Essential English Irregular Verbs: A Quick Reference
Essential English Irregular Verbs
Here’s a list of common irregular verbs in English, with their base form, past simple, and past participle:
- Be: was/were, been (ser, estar)
- Beat: beat, beaten (golpear)
- Become: became, become (hacerse, convertirse en)
- Begin: began, begun (comenzar, empezar)
- Bend: bent, bent (doblar, curvar)
- Bet: bet, bet (apostar)
- Bite: bit, bitten (morder)
- Bleed: bled, bled (sangrar)
- Blow: blew, blown (soplar, hacer sonar)
- Break: broke, broken (romper)
- Bring: brought, brought (traer)
- Build: built, built (construir)
- Burn: burnt/burned, burnt/burned (quemar, arder)
- Burst: burst, burst (explotar, estallar)
- Buy: bought, bought (comprar)
- Can: could, (poder, saber – hacer algo)
- Catch: caught, caught (coger, agarrar)
- Choose: chose, chosen (escoger, elegir)
- Come: came, come (venir)
- Cost: cost, cost (costar)
- Cut: cut, cut (cortar)
- Deal: dealt, dealt (repartir, tratar)
- Dig: dug, dug (cavar)
- Do: did, done (hacer)
- Draw: drew, drawn (tirar de, atraer, dibujar)
- Dream: dreamt/dreamed, dreamt/dreamed (soñar)
- Drink: drank, drunk (beber)
- Drive: drove, driven (conducir)
- Eat: ate, eaten (comer)
- Fall: fell, fallen (caer)
- Feed: fed, fed (alimentar, dar de comer)
- Feel: felt, felt (sentir(se))
- Fight: fought, fought (luchar, pelear)
- Find: found, found (encontrar)
- Flee: fled, fled (huir, escaparse)
- Fly: flew, flown (volar)
- Forbid: forbade, forbidden (prohibir)
- Forget: forgot, forgotten (olvidar)
- Forgive: forgave, forgiven (perdonar)
- Freeze: froze, frozen (congelar)
- Get: got, got/gotten (obtener, conseguir)
- Give: gave, given (dar)
- Go: went, gone (ir)
- Grow: grew, grown (crecer; cultivar)
- Hang: hung, hung (colgar)
- Have: had, had (tener; tomar)
- Hear: heard, heard (oir)
- Hide: hid, hidden (ocultar, esconder)
- Hit: hit, hit (golpear)
- Hold: held, held (sostener; celebrar)
- Hurt: hurt, hurt (hacer daño; doler)
- Keep: kept, kept (guardar, mantener)
- Kneel: knelt/kneeled, knelt/kneeled (arrodillarse)
- Knit: knit/knitted, knit/knitted (hacer punto)
- Know: knew, known (saber, conocer)
- Lay: laid, laid (colocar, poner)
- Lead: led, led (llevar, conducir)
- Lean: leant/leaned, leant/leaned (inclinarse; apoyarse)
- Leave: left, left (dejar; partir; marcharse)
- Lend: lent, lent (prestar)
- Let: let, let (dejar)
- Lie: lay, lain (yacer, tumbarse)
- Light: lit/lighted, lit/lighted (encender)
- Lose: lost, lost (perder)
- Make: made, made (hacer)
- May: might (poder)
- Mean: meant, meant (significar, querer decir)
- Meet: met, met (encontrarse (con);conocer)
- Overcome: overcame, overcome (vencer)
- Pay: paid, paid (pagar; calafatear)
- Put: put, put (poner)
- Quit: quit/quitted, quit/quitted (dejar, abandonar; marcharse)
- Read: read, read (leer)
- Ride: rode, ridden (cabalgar, montar)
- Ring: rang, rung (sonar(timbre), telefonear)
- Rise: rose, risen (levantarse, salir – sol)
- Run: ran, run (correr)
- Saw: sawed, sawn/sawed (serrar, aserrar)
- Say: said, said (decir)
- See: saw, seen (ver)
- Seek: sought, sought (buscar)
- Sell: sold, sold (vender)
- Send: sent, sent (enviar, mandar)
- Set: set, set (colocar, poner)
- Sew: sewed, sewn/sewed (coser)
- Shake: shook, shaken (sacudir, agitar, mover)
- Shine: shone/shined, shone/shined (brillar; dar brillo)
- Shoot: shot, shot (lanzar; disparar; matar)
- Show: showed, shown (mostrar)
- Shut: shut, shut (cerrar)
- Sing: sang, sung (cantar)
- Sink: sank, sunk (hundir(se))
- Sit: sat, sat (estar sentado, 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 – tiempo)
- Spill: spilt/spilled, spilt/spilled (derramar(se), verter(se))
- Spit: spat, spat (escupir)
- Split: split, split (partir;dividir;separarse)
- Spoil: spoilt/spoiled, spoilt/spoiled (estropear / mimar)
- Spread: spread, spread (extender, esparcir)
- Spring: sprang, sprung (saltar)
- Stand: stood, stood (estar de pie)
- Steal: stole, stolen (robar)
- Stick: stuck, stuck (clavar; pegar)
- Sting: stung, stung (picar – un insecto)
- Stink: stank, stunk (apestar; heder)
- Strike: struck, struck/stricken (golpear;dar – reloj la hora)
- Swear: swore, sworn (jurar; decir tacos)
- Sweat: sweat/sweated, sweat/sweated (sudar; hacer sudar)
- Sweep: swept, swept (barrer)
- Swell: swelled, swollen/swelled (hinchar(se); hacer aumentar)
- Swim: swam, swum (nadar, bañarse)
- Take: took, taken (llevar, coger)
- Teach: taught, taught (enseñar)
- Tear: tore, torn (rasgar(se); desgarrar(se))
- Tell: told, told (decir, contar)
- Think: thought, thought (pensar, opinar)
- Throw: threw, thrown (tirar, arrojar)
- Understand: understood, understood (entender, comprender)
- Upset: upset, upset (volcar(se);derramar;enfadar)
- Wake: woke/waked, woken/waked (despertar(se))
- Wear: wore, worn (llevar puesto, vestir)
- Win: won, won (ganar)
- Write: wrote, written (escribir)