Mastering Irregular Verbs in English: A Full List
Mastering Irregular Verbs in English
Understanding Irregular Verbs
Irregular verbs in English do not follow the standard conjugation patterns. This means their past simple and past participle forms are not formed by adding ‘-ed’ or ‘-d’ to the base form. Mastering these verbs is crucial for achieving fluency in English.
List of Common Irregular Verbs
Below is a comprehensive list of common irregular verbs, along with their past simple and past participle forms. The verbs are presented in the following format: Base Form / Past Simple / Past Participle / Spanish Translation.
- Be / Was, Were / Been / Ser, Estar
- Beat / Beat / Beaten / Golpear
- Become / Became / Become / Llegar a ser, Convertirse
- Begin / Began / Begun / Empezar
- 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
- Build / Built / Built / Construir
- Burn / Burnt, Burned / Burnt, Burned / Quemar
- Burst / Burst / Burst / Reventar, Estallar
- Buy / Bought / Bought / Comprar
- Catch / Caught / Caught / Coger, Agarrar
- Choose / Chose / Chosen / Elegir
- Come / Came / Come / Venir
- Cost / Cost / Cost / Costar
- Cut / Cut / Cut / Cortar
- Deal / Dealt / Dealt / Comerciar, Tratar
- Dig / Dug / Dug / Cavar
- Do / Did / Done / Hacer
- Draw / Drew / Drawn / Dibujar
- Dream / Dreamt, Dreamed / Dreamt, Dreamed / Soñar
- 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
- Forbid / Forbade / Forbidden / Prohibir
- Forget / Forgot / Forgotten / Olvidar
- Forgive / Forgave / Forgiven / Perdonar
- Freeze / Froze / Frozen / Congelar(se)
- Get / Got / Got / Conseguir, Llegar
- 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, Pegar
- Hold / Held / Held / Sujetar
- Hurt / Hurt / Hurt / Herir, Hacer daño, Doler
- Keep / Kept / Kept / Guardar, Mantener
- Know / Knew / Known / Saber, Conocer
- Lay / Laid / Laid / Poner, Extender
- Lead / Led / Led / Guiar, Conducir
- Learn / Learnt, Learned / Learnt, Learned / Aprender
- Leave / Left / Left / Dejar, Irse, Salir
- Lend / Lent / Lent / Prestar
- Let / Let / Let / Permitir, Dejar
- Lie / Lay / Lain / Tumbar, 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, Quedar con
- Overcome / Overcame / Overcome / Superar
- Pay / Paid / Paid / Pagar
- Put / Put / Put / Poner
- Quit / Quit, Quitted / Quit, Quitted/ Dejar(de)
- Ride / Rode / Ridden / Montar
- Ring / Rang / Rung / Llamar (por teléfono)
- Rise / Rose / Risen / Elevarse, Alzarse
- 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, Enseñar
- Shut / Shut / Shut / Cerrar
- Sing / Sang / Sung / Cantar
- Sink / Sank / Sunk / Hundirse
- Sit / Sat / Sat / Sentarse
- Sleep / Slept / Slept / Dormir
- Smell / Smelt, Smelled / Smelt, Smelled / Oler
- Speak / Spoke / Spoken / Hablar
- Spend / Spent / Spent / Gastar, Pasar (tiempo)
- Spoil / Spoilt, Spoiled / Spoilt, Spoiled / Arruinar, Estropear
- Spill / Spilt, Spilled / Spilt, Spilled / Derramar(se)
- Spread / Spread / Spread / Untar, Difundir(se)
- Spring / Sprang / Sprung / Saltar
- Stand / Stood / Stood / Estar de pie
- Steal / Stole / Stolen / Robar
- Stick / Stuck / Stuck / Pegar
- Sting / Stung / Stung / Picar (insecto)
- Swear / Swore / Sworn / Jurar
- Sweep / Swept / Swept / Barrer
- Take / Took / Taken / Coger, Llevar
- Teach / Taught / Taught / Enseñar
- Tear / Tore / Torn / Romper, Desgarrar
- Tell / Told / Told / Decir, Contar
- Think / Thought / Thought / Pensar
- Throw / Threw / Thrown / Tirar, Lanzar
- Understand / Understood / Understood / Comprender, Entender
- Wake up / Woke up / Woken up / Despertar(se)
- Wear / Wore / Worn / Llevar puesto, Ponerse
- Win / Won / Won / Ganar
- Write / Wrote / Written / Escribir