Irregular Verbs: Base, Past, and Participle
Irregular Verbs in English
Base Form, Past Simple, and Past Participle
This table lists common irregular verbs in English, along with their Past Simple and Past Participle forms, and their meanings in Spanish.
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | Meaning (Spanish) |
|---|---|---|---|
| awake | awoke | awoken | Despertarse |
| be | was, were | been | Ser/Estar |
| beat | beat | beaten | Golpear |
| become | became | become | Llegar a ser |
| begin | began | begun | Empezar |
| bend | bent | bent | Inclinarse |
| bet | bet | bet | Apostar |
| bite | bit | bitten | Morder |
| blow | blew | blown | Soplar |
| break | broke | broken | Quebrar |
| bring | brought | brought | Traer |
| build | built | built | Construir |
| burn | burned or burnt | burned or burnt | Quemar/Quemarse |
| buy | bought | bought | Comprar |
| catch | caught | caught | Atrapar |
| choose | chose | chosen | Escoger |
| come | came | come | Venir |
| cost | cost | cost | Costar |
| cut | cut | cut | Cortar |
| dig | dug | dug | Cavar |
| do | did | done | Hacer |
| draw | drew | drawn | Dibujar |
| dream | dreamed or dreamt | dreamed or dreamt | Soñar |
| drive | drove | driven | Conducir |
| drink | drank | drunk | Beber |
| eat | ate | eaten | Comer |
| fall | fell | fallen | Caer |
| feel | felt | felt | Sentir |
| fight | fought | fought | Pelear |
| find | found | found | Encontrar |
| fly | flew | flown | Volar |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | Olvidar |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven | Perdonar |
| freeze | froze | frozen | Congelar(se) |
| get | got | got (sometimes gotten) | Obtener |
| give | gave | given | Dar |
| go | went | gone | Ir |
| grow | grew | grown | Crecer |
| hang | hung | hung | Colgar |
| have | had | had | Tener |
| hear | heard | heard | Oír |
| hide | hid | hidden | Esconder(se) |
| hit | hit | hit | Golpear |
| hold | held | held | Sostener |
| hurt | hurt | hurt | Sufrir/Herir |
| keep | kept | kept | Mantener |
| know | knew | known | Saber |
| lead | led | led | Liderar |
| learn | learned or learnt | learned or learnt | Aprender |
| leave | left | left | Irse/Dejar a alguien |
| lend | lent | lent | Prestar |
| let | let | let | Dejar |
| lose | lost | lost | Perder |
| make | made | made | Hacer/Fabricar |
| mean | meant | meant | Significar |
| meet | met | met | Conocer/Encontrarse |
| pay | paid | paid | Pagar |
| put | put | put | Poner |
| read | read | read | Leer |
| ride | rode | ridden | Montar |
| ring | rang | rung | Sonar |
| rise | rose | risen | Elevar |
| run | ran | run | Correr |
| say | said | said | Decir |
| see | saw | seen | Ver |
| sell | sold | sold | Vender |
| send | sent | sent | Enviar |
| show | showed | showed or shown | Mostrar |
| shut | shut | shut | Cerrar |
| sing | sang | sung | Cantar |
| sink | sank | sunk | Hundirse |
| sit | sat | sat | Sentarse |
| sleep | slept | slept | Dormir |
| speak | spoke | spoken | Hablar |
| spend | spent | spent | Pasar, Gastar |
| stand | stood | stood | Ponerse de pie |
| swim | swam | swum | Nadar |
| take | took | taken | Tomar |
| teach | taught | taught | Enseñar |
| tell | told | told | Decir |
| think | thought | thought | Pensar |
| throw | threw | thrown | Lanzar |
| understand | understood | understood | Entender |
| wake | woke | woken | Despertar |
| wear | wore | worn | Usar (vestimenta) |
| win | won | won | Ganar |
| write | wrote | written | Escribir |