Mastering Irregular Verbs in English: Your Go-To List

Essential English Irregular Verbs

Here’s a list of common irregular verbs in English, with their base form, past simple, and past participle:

  • Be – Was/Were – Been (Ser, Estar)
  • Beat – Beat – Beaten (Derrotar, Vencer)
  • Become – Became – Become (Convertirse en)
  • Begin – Began – Begun (Empezar)
  • Bend – Bent – Bent (Doblar)
  • 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 – Burnt (Quemar)
  • Buy – Bought – Bought (Comprar)
  • Catch – Caught – Caught (Coger)
  • Choose – Chose – Chosen (Escoger, Elegir)
  • Come – Came – Come (Venir)
  • Cost – Cost – Cost (Valer)
  • Cut – Cut – Cut (Cortar)
  • Dig – Dug – Dug (Cavar)
  • Do – Did – Done (Hacer)
  • Draw – Drew – Drawn (Dibujar)
  • Dream – Dreamt – Dreamt (Soñar)
  • Drink – Drank – Drunk (Beber)
  • Drive – Drove – Driven (Conducir)
  • Eat – Ate – Eaten (Comer)
  • Fall – Fell – Fallen (Caer)
  • Feed – Fed – Fed (Alimentar)
  • Feel – Felt – Felt (Sentir)
  • Fight – Fought – Fought (Luchar)
  • Find – Found – Found (Encontrar)
  • Fly – Flew – Flown (Volar)
  • Forget – Forgot – Forgotten (Olvidar)
  • Forgive – Forgave – Forgiven (Perdonar)
  • Freeze – Froze – Frozen (Congelar)
  • Get – Got – Got (Conseguir, Obtener)
  • Give – Gave – Given (Dar)
  • Go – Went – Gone (Ir)
  • Grow – Grew – Grown (Crecer, Cultivar)
  • Hang – Hung – Hung (Colgar)
  • Have – Had – Had (Tener)
  • Hear – Heard – Heard (Oir)
  • Hide – Hid – Hidden (Esconder)
  • Hit – Hit – Hit (Pegar, Golpear)
  • Hold – Held – Held (Sujetar)
  • Hurt – Hurt – Hurt (Hacer daño, Doler)
  • Keep – Kept – Kept (Continuar, Mantener)
  • Know – Knew – Known (Saber)
  • Lay – Laid – Laid (Extender)
  • Lead – Led – Led (Guiar)
  • Learn – Learnt – Learnt (Aprender)
  • Leave – Left – Left (Irse, Dejar)
  • Lend – Lent – Lent (Prestar)
  • Let – Let – Let (Permitir)
  • Light – Lit – Lit (Encender)
  • Lose – Lost – Lost (Perder)
  • Make – Made – Made (Hacer)
  • Mean – Meant – Meant (Significar, Querer decir)
  • Meet – Met – Met (Conocer, Quedar con)
  • Pay – Paid – Paid (Pagar)
  • Put – Put – Put (Poner)
  • Read – Read – Read (Leer)
  • Ride – Rode – Ridden (Montar)
  • Ring – Rang – Rung (Llamar, Sonar)
  • Rise – Rose – Risen (Levantar)
  • Run – Ran – Run (Correr)
  • Say – Said – Said (Decir)
  • See – Saw – Seen (Ver)
  • Sell – Sold – Sold (Vender)
  • Send – Sent – Sent (Enviar)
  • Set – Set – Set (Establecer)
  • Shake – Shook – Shaken (Agitar)
  • Shine – Shone – Shone (Brillar)
  • Shut – Shut – Shut (Cerrar)
  • Shoot – Shot – Shot (Disparar)
  • Show – Showed – Shown (Mostrar)
  • Sing – Sang – Sung (Cantar)
  • Sink – Sank – Sunk (Hundir)
  • Sit – Sat – Sat (Sentarse)
  • Sleep – Slept – Slept (Dormir)
  • Smell – Smelt – Smelt (Oler)
  • Speak – Spoke – Spoken (Hablar)
  • Spell – Spelt – Spelt (Deletrear)
  • Spend – Spent – Spent (Gastar)
  • Stand – Stood – Stood (Estar de pie)
  • Steal – Stole – Stolen (Robar)
  • Stick – Stuck – Stuck (Pegar)
  • Swim – Swam – Swum (Nadar)
  • Take – Took – Taken (Coger, Llevarse)
  • Teach – Taught – Taught (Enseñar, Dar clases)
  • Tear – Tore – Torn (Romper, Rasgar)
  • Tell – Told – Told (Decir, Contar)
  • Think – Thought – Thought (Pensar)
  • Throw – Threw – Thrown (Lanzar, Tirar)
  • Understand – Understood – Understood (Comprender)
  • Wake – Woke – Woken (Despertar)
  • Wear – Wore – Worn (Llevar puesto)
  • Win – Won – Won (Ganar)
  • Write – Wrote – Written (Escribir)