Irregular Verbs: Base, Past Simple, Past Participle
Irregular Verbs in English
Base Form, Past Simple, and Past Participle with Spanish Translation
This is a comprehensive list of irregular verbs in English, including their base form, past simple, past participle, and Castilian (Spanish) translation.
Note: Some verbs have two accepted forms in the past simple and past participle (e.g., burned/burnt). Both are considered correct.
Irregular Verbs List (A-L)
- Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | Castilian (Spanish)
- be | was / were | been | ser, estar
- beat | beat | beaten | golpear
- become | became | become | convertirse en, llegar a ser
- begin | began | begun | empezar, comenzar
- bend | bent | bent | doblar(se)
- bet | bet | bet | apostar
- bite | bit | bitten | morder
- bleed | bled | bled | sangrar
- blow | blew | blown | soplar
- break | broke | broken | romper
- bring | brought | brought | traer
- 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
- cut | cut | cut | cortar
- deal | dealt | dealt | tratar
- dig | dug | dug | cavar
- do | did | done | hacer
- draw | drew | drawn | dibujar
- dream | dreamt / dreamed | dreamt / dreamed | soñar
- drink | drank | drunk | beber
- drive | drove | driven | conducir
- eat | ate | eaten | comer
- fall | fell | fallen | caer(se)
- feed | fed | fed | alimentar
- feel | felt | felt | sentir(se)
- fight | fought | fought | luchar, 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 / gotten | conseguir, obtener
- give | gave | given | dar
- go | went | gone | ir
- grow | grew | grown | crecer, cultivar
- hang | hung / hanged | hung / hanged | colgar
- have | had | had | tener, haber
- hear | heard | heard | oír
- hide | hid | hidden | esconder(se)
- hit | hit | hit | golpear
- hold | held | held | sostener, agarrar
- hurt | hurt | hurt | herir, doler
- keep | kept | kept | guardar, mantener
- know | knew | known | saber, conocer
- lay | laid | laid | poner, extender
- lead | led | led | liderar, guiar
- learn | learned / learnt | learned / learnt | aprender
- leave | left | left | dejar, salir, irse
- lend | lent | lent | prestar
- let | let | let | dejar, permitir
- lie (recline) | lay | lain | yacer, estar echado
- lie (untruth) | lied | lied | mentir
- light | lit / lighted | lit / lighted | encender
- lose | lost | lost | perder
Irregular Verbs List (M-Z)
- make | made | made | hacer, fabricar
- mean | meant | meant | significar, querer decir
- meet | met | met | conocer, encontrarse con
- pay | paid | paid | pagar
- put | put | put | poner
- read | read | read | leer
- ride | rode | ridden | montar
- ring | rang | rung | llamar (por teléfono), sonar
- rise | rose | risen | levantarse, subir
- run | ran | run | correr
- say | said | said | decir
- see | saw | seen | ver
- sell | sold | sold | vender
- send | sent | sent | enviar
- set | set | set | poner, colocar
- sew | sewed | sewn / sewed | coser
- shake | shook | shaken | agitar, sacudir
- shine | shone | shone | brillar
- shoot | shot | shot | disparar
- show | showed | shown / showed | mostrar
- shut | shut | shut | cerrar
- sing | sang | sung | cantar
- sink | sank | sunk | hundir(se)
- 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 tiempo
- spill | spilt / spilled | spilt / spilled | derramar
- spoil | spoilt / spoiled | spoilt / spoiled | estropear(se)
- spread | spread | spread | extender(se), difundir
- spring | sprang | sprung | saltar
- stand | stood | stood | estar de pie, soportar
- steal | stole | stolen | robar
- stick | stuck | stuck | pegar, adherir
- sting | stung | stung | picar
- swear | swore | sworn | jurar
- sweep | swept | swept | barrer
- swim | swam | swum | nadar
- take | took | taken | tomar, llevar
- teach | taught | taught | enseñar
- tear | tore | torn | rasgar, romper
- tell | told | told | decir, contar
- think | thought | thought | pensar
- throw | threw | thrown | lanzar, tirar
- understand | understood | understood | entender, comprender
- wake up | woke up | woken up | despertar(se)
- wear | wore | worn | llevar puesto, usar
- win | won | won | ganar
- write | wrote | written | escribir