List of Common Irregular Verbs in English

This is a list of common irregular verbs in English, along with their past simple forms and meanings in Spanish.

InfinitivePast SimpleMeaning

  • Be – Was/Were – Ser, Estar
  • Become – Became – Llegar a ser; Convertirse
  • Begin – Began – Empezar
  • Bend – Bent – Doblar, Flexionar
  • Bite – Bit – Morder
  • Blow – Blew – Soplar
  • Break – Broke – Romper
  • Bring – Brought – Traer; Llevar
  • Build – Built – Construir
  • Buy – Bought – Comprar
  • Catch – Caught – Coger, Atrapar
  • Choose – Chose – Elegir
  • Come – Came – Venir
  • Cost – Cost – Costar
  • Cut – Cut – Cortar
  • Do – Did – Hacer
  • Draw – Drew – Dibujar
  • Drink – Drank – Beber
  • Drive – Drove – Conducir
  • Eat – Ate – Comer
  • Fall – Fell – Caer
  • Feed – Fed – Alimentar
  • Feel – Felt – Sentir
  • Fight – Fought – Luchar
  • Find – Found – Encontrar
  • Fly – Flew – Volar
  • Forget – Forgot – Olvidar
  • Get – Got – Obtener
  • Give – Gave – Dar
  • Go – Went – Ir
  • Grow – Grew – Crecer; Cultivar
  • Hang – Hung – Colgar
  • Have – Had – Tener
  • Hear – Heard – Oír
  • Hide – Hid – Ocultar(se)
  • Hit – Hit – Golpear
  • Hold – Held – Sostener, Coger
  • Hurt – Hurt – Herir
  • Keep – Kept – Guardar; Quedarse
  • Know – Knew – Saber, Conocer
  • Leave – Left – Dejar; Salir
  • Lend – Lent – Prestar
  • Lose – Lost – Perder
  • Make – Made – Hacer, Fabricar
  • Meet – Met – Encontrarse; Conocer
  • Pay – Paid – Pagar
  • Put – Put – Poner
  • Read – Read – Leer
  • Ride – Rode – Montar, Cabalgar
  • Ring – Rang – Sonar/Tocar Timbre/Teléfono
  • Run – Ran – Correr
  • Say – Said – Decir
  • See – Saw – Ver
  • Sell – Sold – Vender
  • Send – Sent – Enviar
  • Shake – Shook – Agitar
  • Shut – Shut – Cerrar
  • Sing – Sang – Cantar
  • Sit – Sat – Sentarse
  • Sleep – Slept – Dormir
  • Speak – Spoke – Hablar
  • Spend – Spent – Gastar; Pasar Tiempo
  • Stand – Stood – Estar de Pie
  • Steal – Stole – Robar
  • Swim – Swam – Nadar
  • Take – Took – Coger
  • Teach – Taught – Enseñar
  • Tear – Tore – Rasgar
  • Tell – Told – Decir
  • Think – Thought – Pensar
  • Throw – Threw – Lanzar
  • Understand – Understood – Comprender
  • Wake up – Woke up – Despertar(se)
  • Wear – Wore – Llevar Puesto
  • Win – Won – Ganar
  • Write – Wrote – Escribir