English Irregular Verbs: A Complete Table
Mastering Irregular Verbs in English
Understanding Irregular Verbs
Unlike regular verbs that follow a predictable pattern, irregular verbs in English have unique forms in the past simple and past participle tenses. Mastering these verbs is crucial for achieving fluency and accuracy in English.
Comprehensive List of Irregular Verbs
This table provides a comprehensive list of common irregular verbs, along with their base form, past simple, past participle, and Spanish translation:
- Be (was/were) been – Ser/Estar
- Beat (beat) beaten – Golpear
- Become (became) become – Llegar a ser
- Begin (began) begun – Empezar
- Bend (bent) bent – Doblar
- 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
- Dig (dug) dug – Cavar
- Do (did) done – Hacer
- Draw (drew) drawn – Dibujar
- Dream (dreamed/dreamt) dreamed/dreamt – Soñar
- Drink (drank) drunk – Beber
- Drive (drove) driven – Conducir
- Eat (ate) eaten – Comer
- Fall (fell) fallen – Caer
- Feed (fed) fed – Alimentar
- Feel (felt) felt – Sentir
- Fight (fought) fought – Luchar
- Find (found) found – Encontrar
- Fly (flew) flown – Volar
- Forget (forgot) forgotten – Olvidar
- Forgive (forgave) forgiven – Perdonar
- Freeze (froze) frozen – Congelar
- Get (got) got/gotten – Conseguir, llegar
- Give (gave) given – Dar
- Go (went) gone – Ir
- Grow (grew) grown – Crecer, cultivar
- Hang (hung) hung – Colgar
- Have (had) had – Tener, haber
- Hear (heard) heard – Oír
- Hide (hid) hidden – Esconder
- Hit (hit) hit – Golpear
- Hold (held) held – Sujetar
- Hurt (hurt) hurt – Herir, hacer daño
- Keep (kept) kept – Guardar, mantener
- Know (knew) known – Saber, conocer
- Lay (laid) laid – Poner
- Lead (led) led – Guiar, conducir
- Learn (learnt/learned) learnt/learned – Aprender
- Leave (left) left – Dejar, irse
- Lend (lent) lent – Prestar
- Let (let) let – Permitir
- Lie (lay) lain – Tumbarse
- Lie (lied) lied – Mentir
- Light (lit/lighted) lit/lighted – Encender
- Lose (lost) lost – Perder
- Make (made) made – Hacer
- Mean (meant) meant – Significar
- Meet (met) met – Conocer
- Pay (paid) paid – Pagar
- Put (put) put – Poner
- Read (read) read – Leer
- Ride (rode) ridden – Montar
- Ring (rang) rung – Llamar
- Rise (rose) risen – Elevarse
- 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/sewed – Coser
- Shake (shook) shaken – Agitar
- Shine (shone) shone – Brillar
- Shoot (shot) shot – Disparar
- Show (showed) shown/showed – Mostrar
- Shut (shut) shut – Cerrar, callarse
- Sing (sang) sung – Cantar
- Sink (sank) sunk – Hundirse
- Sit (sat) sat – Sentarse
- Sleep (slept) slept – Dormir
- Smell (smelt/smelled) smelt/smelled – Oler
- Speak (spoke) spoken – Hablar
- Spell (spelt/spelled) spelt/spelled – Deletrear
- Spend (spent) spent – Gastar, pasar
- Spill (spilt/spilled) spilt/spilled – Derramar
- Spoil (spoilt/spoiled) spoilt/spoiled – Arruinar
- Spread (spread) spread – Untar
- 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
- Take (took) taken – Coger, llevar
- Teach (taught) taught – Enseñar
- Tear (tore) torn – Romper
- Tell (told) told – Decir
- Think (thought) thought – Pensar
- Throw (threw) thrown – Arrojar, tirar
- Understand (understood) understood – Entender
- Wake up (woke up) woken up – Despertar
- Wear (wore) worn – Llevar puesto, ponerse
- Win (won) won – Ganar
- Write (wrote) written – Escribir