The most popular verbs

to agree

concordar

to allow

permitir

to answer

responder

to ask

perguntar

to become

tornar-se

to begin

começar

to believe

acreditar

to borrow

pegar emprestado

to break

quebrar

to bring

trazer

to build

construir

to buy

comprar

to call

chamar, telefonar

can

poder

to carry

carregar

to change

mudar

to check

verificar, checar

to choose

escolher

to close

fechar

to come

vir

to cry

chorar

to cut

cortar

to dance

dançar

to decide

decidir

to drink

beber

to drive

dirigir

to do

fazer

to explain

explicar

to fall

cair

to feel

sentir

to fill

encher

to find

achar, encontrar

to finish

terminar

to follow

seguir

to get

obter, pegar, chegar...

to forget

esquecer

to fly

voar

to give

dar

to go

ir

to happen

acontecer

to have

ter

to hear

escutar

to help

ajudar

to hold

segurar

to keep

manter, guardar

to laugh

rir

to leave

partir, sair, deixar

to like

gostar

to listen

escutar

to live

morar, viver

to look

olhar

to lose

perder

to love

amar

to make

fazer

to mean

significar, querer dizer

to meet

encontrar, conhecer

to miss

perder, sentir falta

to move

mudar, mexer

must

dever

to need

precisar

to open

abrir

to pay

pagar

to play

jogar, brincar, tocar (instrumento musical)

to promise

prometer

to put

colocar

to run

correr

to say

dizer

to see

ver

to sell

vender

to seem

parecer

to send

enviar

to set

preparar

should

deveria

to show

mostrar

to sit

sentar

to sleep

dormir

to speak

falar

to spend

gastar, passar (tempo)

to stand

permanecer, ficar de pé

to start

começar

to stop

parar

to study

estudar

to take

pegar, tomar, levar

to talk

conversar

to tell

contar, narrar

to think

pensar, achar (opinião)

to travel

viajar

to try

tentar, experimentar

to turn

virar

to understand

entender

to use

usar

to wait

esperar

to wake up

acordar

to walk

andar, caminhar

to want

querer

to watch

assistir, observar

to win

ganhar, vencer

to work

trabalhar

to worry

preocupar

to write

escrever