Essential Irregular Verb Forms: Base, Past, and Participle

Posted on Feb 12, 2025 in Hospitality and Tourism

Essential Irregular Verb Forms

Here’s a table of common irregular verbs in English, showing the base form, past simple, past participle, and translation.

Base Form	Past Simple	Past Participle	Traducción
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 a / Reunirse con
Pay	Paid	Paid	Pagar
Put	Put	Put	Poner
Read	Read	Read	Leer
Ride	Rode	Ridden	Montar
Ring	Rang	Rung	Llamar (por teléfono)
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 / Callarse
Sing	Sang	Sung	Cantar
Sink	Sank	Sunk	Hundirse
Sit	Sat	Sat	Sentarse
Sleep	Slept	Slept	Dormir (se)