takes place - in the present, in the future or in the past.

Transitive and Intransitive Action VerbsThere are two types of Action Verbs: Transitive and Intransitive. A Transitive Verb conveys an action and is followed by an object that receives the action of the verb. Examples of Transitive Action Verbs: I cleaned the windows yesterday. I took my baby to the clinic. We hunt rabbits.An Intransitive Verb conveys an action but is not followed by an object. Examples of Intransitive Action Verbs: The girl cried quietly.' He runs' or 'It falls'.The difference between the two forms is in the context, as Action Verbs can often be the same word.

Regular Verbs

Regular verbs are conjugated to simple, repeatable rules.

They all have a base form. e.g. "to look "An -s form where "s" is added to the end of the verb. e.g. "looks" A past tense form where "ed" is added to the end of the verb. e.g. "looked" A past participle form where "ed" is added to the end of the verb. e.g. "looked A gerund ["-ing"] form where "ing" is added to the end of the verb. e.g "looking".

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'VERBOS DE AÇÃO'A definição de um verbo é a seguinte 'Um verbo é uma palavra que implica ação ou o de fazer alguma coisa, ou uma palavra que afirma, comandos ou faz uma pergunta'.

Mas o que é um verbo de ação? 'Verbos de ação' são pura e simplesmente, algo que uma pessoa ou coisa pode fazer.

Ação os verbos são algo que uma pessoa ou coisa pode fazer e pode ser usado sozinho como os principais verbos de uma frase por exemplo correr, saltar, alcance, nadar, andou, caiu ...

Verbos de ação também podem ser ações que você não pode ver, como 'pensamento' ou 'queria'.

Verbos de ação podem ser verbos de contar tempo. Eles dizer quando algo acontece - no presente, no futuro ou no passado.

Transitivo e intransitivo Ação Verbos Existem dois tipos de ação verbos transitivos e intransitivo. Um verbo transitivo transmite uma ação e é seguido por um objeto que recebe a ação do verbo. Exemplos de verbos transitivos Ação Eu limpei as janelas ontem. Eu levei meu bebê para a clínica. Nós caçar coelhos.

Um intransitivos verbos transmite uma ação mas não é seguido por um objeto. Exemplos de Ação verbos intransitivos: a menina chorava silenciosamente." Ele é executado' ou 'ela cai". A diferença entre as duas formas é, no contexto, como ação verbos muitas vezes pode ser a mesma palavra.

Verbos regulares Os verbos regulares são conjugados com regras simples, repetitivos. Todos eles têm uma forma de base. por exemplo 'Olhar' An "-s" formulário onde "s" é adicionado ao final do verbo. por exemplo 'Parece' A forma de pretérito onde "ed" é adicionado ao final do verbo. por exemplo 'Parecia' A forma de particípio passado, onde "ed" é adicionado ao final do verbo. por exemplo 'Parecia'. Um gerúndio ["-ing"] formulário onde "ing" é adicionado ao final do verbo. por exemplo 'Olhar'.

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Irregular Verbs¹

Irregular verbs have no rules for conjugation and need to be learnt in context.

They all have a base form. e.g." to run "An -s form where "s " is added to the end of the verb. e.g. "runs" A past tense form which must be learnt. e.g." ran" A past participle form which must be learnt. e.g. "run" A gerund ["-ing"] form where "ing" is added to the end of the verb. e.g. "running "

Below is a list of action verbs. Using examples from the list, construct your own sentences using them as Intransitive and Transitive as appropriate.

VERBOS IRREGULARES¹ Verbos irregulares não têm regras de conjugação e precisam ser aprendidas no contexto.

Todos eles têm uma forma de base. v.g. ' para executar'. An "-s" formulário onde "s" é adicionado ao final do verbo, por exemplo 'corre'. A forma de pretérito que deve ser aprendido. por exemplo 'correu' A forma de particípio passado, que deve ser aprendido. por exemplo 'tinha corrido '. Uma forma gerúndio ["-ing"] onde "ing" é adicionado ao final do verbo. por exemplo 'estava correndo'.

Abaixo está uma lista de verbos de ação. Usando exemplos da lista, construir suas próprias sentenças usando-os como intransitivo e transitivo, conforme apropriado.

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BASE FORM

(TO +)

A

Abolish

Accuse

Achieve

Act

Advise

Arrest

Assault

B

Bale

Beat¹

Bite¹

Blast

Block

Blow¹

Bring¹

S FORM

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

abolishes

accuses

achieves

acts

advises

arrests

assaults

bales

beats

bites

blasts

blocks

blows

brings

PAST TENSE

abolished

accused

achieved

acted

advised

arrested

assaulted

baled

beat

bit

blasted

blocked

blew

brought

PAST PARTICIPLE

PRESENT/FUTURE/PAST

PERFECT TENSES

abolished

accused

achieved

acted

advised

arrested

assaulted

baled

beaten

bitten

blasted

blocked

blown

brought

GERUND FORM

CONTINUOUS TENSES

abolishing

accusing

achieving

acting

advising

arresting

assaulting

baling

beating

biting

blasting

blocking

blowing

bringing

Bump

Buy¹

bumps

buys

bumped

bought

bumped

bought

bumping

buying

C

Catch¹

Chase

Choking

Clap

Clean

catches

chases

chokes

claps

cleans

caught

chased

choked

clapped

cleaned

caught

chased

choked

clapped

cleaned

catching

chasing

choking

clapping

cleaning

Climb

Clip

Close

climbs

clips

closes

climbed

clipped

closed

climbed

clipped

closed

climbing

clipping

closing

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Clutch

Coach

Collapse

Collar

Collect

Collide

Come¹

clutches

coaches

collapses

collars

collects

collides

comes

clutched

coached

collapsed

collared

collected

collided

came

clutched

coached

collapsed

collared

collected

collided

come

clutching

coaching

collapsing

collaring

collecting

colliding

coming

Command

Commandeer

Communicate

Compile

Complete

Compose

Compute

Conduct

Conserve

Consolidate

Construct

Consult

Control

Coordinate

Counsel

Count

Cram

Crash

Crawl

Create

Creep¹

Cripple

Crouch

commands

commandeers

communicates

compiles

completes

composes

computes

conducts

conserves

consolidates

constructs

consults

controls

coordinates

counsels

counts

cram

crashes

crawls

creates

creeps

cripples

crouches

commanded

commandeered

communicated

compiled

completed

composed

computed

conducted

conserved

consolidated

constructed

consulted

controlled

coordinated

counselled

counted

crammed

crashed

crawled

created

crept

crippled

crouched

commanded

commandeered

communicated

compiled

completed

composed

computed

conducted

conserved

consolidated

constructed

consulted

controlled

coordinated

counselled

counted

crammed

crashed

crawled

created

crept

crippled

crouched

commanding

commandeering

communicating

compiling

completing

composing

computing

conducting

conserving

consolidating

constructing

consulting

controlling

coordinating

counselling

counting

cramming

crashing

crawling

creating

creeping

crippling

crouching

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Cry cries cried cried crying

Cut cuts cut cut cutting

D

Dance

Dart

Dash

Deal

Decide

Deduct

Define

Delegate

Delineate

Deliver

Descend

Describe

Design

Detect

Determine

Develop

Devise

Diagnose

Dictate

Dig¹

Direct

Discard

Discover

Display

Dissect

Distribute

Ditch

dances

darts

dashes

deals

decides

deducts

defines

delegates

delineates

delivers

descends

describes

designs

detects

determines

develops

devises

diagnoses

dictates

digs

directs

discards

discovers

displays

dissects

distributes

ditches

danced

darted

dashed

dealt

decided

deducted

defined

delegated

delineated

delivered

descended

described

designed

detected

determined

developed

devised

diagnosed

dictated

dug

directed

discarded

discovered

displayed

dissected

distributed

ditched

danced

darted

dashed

dealt

decided

deducted

defined

delegated

delineated

delivered

descended

described

designed

detected

determined

developed

devised

diagnosed

dictated

dug

directed

discarded

discovered

displayed

dissected

distributed

ditched

dancing

darting

dashing

dealing

deciding

deducting

defining

delegating

delineating

delivering

descending

describing

designing

detecting

determining

developing

devising

diagnosing

dictating

digging

directing

discarding

discovering

displaying

dissecting

distributing

ditching

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Dive

Divert

Do¹

dives

diverts

does

dived

diverted

did

dived

diverted

done

diving

diverting

doing

Dodge

Dominate

Dope

Douse

Draft

Drag

Drain

Dramatise

Drape

Draw

Dress

Drill

Drink

dodges

dominates

dopes

douses

drafts

drags

drains

dramatises

drapes

draws

dresses

drills

drinks

dodged

dominated

doped

doused

drafted

dragged

drained

dramatised

draped

drawn

dressed

drilled

drank

dodged

dominated

doped

doused

drafted

dragged

drained

dramatised

draped

drawn

dressed

drilled

drunk

dodging

dominating

doping

dousing

drafting

dragging

draining

dramatising

draping

drawing

dressing

drilling

drinking

Drip

Drop

Drown

Drug

Dry

Duel

E

Ease

Eat¹

Edge

Edit

Eject

Elevate

Elope

drips

drops

drowns

drugs

dries

duels

eases

eats

edges

edits

ejects

elevates

elopes

dripped

dropped

drowned

drugged

dried

duelled

eased

ate

edged

edited

ejected

elevated

eloped

dripped

dropped

drowned

drugged

dried

duelled

eased

eaten

edged

edited

ejected

elevated

eloped

dripping

dropping

drowning

drugging

drying

duelling

easing

eating

edging

editing

ejecting

elevating

eloping

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Elude

Emerge

Endure

Engage

Enjoin

Ensnare

Enter

Equip

Erupt

Escape

Establish

Estimating

Evacuate

Evade

Evaluate

Evict

Examine

Excite

Exert

Exhale

Exit

Expand

Expedite

Expel

Explode

Experiment

Explain

Extend

Exterminate

Extirpate

eludes

emerges

endures

engages

enjoins

ensnares

enters

equips

erupts

escapes

establishes

estimates

evacuates

evades

evaluates

evicts

examines

excites

exerts

exhales

exits

expands

expedites

expels

explodes

experiments

explains

extends

exterminates

extirpates

eluded

emerged

endured

engaged

enjoined

ensnared

entered

equipped

erupted

escaped

established

estimated

evacuated

evaded

evaluated

evicted

examined

excited

exerted

exhaled

exited

expanded

expedited

expelled

exploded

experimented

explained

extended

exterminated

extirpated

eluded

emerged

endured

engaged

enjoined

ensnared

entered

equipped

erupted

escaped

established

estimated

evacuated

evaded

evaluated

evicted

examined

excited

exerted

exhaled

exited

expanded

expedited

expelled

exploded

experimented

explained

extended

exterminated

extirpated

eluding

emerging

enduring

engaging

enjoining

ensnaring

entering

equipping

erupting

escaping

establishing

estimating

evacuating

evading

evaluating

evicting

examining

exciting

exerting

exhaling

exited

expanding

expediting

expelling

exploding

experimenting

explaining

extending

exterminating

extirpating

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Extract

Extricate

F

Fade

Fake

extracts

extricating

fades

fakes

extracted

extricated

faded

faked

extracted

extricated

faded

faked

extracting

extricating

fading

faking

Fall¹

Falter

Fan

Fast

Fear

Feed¹

Feel¹

Fend

Fight

File

Fill

Finance

Find

Finger

Fix

Flag

Flap

Flash

Flatten

Flaunt

Flay

Flee¹

Flick

Flinch

Flip

falls

falters

fans

fasts

fears

feeds

feels

fends

fights

files

fills

finances

finds

fingers

fixes

flags

flaps

flashes

flattens

flaunts

flays

flees

flicks

flinches

flips

fell

faltered

fanned

fasted

feared

fed

felt

fended

fought

filed

filled

financed

found

fingered

fixed

flagged

flapped

flashed

flattened

flaunted

flayed

fled

flicked

flinched

flipped

fallen

faltered

fanned

fasted

feared

fed

felt

fended

fought

filed

filled

financed

found

fingered

fixed

flagged

flapped

flashed

flattened

flaunted

flayed

fled

flicked

flinched

flipped

falling

faltering

fanning

fasting

fearing

feeding

feeling

fending

fighting

filing

filling

financing

finding

fingering

fixing

flagging

flapping

flashing

flattening

flaunting

flaying

fleeing

flicking

flinching

flipping

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Flit

Float

Flog

Flounder

Flout

Flush

Fly¹

Fondle

Force

Formulate

Fornicate

Found

Fumble

Furnish

G

Gain

Gallop

Gather

Generate

Gesture

Get¹

flits

floats

flogs

flounders

flouts

flushes

flies

fondles

forces

formulates

fornicates

founds

fumbles

furnishes

gains

gallops

gathers

generates

gestures

gets

flitted

floated

flogged

floundered

flouted

flushed

flew

fondled

forced

formulated

fornicated

founded

fumbled

furnished

gained

galloped

gathered

generated

gestured

got

flitted

floated

flogged

floundered

flouted

flushed

flown

fondled

forced

formulated

fornicated

founded

fumbled

furnished

gained

galloped

gathered

generated

gestured

got

flitting

floating

flogging

floundering

flouting

flushing

flying

fondling

forcing

formulating

fornicating

founding

fumbling

furnishing

gaining

galloping

gathering

generating

gesturing

getting

Give¹ gives gave given giving

Gnaw

Go¹

Gossip

Gouge

Grab

Grapple

Grasp

Greet

gnaws

goes

gossips

gouges

grabs

grapples

grasps

greets

gnawed

went

gossiped

gouged

grabbed

grappled

grasped

greeted

gnawed

gone

gossiped

gouged

grabbed

grappled

grasped

greeted

gnawing

going

gossiping

gouging

grabbing

grappling

grasping

greeting

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Grind

Grip

Gripe

Grope

Grow¹

Growl

Grunt

Guide

Gyrate

H

Hack

Hail

Hammer

Handle

Hang¹

Harass

Haul

Head

grinds

grips

gripes

gropes

grows

growls

grunts

guides

gyrates

hacks

hails

hammers

handles

hangs

harasses

hauls

heads

ground

gripped

griped

groped

grew

growled

grunted

guided

gyrated

hacked

hailed

hammered

handled

hung

harassed

hauled

headed

ground

gripped

griped

groped

grown

growled

grunted

guided

gyrated

hacked

hailed

hammered

handled

hung

harassed

hauled

headed

grinding

gripping

griping

groping

growing

growling

grunting

guiding

gyrated

hacking

hailing

hammering

handling

hanging

harassing

hauling

heading

Hear¹

Help

Hesitate

Hide¹

Hijack

hears

helps

hesitates

hides

hijacks

heard

helped

hesitated

hid

hijacked

heard

helped

hesitated

hidden

hijacked

hearing

helping

hesitating

hiding

hijacking

Hit¹

Hitch

Hobbled

Hoist

Hold¹

Hover

Hug

hits

hitches

hobbles

hoists

holds

hovers

hugs

hit

hitched

hobbled

hoisted

held

hovered

hugged

hit

hitched

hobbled

hoisted

held

hovered

hugged

hitting

hitching

hobbling

hoisting

holding

hovering

hugging

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Hunt

Hurl

Hurdle

Hurtle

I

Identify

Ignore

Imitate

Implement

Improve

Improvise

Inch

Incline

Increase

Indicate

Indict

Induce

Inflict

Influence

Inform

Inject

Injure

Insert

Inspect

Inspire

Install

Instigate

Institute

Interpret

Interview

hunts

hurls

hurdles

hurtles

identifies

ignores

imitates

implements

improves

improvises

inches

inclines

increases

indicates

indicts

induces

inflicts

influences

informs

injects

injures

inserts

inspects

inspires

installs

instigates

institutes

interprets

interviews

hunted

hurled

hurdled

hurtled

identified

ignored

imitated

implemented

improved

improvised

inched

inclined

increased

indicated

indicted

induced

inflicted

influenced

informed

injected

injured

inserted

inspected

inspired

installed

instigated

instituted

interpreted

interviewed

hunted

hurled

hurdled

hurtled

identified

ignored

imitated

implemented

improved

improvised

inched

inclined

increased

indicated

indicted

induced

inflicted

influenced

informed

injected

injured

inserted

inspected

inspired

installed

instigated

instituted

interpreted

interviewed

hunting

hurling

hurdling

hurtling

identifying

ignoring

imitating

implementing

improving

improvising

inching

inclining

increasing

indicating

indicting

inducing

inflicting

influencing

informing

injecting

injuring

inserting

inspecting

inspiring

installing

instigating

instituting

interpreting

interviewing

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Invade

Invent

Investigate

Isolate

J

Jab

Jam

Jar

Jeer

Jemmy

Jerk

Jingle

Jolt

Judge

Jump

K

Keel

Keep¹

Kick

Kidnap

Kill

Kneel¹

Knife

L

Lash

invades

invents

investigates

isolates

jabs

jams

jars

jeers

jemmies

jerks

jingles

jolts

judges

jumps

keels

keeps

kicks

kidnaps

kills

kneels

knifes

lashes

invaded

invented

investigated

isolated

jabbed

jammed

jarred

jeered

jemmied

jerked

jingled

jolted

judged

jumped

keeled

kept

kicked

kidnapped

killed

knelt

knifed

lashed

invaded

invented

investigated

isolated

jabbed

jammed

jarred

jeered

jemmied

jerked

jingled

jolted

judged

jumped

keeled

kept

kicked

kidnapped

killed

knelt

knifed

lashed

invading

inventing

investigating

isolating

jabbing

jamming

jarring

jeering

jemmying

jerking

jingling

jolted

judging

jumping

keeling

keeping

kicking

kidnapping

killing

kneeling

knifing

lashing

Laugh

Launch

Lead¹

Lean

Leap

laughs

launches

leads

leans

leaps

laughed

launched

led

lent

leaped/leapt

laughed

launched

led

lent

leapt

laughing

launching

leading

lending

leaping

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Learn

Lecture

Level

Lick

Limp

learns

lectures

levels

licks

limps

learned/learnt

lectured

levelled

licked

limped

learned/learnt

lectured

levelled

licked

limped

learning

lecturing

levelling

licking

limping

Listen listens listened listened listening

Log

Look

Lunge

Lurched

M

Maim

Maintain

logs

looks

lunges

lurches

maims

maintains

logged

looked

lunged

lurched

maimed

maintained

logged

looked

lunged

lurched

maimed

maintained

logging

looking

lunging

lurching

maiming

maintaining

Make¹

Manage

Mangle

Manipulate

March

Mark

Massage

Maul

Measure

Meddle

Mediate

Meditate

Meet¹

Mentor

Mimic

Mingle

makes

manages

mangles

manipulates

marches

marks

massages

mauls

measures

meddles

mediates

meditates

meets

mentors

mimics

mingles

made

managed

mangled

manipulated

marched

marked

massaged

mauled

measured

meddled

mediated

meditated

met

mentored

mimicked

mingled

made

managed

mangled

manipulated

marched

marked

massaged

mauled

measured

meddled

mediated

meditated

met

mentored

mimicked

mingled

making

managing

mangling

manipulating

marching

marking

massaging

mauling

measuring

meddling

mediating

meditating

meeting

mentoring

mimicking

mingling

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Mobilise

Mock

Model

Molest

Monitor

Motivate

Mourn

Move

Mumble

Murder

Muster

Mutilate

N

Nab

Nag

Nail

Needle

Negotiate

Nick

Nip

O

Observe

Obtain

Occupy

Offer

Officiate

mobilises

mocks

models

molests

monitors

motivates

mourns

moves

mumbles

murders

musters

mutilates

nabs

nags

nails

needles

negotiates

nicks

nips

observes

obtains

occupies

offers

officiates

mobilised

mocked

modelled

molested

monitored

motivated

mourned

moved

mumbled

murdered

mustered

mutilated

nabbed

nagged

nailed

needled

negotiated

nicked

nipped

observed

obtained

occupied

offered

officiated

mobilised

mocked

modelled

molested

monitored

motivated

mourned

moved

mumbled

murdered

mustered

mutilated

nabbed

nagged

nailed

needled

negotiated

nicked

nipped

observed

obtained

occupied

offered

officiated

mobilising

mocking

modelling

molesting

monitoring

motivating

mourning

moving

mumbling

murdering

mustering

mutilating

nabbing

nagging

nailing

needling

negotiating

nicking

nipping

observing

obtaining

occupying

offering

officiating

Open

Operate

Order

Organise

Opens

operates

orders

organises

Opened

operated

ordered

organised

Opened

operated

ordered

organised

Opening

operating

ordering

organising

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Oversee

P

Pack

Paddle

Page

Pander

Panic

Parachute

Parade

Paralyse

Park

Parry

Party

Pass

Pat

Patrol

Pause

Paw

Peel

Peep

Penetrate

Perceive

Perform

Persuade

Photograph

Pick

Picket

Pile

Pilot

Pin

oversees

packs

paddles

pages

panders

panics

parachutes

parades

paralyses

parks

parries

parties

passes

pats

patrols

pauses

paws

peels

peeps

penetrates

perceives

performs

persuades

photographs

picks

pickets

piles

pilots

pins

overseen

packed

paddled

paged

pandered

panicked

parachuted

paraded

paralysed

parked

parried

partied

passed

patted

patrolled

paused

pawed

peeled

peeped

penetrated

perceived

performed

persuaded

photographed

picked

picketed

piled

piloted

pinned

oversaw

packed

paddled

paged

pandered

panicked

parachuted

paraded

paralysed

parked

parried

partied

passed

patted

patrolled

paused

pawed

peeled

peeped

penetrated

perceived

performed

persuaded

photographed

picked

picketed

piled

piloted

pinned

overseeing

packing

paddling

paging

pandering

panicking

parachuting

parading

paralysing

parking

parrying

partying

passing

patting

patrolling

pausing

pawing

peeling

peeping

penetrating

perceiving

performing

persuading

photographing

picking

picketing

piling

piloting

pinning

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Pinch

Pirate

Pitch

Placate

Place

Plan

Play

Plod

Plunge

Pocket

Poke

Polish

Pore

Pose

Pounce

Pout

Pray

Predict

Preen

Prepare

Prescribe

Present

Preside

Prey

Primp

Print

Prize

Process

Prod

Produce

pinches

pirates

pitches

placates

places

plans

plays

plods

plunges

pockets

pokes

polishes

pores

poses

pounces

pouts

prays

predicts

preens

prepares

prescribes

presents

presides

preys

primps

prints

prizes

processes

prods

produces

pinched

pirated

pitched

placated

placed

planned

played

plodded

plunged

pocketed

poked

polished

pored

posed

pounced

pouted

prayed

predicted

preened

prepared

prescribed

presented

presided

preyed

primped

printed

prized

processed

prodded

produced

pinched

pirated

pitched

placated

placed

planned

played

plodded

plunged

pocketed

poked

polished

pored

posed

pounced

pouted

prayed

predicted

preened

prepared

prescribed

presented

presided

preyed

primped

printed

prized

processed

prodded

produced

pinching

pirating

pitching

placating

placing

planning

playing

plodding

plunging

pocketing

poking

polishing

poring

posing

pouncing

pouting

praying

predicting

preening

preparing

prescribing

presenting

presiding

preying

primping

printing

prizing

processing

prodding

producing

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Programme

Project

Promote

Prompt

Propel

Protect

Provide

Provoke

Pry

Publicise

Pull

Pummel

Pump

Punch

Purchase

Pursue

Push

programmes

projects

promotes

prompts

propels

protects

provides

provokes

pries

publicises

pulls

pummels

pumps

punches

purchases

pursues

pushes

programmed

projected

promoted

prompted

propelled

protected

provided

provoked

pried

publicised

pulled

pummelled

pumped

punched

purchased

pursued

pushed

programmed

projected

promoted

prompted

propelled

protected

provided

provoked

pried

publicised

pulled

pummelled

pumped

punched

purchased

pursued

pushed

programming

projecting

promoting

prompting

propelling

protecting

providing

provoking

prying

publicising

pulling

pummelling

pumping

punching

purchasing

pursuing

pushing

Put¹

Q

Quarrel

Quash

Queer

Query

Question

Quieten

Quit¹

Quiz

Quote

R

Race

puts

quarrels

quashes

queers

queries

questions

quietens

quits

quizzes

quotes

races

put

quarrelled

quashed

queered

queried

questioned

quietened

quit

quizzed

quoted

raced

put

quarrelled

quashed

queered

queried

questioned

quietened

quit

quizzed

quoted

raced

putting

quarrelling

quashing

queering

querying

questioning

quietening

quitting

quizzing

quoting

racing

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Raid

Raise

Rally

Ram

Ransack

Rap

Rape

Rattle

Ravage

Rave

raids

raises

rallies

rams

ransacks

raps

rapes

rattles

ravages

raves

raided

raised

rallied

rammed

ransacked

rapped

raped

rattled

ravaged

raved

raided

raised

rallied

rammed

ransacked

rapped

raped

rattled

ravaged

raved

raiding

raising

rallying

ramming

ransacking

rapping

raping

rattled

ravaged

raving

Reach

Read¹

Realise

Rebel

Receive

Recline

Recommend

Reconcile

Record

Recoup

Recover

Recruit

Redeem

Reduce

Reel

Refer

Regain

Reign

Rejoin

Relate

reaches

reads

realises

rebels

receives

reclines

recommends

reconciles

records

recoups

recovers

recruits

redeems

reduces

reels

refers

regains

reigns

rejoins

relates

reached

read

realised

rebelled

received

reclined

recommended

reconciled

recorded

recouped

recovered

recruited

redeemed

reduced

reeled

referred

regained

reigned

rejoined

related

reached

read

realised

rebelled

received

reclined

recommended

reconciled

recorded

recouped

recovered

recruited

redeemed

reduced

reeled

referred

regained

reigned

rejoined

related

reaching

reading

realising

rebelling

receiving

reclining

recommending

reconciling

recording

recouping

recovering

recruiting

redeeming

reducing

reeling

referring

regaining

reigning

rejoining

relating

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Relax

Relent

Render

Repair

Repatriate

Repeal

Repel

Report

Represent

Repulse

Research

Resign

Resist

Resolve

Respond

Restore

Retreat

Retrieve

Reveal

Revel

Review

Rid¹

Ride

Rip

Ripen

Rise¹

Rob

Robe

Rock

Run¹

relaxes

relents

renders

repairs

repatriates

repeals

repels

reports

represents

repulses

researches

resigns

resists

resolves

responds

restores

retreats

retrieves

reveals

revels

reviews

rids

rides

rips

ripens

rises

robs

robes

rocks

runs

relaxed

relented

rendered

repaired

repatriated

repealed

repelled

reported

represented

repulsed

researched

resigned

resisted

resolved

responded

restored

retreated

retrieved

revealed

revelled

reviewed

rid

rode

ripped

ripened

rose

robbed

robed

rocked

ran

relaxed

relented

rendered

repaired

repatriated

repealed

repelled

reported

represented

repulsed

researched

resigned

resisted

resolved

responded

restored

retreated

retrieved

revealed

revelled

reviewed

rid

ridden

ripped

ripened

risen

robbed

robed

rocked

run

relaxing

relenting

rendering

repairing

repatriating

repealing

repelling

reporting

representing

repulsing

researching

resigning

resisting

resolving

responding

restoring

retreating

retrieving

revealing

revelling

reviewing

ridding

riding

ripping

ripening

rising

robbing

robing

rocking

running

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S

Sack

Sag

Sail

Salute

Sap

Savage

Save

Saw

sacks

sags

sails

salutes

saps

savages

saves

saws

sacked

sagged

sailed

saluted

sapped

savaged

saved

sawed

sacked

sagged

sailed

saluted

sapped

savaged

saved

sawn

sacking

sagging

sailing

saluting

sapping

savaging

saving

sawing

Say¹

Scald

Scale

Scam

Scamper

Scan

Scare

Scatter

Scavenge

Schedule

Scold

Scoop

Score

Scout

Scrap

Scrape

Scrawl

Scream

Screw

Scrub

Sculpt

says

scalds

scales

scams

scampers

scans

scares

scatters

scavenges

schedules

scolds

scoops

scores

scouts

scraps

scrapes

scrawls

screams

screws

scrubs

sculpts

said

scalded

scaled

scammed

scampered

scanned

scared

scattered

scavenged

scheduled

scolded

scooped

scored

scouted

scrapped

scraped

scrawled

screamed

screwed

scrubbed

sculpted

said

scalded

scaled

scammed

scampered

scanned

scared

scattered

scavenged

scheduled

scolded

scooped

scored

scouted

scrapped

scraped

scrawled

screamed

screwed

scrubbed

sculpted

saying

scalding

scaling

scamming

scampering

scanning

scaring

scattering

scavenging

scheduling

scolding

scooping

scoring

scouting

scrapping

scraping

scrawling

screaming

screwing

scrubbing

sculpting

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Scuttle

Seal

Search

Seduce

scuttles

seals

searches

seduces

scuttled

sealed

searched

seduced

scuttled

sealed

searched

seduced

scuttling

sealing

searching

seducing

See¹

Seize

Select

Sell¹

Sense

Serve

sees

seizes

selects

sells

senses

serves

saw

seized

selected

sold

sensed

served

seen

seized

selected

sold

sensed

served

seeing

seizing

selecting

selling

sensing

serving

Set¹

Sever

Sew¹

Shake¹

Shape

Sharpen

Shave

Shear

Shell

Shield

Shift

Shiver

Shock

Shoot¹

Shout

Shove

Shovel

Show

Shun

Shunt

sets

severs

sews

shakes

shapes

sharpens

shaves

shears

shells

shields

shifts

shivers

shocks

shoots

shouts

shoves

shovels

shows

shuns

shunts

set

severed

sewn

shaken

shaped

sharpened

shaved

sheared

shelled

shielded

shifted

shivered

shocked

shot

shouted

shoved

shovelled

showed

shunned

shunted

set

severed

sewn

shaken

shaped

sharpened

shaved

sheared

shelled

shielded

shifted

shivered

shocked

shot

shouted

shoved

shovelled

showed

shunned

shunted

setting

severing

sewing

shaking

shaping

sharpening

shaving

shearing

shelling

shielding

shifting

shivering

shocking

shooting

shouting

shoving

shovelling

showing

shunning

shunting

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Shut¹

Shutter

Sidestep

Sigh

Signal

shuts

shutters

sidesteps

sighs

signals

shut

shuttered

sidestepped

sighed

signalled

shut

shuttered

sidestepped

sighed

signalled

shutting

shuttering

sidestepping

sighing

signalling

Sing¹ sings sang sung singing

Sip

Sit¹

sips

sits

sipped

sat

sipped

sat

sipping

sitting

Size

Skid

Skim

Skin

Skip

Skirt

Slacken

Slam

Slap

Slash

Slay¹

Sleep¹

Slice

Slide¹

Slit¹

Slug

Smack

Smear

sizes

skids

skims

skins

skips

skirts

slackens

slams

slaps

slashes

slays

sleeps

slices

slides

slits

slugs

smacks

smears

sized

skidded

skimmed

skinned

skipped

skirted

slackened

slammed

slapped

slashed

slain

slept

sliced

slid

slit

slugged

smacked

smeared

sized

skidded

skimmed

skinned

skipped

skirted

slackened

slammed

slapped

slashed

slain

slept

sliced

slid

slit

slugged

smacked

smeared

sizing

skidding

skimming

skinning

skipping

skirting

slackening

slamming

slapping

slashing

slaying

sleeping

slicing

sliding

slitting

slugging

smacking

smearing

Smell

Smile

smells

smiles

smelled

smiled

smelled

smiled

smelling

smiling

Smite¹

Smuggle

smites

smuggles

smote

smuggled

smote

smuggled

smiting

smuggling

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Snap

Snare

Snarl

Snatch

Sniff

Snoop

Snub

Snuff

Snuggle

Soak

Sock

Soil

Solve

snaps

snares

snarls

snatches

sniffs

snoops

snubs

snuffs

snuggles

soaks

socks

soils

solves

snapped

snared

snarled

snatched

sniffed

snoops

snubbed

snuffed

snuggled

soaked

socked

soiled

solved

snapped

snared

snarled

snatched

sniffed

snoops

snubbed

snuffed

snuggled

soaked

socked

soiled

solved

snapping

snaring

snarling

snatching

sniffing

snooping

snubbing

snuffing

snuggling

soaking

socking

soiling

solving

Speak¹

Spell¹

Spike

Spin¹

Splice

Split¹

Spot

Spray

Spread¹

Spring¹

Sprint

Spurn

Spy

Squeak

Squeal

Stack

Stagger

speaks

spells

spikes

spins

splices

splits

spots

sprays

spreads

springs

sprints

spurns

spies

squeaks

squeals

stacks

staggers

spoke

spelled/spelt

spiked

spun

spliced

split

spotted

sprayed

spread

sprung

sprinted

spurned

spied

squeaked

squealed

stacked

staggered

spoken

spelled/spelt

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spun

spliced

split

spotted

sprayed

spread

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sprinted

spurned

spied

squeaked

squealed

stacked

staggered

speaking

spelling

spiking

spinning

splicing

splitting

spotting

spraying

spreading

springing

sprinting

spurning

spying

squeaking

squealing

stacking

staggering

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Stamp

Stand¹

Start

Startle

Steal¹

Steam

Steer

Step

Stick¹

Stifle

Stomp

stamps

stands

starts

startles

steals

steams

steers

steps

sticks

stifles

stomps

stamped

stood

started

startled

stolen

steams

steered

stepped

stuck

stifled

stomped

stamped

stood

started

startled

stolen

steamed

steered

stepped

stuck

stifled

stomped

stamping

standing

starting

startling

stealing

steaming

steering

stepping

sticking

stifling

stomping

Stop

Strangle

Strap

Strike¹

Strip

Stroke

Stub

Stud

Study

Stuff

Stumble

Stun

Subdue

Submerge

Submit

Substitute

Suck

Summon

Supply

stops

strangles

straps

strikes

strips

strokes

stubs

studs

studies

stuffs

stumbles

stuns

subdues

submerges

submits

substitutes

sucks

summons

supplies

stopped

strangled

strapped

struck

stripped

stroked

stubbed

studded

studied

stuffed

stumbled

stunned

subdued

submerged

submitted

substituted

sucked

summoned

supplied

stopped

strangled

strapped

struck

stripped

stroked

stubbed

studded

studied

stuffed

stumbled

stunned

subdued

submerged

submitted

substituted

sucked

summoned

supplied

stopping

strangling

strapping

striking

stripping

stroking

stubbing

studding

studying

stuffing

stumbling

stunning

subduing

submerging

submitting

substituting

sucking

summoning

supplying

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Support

Surrender

Survey

Suspend

Swagger

Swallow

Swap

Sway

Swear¹

Swerve

supports

surrenders

surveys

suspends

swaggers

swallows

swaps

sways

swears

swerves

supported

surrendered

surveyed

suspended

swaggered

swallowed

swapped

swayed

swore

swerved

supported

surrendered

surveyed

suspended

swaggered

swallowed

swapped

swayed

sworn

swerved

supporting

surrendering

surveying

suspending

swaggering

swallowing

swapping

swaying

swearing

swerving

Swim¹

Swing¹

Swipe

Switch

T

Tackle

Talk

swims

swings

swipes

switches

tackles

talks

swam

swung

swiped

switched

tackled

talked

swum

swung

swiped

switched

tackled

talked

swimming

swinging

swiping

switching

tackling

talking

Take¹

Tap

Target

takes

taps

targets

took

tapped

targeted

taken

tapped

targeted

taking

tapping

targeting

Taste

Taunt

Teach¹

Tear¹

Tease

Telephone

Terrorise

Test

tastes

taunts

teaches

tears

teases

telephones

terrorises

tests

tasted

taunted

taught

torn

teased

telephoned

terrorised

tested

tasted

taunted

taught

torn

teased

telephoned

terrorised

tested

tasting

taunting

teaching

tearing

teasing

telephoning

terrorising

testing

Think thinks thought thought thinking

Thrash thrashes thrashed thrashed thrashing

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Thread

Threaten

Throw¹

Thrust¹

Tickle

Tie

Tilt

Tip

Toss

Touch

Tout

Track

Trade

Train

Transfer

Translate

Trap

Tread¹

Treat

Trip

Trot

Trounce

Trust

Try

Tuck

Tug

Tumble

Tune

Turn

Tutor

threads

threatens

throws

thrusts

tickles

ties

tilts

tips

tosses

touches

touts

tracks

trades

trains

transfers

translates

traps

treads

treats

trips

trots

trounces

trusts

tries

tucks

tugs

tumbles

tunes

turns

tutors

threaded

threatened

thrown

thrust

tickled

tied

tilted

tipped

tossed

touched

touted

tracked

traded

trained

transferred

translated

trapped

trod

treated

tripped

trotted

trounced

trusted

tried

tucked

tugged

tumbled

tuned

turned

tutored

threaded

threatened

thrown

thrust

tickled

tied

tilted

tipped

tossed

touched

touted

tracked

traded

trained

transferred

translated

trapped

trod

treated

tripped

trotted

trounced

trusted

tried

tucked

tugged

tumbled

tuned

turned

tutored

threading

threatening

throwing

thrusting

tickling

tying

tilting

tipping

tossing

touching

touting

tracking

trading

training

transferring

translating

trapping

treading

treating

tripping

trotting

trouncing

trusting

trying

tucking

tugging

tumbling

tuning

turning

tutoring

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Twist

Type

U

Understand

Undertake

Undo¹

Undress

Unfold

Unify

Unite

Untangle

Unwind

Update

Usher

Utilise

V

Vacate

Vanish

Vault

Vent

Violate

W

Wade

twists

types

understands

undertakes

undoes

undresses

unfolds

unifies

unites

untangles

unwinds

updates

ushers

utilises

vacates

vanishes

vaults

vents

violates

wades

twisted

typed

understood

undertaken

undid

undressed

unfolded

unified

united

untangled

unwound

updated

ushered

utilised

vacated

vanished

vaulted

vented

violated

waded

twisted

typed

understood

undertaken

undone

undressed

unfolded

unified

united

untangled

unwound

updated

ushered

utilised

vacated

vanished

vaulted

vented

violated

waded

twisting

typing

understanding

undertaking

undoing

undressing

unfolding

unifying

uniting

untangling

unwinding

updating

ushering

utilising

vacating

vanished

vaulting

venting

violating

wading

Walk

Wander

Ward

walks

wanders

wards

walked

wandered

warded

walked

wandered

warded

walking

wandering

warded

Wash washes washed washed washing

Watch watches watched watched watching

Wave

Wedge

waves

wedges

waved

wedged

waved

wedged

waving

wedging

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Weed

Weigh

Weld

Whack

Whip

Whistle

Wield

Wiggle

Withdraw

Work

Wrench

Wrestle

Wriggle

Write¹

Y

Yank

Yell

Yield

Z

Zap

Zip

Zoom

weeds

weighs

welds

whacks

whips

whistles

wields

wiggles

withdraws

works

wrenches

wrestles

wriggles

writes

yanks

yells

yields

zaps

zips

zooms

weeded

weighed

welded

whacked

whipped

whistled

wielded

wiggled

withdrawn

worked

wrenched

wrestled

wriggled

wrote

yanked

yelled

yielded

zapped

zipped

zoomed

weeded

weighed

welded

whacked

whipped

whistled

wielded

wiggled

withdrawn

worked

wrenched

wrestled

wriggled

written

yanked

yelled

yielded

zapped

zipped

zoomed

weeding

weighing

welding

whacking

whipping

whistling

wielding

wiggling

withdrawing

working

wrenching

wrestling

wriggled

writing

yanking

yelling

yielding

zapping

zipping

zooming

¹ Irregular action verbs.

¹ verbos de ação irregular

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