Irregular Verbs: Present, Past, and Past Participle

Understanding Verb Conjugation

This is a list of irregular verbs in English, showing their forms in the present, past simple, and past participle, along with their translation in Spanish.

  • Present      Past        Past Participle   Traducción
  • arise                arose            arisen                  levantarse, surgir, presentarse
  • awake             awoke          awoken              despertarse
  • be/am,are,is   was/were       been                 ser, estar
  • bear                 bore             born                  nacer
  • beat                 beat             beaten              golpear, vencer, ganarle a
  • become        became        become           llegar a ser…, convertirse en…
  • bend                bent             bent                 curvar, doblar
  • bet                   bet               bet                   apostar
  • bind                 bound          bound             atar, amarrar, vendar
  • bid                   bid                bid                   ofertar, pujar por algo
  • bite                  bit                 bitten              morder
  • bleed             bled             bled               sangrar
  • blow               blew            blown            soplar
  • break             broke          broken          romper, partir, quebrar
  • breed            bred             bred               criar (animales)
  • bring              brought      brought         traer
  • build               built             built               construir, edificar
  • burn               burnt           burnt             quemar, arder, incendiar
  • burst              burst           burst             reventar, estallar, abrir de golpe
  • buy                 bought        bought         comprar
  • cast                 cast              cast                lanzar, arrojar, tirar, echar
  • catch             caught        caught          coger, agarrar, atrapar
  • come             came          come            venir
  • cost                cost             cost               costar
  • cut                  cut               cut                 cortar
  • choose         chose         chosen        elegir, escoger
  • cling               clung           clung            agarrarse, aferrarse, adherirse
  • creep             crept           crept             arrastrar, reptar, deslizar
  • deal                dealt            dealt             tratar, acordar
  • dig                  dug              dug               cavar
  • do/does      did              done            hacer, preparar
  • draw             drew           drawn         dibujar, pintar, trazar
  • dream         dreamt       dreamt       soñar
  • drink             drank          drunk           beber
  • drive             drove          driven         conducir
  • eat                  ate               eaten          comer
  • feed               fed              fed               alimentar
  • feel                 felt              felt               sentir
  • fight               fought        fought         pelear, luchar
  • flee                 fled             fled              huir de…
  • fly                   flew            flown           volar
  • forbid           forbade      forbidden   prohibir
  • forget           forgot         forgotten    olvidar
  • forgive         forgave      forgiven      perdonar, disculpar
  • freeze           froze           frozen         helar, congelar
  • get                  got               gotten         conseguir, obtener, lograr
  • give                gave            given           dar
  • go                   went           gone            ir
  • grind              ground       ground       moler, machacar
  • have              had              had               tener, haber, poseer
  • hear               heard         heard          escuchar, oír