English Irregular Verbs: Infinitive, Past, and Meaning
Posted on Jan 4, 2025 in Spanish
English Irregular Verbs
| Infinitive | Past | Meaning |
|---|
| Be | was/were | ser, estar |
| Become | became | llegar a ser, convertirse |
| Begin | began | empezar, comenzar |
| Bring | brought | traer, llevar |
| Build | built | construir |
| Buy | bought | comprar |
| Can | could | poder, saber, ser capaz |
| Catch | caught | coger, atrapar |
| Choose | chose | elegir, escoger |
| Come | came | venir |
| Cost | cost | costar |
| Do | did | hacer |
| Draw | drew | dibujar |
| Drink | drank | beber |
| Drive | drove | conducir |
| Dwell | dwelt/dwelled | habitar |
| Eat | ate | comer |
| Fall | fell | caer |
| Feed | fed | alimentar |
| Find | found | encontrar |
| Fly | flew | volar, pilotar |
| Get | got | obtener, conseguir |
| Give | gave | dar |
| Go | went | ir |
| Have | had | tener, haber |
| Hear | heard | oír, escuchar |
| Hit | hit | golpear |
| Hold | held | sostener, agarrar |
| Keep | kept | mantener, seguir (haciendo algo) |
| Know | knew | saber, conocer |
| Learn | learnt | aprender |
| Leave | left | marcharse, abandonar |
| Lose | lost | perder |
| Make | made | hacer, fabricar |
| Mean | meant | significar, querer decir |
| Meet | met | conocer, encontrarse con alguien |
| Put | put | poner, colocar |
| Read | read | leer |
| Run | ran | correr |
| Say | said | decir |
| See | saw | ver |
| Send | sent | enviar |
| Shoot | shot | disparar |
| Sing | sang | cantar |
| Sit | sat | sentarse |
| Sleep | slept | dormir |
| Speak | spoke | hablar |
| Spell | spelt/spelled | deletrear |
| Spend | spent | pasar (tiempo), gastar (dinero) |
| Spin | spun | girar, dar vueltas |
| Stand | stood | permanecer, estar de pie |
| Stick | stuck | pegar(se) |
| Swim | swam | nadar |
| Swing | swung | balancearse, columpiarse |
| Take | took | coger, llevar |
| Tell | told | decir, contar |
| Think | thought | pensar, creer |
| Understand | understood | entender, comprender |
| Wear | wore | usar( ropa ), llevar puesto |
| Win | won | ganar |
| Write | wrote | escribir |
