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The most common Portuguese verbs: 1–100

The 300 most frequent Portuguese verbs, in order.

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3serto be (identity, nature); to be (origin, ownership, time)A1
11estarto be (state, condition); to be (located)A1
14terto have; there is, there are (spoken)A1
19podercan, to be able to; may (permission)A1
20irto go; to be going to (near future)A1
22fazerto do; to makeA1
32dizerto say; to tellA1
37haver(há) there is, there are; (há + time) ago, forA1
40verto see; to watchA1
43darto give; (dá para) to be possible, to workA1
45ficarto stay, to remain; to be (located)A1
47saberto know (a fact); to know how to, canA1
61devershould, ought to; must, probablyA1
63virto come; (vir de) to come fromA1
65quererto want; (queria) I'd like (polite)A1
72deixarto leave (behind); to let, to allowA1
73passarto pass, to go by; to spend (time)A1
79falarto speak; to talkA1
81conseguirto manage to, to succeed in; to get, to obtainA1
84chegarto arrive; (chegar a) to reach, to get as far asA1
86começarto start, to begin; (começar a) to start to (do)A1
88encontrarto find; to meetA1
94acharto think (opinion); to find (discover)A1
98usarto use; to wearA1
103levarto take (to a place), to carry; to take (time)A1
105sentirto feel (a sensation); (sentir-se) to feel (well, sad…)A1
111chamarto call, to summon; (chamar-se) to be calledA1
112voltarto come back, to go back; (voltar a) to … againA1
113contarto tell (a story); to countA1
116sairto leave, to go out; to go out (socially)A1
117ajudarto helpA1
119tentarto tryA1
120acontecerto happenA1
123esperarto wait (for); to hopeA1
126precisarto need (precisar de); (precisar + infinitive) to need to, to have toA1
127parecerto seem, to look; (parece que) it seems thatA1
132acabarto finish, to end; (acabar de) to have justA1
135trabalharto work; (trabalhar com) to work in, to work withA1
145morrerto die; (morrer de) to be dying of (hunger, fear…)A1
147pensarto think; (pensar em) to think about, to considerA1
151pedirto ask for, to request; to order (food, drinks)A1
152entrarto enter, to go in; (entrar em) to get on, to get in (a vehicle)A1
155ligarto call (by phone); to turn onA1
164tornar(tornar-se) to become; to make (+ adjective)A1
170conhecerto know (a person, a place); to meet (for the first time)A1
172continuarto continue; to keep (doing), to still beA1
173matarto kill; (matar a sede, a fome) to quench, to satisfyA1
178acreditarto believe; (acreditar que) to believe that, to think thatA1
179perderto lose; to miss (a bus, a class…)A1
185receberto receive, to get; to welcome, to host (guests)A1
187mudarto change; (mudar-se) to move (house)A1
191ouvirto hear; to listen toA1
195pararto stop; (parar de) to stop (doing)A1
196ganharto win; to earnA1
198tomarto drink, to have (a drink); to take (a bath, medicine)A1
202colocarto put, to place; to put on (music, a film)A1
204viverto live, to be alive; to live (somewhere, in a certain way)A1
214gostarto like (gostar de); (gostaria de) would likeA1
215manterto keep, to maintain; to support, to provide forA1
216mostrarto showA1
217seguirto follow; to keep going, to continueA1
222rirto laugh; (rir de) to laugh atA1
227causarto causeA1
228obrigarto force, to obligeA1
229olharto look (at); to look after, to watch overA1
230existirto existA1
234jogarto play (a game, a sport); to throwA1
235descobrirto discover; to find outA1
239terminarto end, to finish; (terminar de) to finish (doing)A1
247partirto leave, to depart; to break, to splitA1
248lutarto fight, to struggleA1
249entenderto understand; (entender de) to know aboutA1
252pegarto take, to grab; to catch (a bus, a cold)A1
257trazerto bring; to bring about, to causeA1
261procurarto look for, to search; (procurar + infinitive) to try toA1
268escreverto write; to spellA1
272criarto create; to raise (children, animals)A1
276casarto marry, to get marriedA1
283aparecerto appear, to show up; to drop by, to come overA1
284significarto meanA1
287apresentarto introduce (a person); to presentA1
288lembrarto remember; to remindA1
301abrirto open; to open (a business, an account)A1
303comprarto buyA1
304cairto fall; to drop, to fall (prices, rain)A1
308considerarto consider; to regard as, to think of asA1
309decidirto decide; (decidir + infinitive) to decide toA1
319tirarto take off, to take out; to take (a photo)A1
322andarto walk; to ride, to go by (bike, bus)A1
327perguntarto ask (a question)A1
332tratarto treat; (tratar-se de) to be aboutA1
336melhorarto improve, to get better; to make better, to improveA1
338servirto serve; to fitA1
345tocarto play (an instrument); to touchA1
348mandarto send; to order, to tell (someone to)A1
349pagarto pay; to treat, to pay for (someone)A1
354dirigirto drive; to direct, to runA1
363faltarto be missing, to lack; to be left (until)A1
366permitirto allow, to permitA1
368marcarto schedule, to set (an appointment); to markA1