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Lesson 2
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Verb of the
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to bite
Meaning (significado): to cut (cortar) – or try
(tentar) to cut – something with your teeth (dentes)
In Portuguese: morder
Regular? No, bite is an irregular verb
base form |
bite |
s-form (he/she/it) |
bites |
-ing form |
biting |
past form |
bit |
past participle |
bitten |
Examples:
Our dog is dangerous – she bites.
Our dog bit a boy yesterday.
Before I could get there, she had bitten him.
The boy was bitten by our dog.
Pronunciation:
bite sounds like: fight, height, kite, light
bit sounds like: it, hit, sit.
the “bit” in bitten also sounds like it/hit/sit
Phrasal verbs: there are no common phrasal verbs
using bite
Note: bite is also a noun (substantivo).
For example:
The dog gave me a bad bite.
My friend had a big bite of my apple.
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