Comprehensive Guide to Irregular English Verbs
Irregular Verb List: A Quick Reference
Here’s a list of common irregular verbs in English, with their base form, past simple, and past participle forms:
- Be: was/were, been (Ser/Estar)
- Beat: beat, beaten (Golpear)
- Become: became, become (Llegar a ser)
- Begin: began, begun (Empezar)
- Bend: bent, bent (Doblarse)
- Bet: bet, bet (Apostar)
- Bite: bit, bitten (Morder)
- Bleed: bled, bled (Sangrar)
- Blow: blew, blown (Soplar)
- Break: broke, broken (Romper)
- Bring: brought, brought (Traer)
- Build: built, built (Construir)
- Burn: burnt/burned, burnt/burned (Quemar)
- Burst: burst, burst (Reventar/Estallar)
- Buy: bought, bought (Comprar)
- Catch: caught, caught (Coger/Atrapar)
- Choose: chose, chosen (Elegir)
- Come: came, come (Venir)
- Cost: cost, cost (Costar)
- Cut: cut, cut (Cortar)
- Deal: dealt, dealt (Comerciar/Tratar)
- Dig: dug, dug (Cavar)
- Do: did, done (Hacer)
- Draw: drew, drawn (Dibujar)
- Dream: dreamt/dreamed, dreamt/dreamed (Soñar)
- Drink: drank, drunk (Beber)
- Drive: drove, driven (Conducir)
- Eat: ate, eaten (Comer)
- Fall: fell, fallen (Caerse)
- Feed: fed, fed (Alimentar)
- Feel: felt, felt (Sentirse)
- Fight: fought, fought (Luchar)
- Find: found, found (Encontrar)
- Fly: flew, flown (Volar)
- Forget: forgot, forgotten (Olvidar)
- Forgive: forgave, forgiven (Perdonar)
- Freeze: froze, frozen (Congelarse)
- Get: got, got (Conseguir/Llegar)
- Give: gave, given (Dar)
- Go: went, gone (Ir)
- Grow: grew, grown (Crecer/Cultivar)
- Hang: hung, hung (Colgar)
- Have: had, had (Haber/Tener)
- Hear: heard, heard (Oír)
- Hide: hid, hidden (Esconderse)
- Hit: hit, hit (Golpear/Pegar)
- Hold: held, held (Sujetar)
- Hurt: hurt, hurt (Herir/Hacer daño)
- Keep: kept, kept (Guardar/Mantener)
- Know: knew, known (Saber/Conocer)
- Lay: laid, laid (Poner/Extender)
- Lead: led, led (Guiar/Conducir)
- Learn: learnt/learned, learnt/learned (Aprender)
- Leave: left, left (Dejar/Irse/Salir)
- Lend: lent, lent (Prestar)
- Let: let, let (Permitir/Dejar)
- Lie: lay, lain (Tumbarse/Echarse)
- Lie: lied, lied (Mentir)
- Light: lit, lit (Encender)
- Lose: lost, lost (Perder)
- Make: made, made (Hacer/Fabricar)
- Mean: meant, meant (Significar/Querer decir)
- Meet: met, met (Conocer/Reunirse)
- Pay: paid, paid (Pagar)
- Put: put, put (Poner)
- Read: read, read (Leer)
- Ride: rode, ridden (Montar)
- Ring: rang, rung (Llamar)
- Rise: rose, risen (Elevarse/Alzarse)
- Run: ran, run (Correr)
- Say: said, said (Decir)
- See: saw, seen (Ver)
- Sell: sold, sold (Vender)
- Send: sent, sent (Enviar)
- Set: set, set (Colocar)
- Sew: sewed, sewn (Coser)
- Shake: shook, shaken (Agitar)
- Shine: shone, shone (Brillar)
- Shoot: shot, shot (Disparar)
- Show: showed, shown (Mostrar)
- Shut: shut, shut (Cerrar)
- Sing: sang, sung (Cantar)
- Sink: sank, sunk (Hundir)
- Sit: sat, sat (Sentarse)
- Sleep: slept, slept (Dormir)
- Smell: smelt, smelt (Oler)
- Speak: spoke, spoken (Hablar)
- Spell: spelt, spelt (Deletrear)
- Spend: spent, spent (Gastar/Pasar)
- Spill: spilt/spilled, spilt/spilled (Derramar)
- Spoil: spoilt/spoiled, spoilt/spoiled (Arruinar/Estropear)
- Spread: spread, spread (Untar/Difundirse)
- Spring: sprang, sprung (Saltar)
- Stand: stood, stood (Estar en pie)
- Steal: stole, stolen (Robar)
- Stick: stuck, stuck (Pegar)
- Sting: stung, stung (Picar)
- Swear: swore, sworn (Jurar)
- Sweep: swept, swept (Barrer)
- Swim: swam, swum (Nadar)
- Take: took, taken (Coger)
- Teach: taught, taught (Enseñar)
- Tear: tore, torn (Romper/Desgarrar)
- Tell: told, told (Decir)
- Think: thought, thought (Pensar)
- Throw: threw, thrown (Arrojar/Tirar)
- Understand: understood, understood (Entender)
- Wake up: woke up, woken up (Despertarse)
- Wear: wore, worn (Llevar puesto)
- Win: won, won (Ganar)
- Write: wrote, written (Escribir)