Essential Irregular Verbs: Spanish-English Reference
Essential Irregular Verbs: Spanish-English
This list provides common irregular verbs in both Spanish and English, showing their base form, past simple, and past participle.
- Ser/Estar – be – been | Mantener – keep – kept
- Volver – become – become | Saber – know – known
- Empezar – begin – begun | Poner – lay – laid
- Soplar – blow – blown | Aprender – learn – learned/learnt
- Romper – break – broken | Salir – leave – left
- Criar – breed – bred | Prestar – lend – lent
- Construir – build – built | Perder – lose –
English Irregular Verbs: Infinitive, Past Simple, Past Participle
English Irregular Verbs
Infinitive / Past Simple / Past Participle / Meaning
- be / was/were / been / ser, estar
- beat / beat / beaten / golpear; vencer
- become / became / become / llegar a ser; convertirse
- begin / began / begun / empezar
- bend / bent / bent / doblar, flexionar
- bet / bet / bet / apostar
- bite / bit / bitten / morder
- blow / blew / blown / soplar
- break / broke / broken / romper
- bring / brought / brought / traer; llevar
- broadcast / broadcast / broadcast / emitir
- build / built / built / construir
- buy /
English Verb Conjugation: Present, Past, and Participle
English Verb Conjugation
This table shows the present, past simple, and past participle forms of common English verbs, along with their Spanish translations.
| Present | Past Simple | Past Participle | Spanish |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUSH | PUSHED | PUSHED | EMPUJAR |
| SMELL | SMELLED | SMELLED | OLER |
| LISTEN | LISTENED | LISTENED | ESCUCHAR |
| SING | SANG | SUNG | CANTAR |
| CUT | CUT | CUT | CORTAR |
| WRITE | WROTE | WRITTEN | ESCRIBIR |
| RUN | RAN | RUN | CORRER |
| WAKE UP | WOKE UP | WOKEN UP | DESPERTAR |
| PAINT | PAINTED | PAINTED | PINTAR |
| DRIVE | DROVE | DRIVEN | CONDUCIR |
| RAIN | RAINED | RAINED | LLOVER |
| WASH | WASHED | WASHED | LAVAR |
| SELL | SOLD | SOLD | VENDER |
| SPEAK | SPOKE | SPOKEN | HABLAR |
| TEACH | TAUGHT | TAUGHT | ENSEÑAR |
| SHOW | SHOWED | SHOWED | MOSTRAR |
| THINK | THOUGHT | THOUGHT | PENSAR |
| MAKE | MADE | MADE | HACER |
| PULL | PULLED | PULLED | TIRAR |
| HAVE | HAD | HAD | TENER |
| ANSWER | ANSWERED | ANSWERED | RESPONDER |
| FIND | FOUND | FOUND | ENCONTRAR |
| SAVE | SAVED | SAVED | GUARDAR |
| SAY | SAID | SAID | DECIR |
| DANCE | DANCED | DANCED | BAILAR |
| ASK | ASKED | ASKED | PREGUNTAR |
| FLY | FLEW | FLOWN | VOLAR |
| CARRY | CARRIED | CARRIED | LLEVAR |
| READ | READ | READ | LEER |
| SEE | SAW | SEEN | VER |
| DRINK | DRANK | DRUNK | BEBER |
| CRY | CRIED | CRIED | LLORAR |
| BUY | BOUGHT | BOUGHT | COMPRAR |
| EAT | ATE | EATEN | COMER |
| JUMP | JUMPED | JUMPED | SALTAR |
| GO | WENT | GONE | IR |
| WALK | WALKED | WALKED | CAMINAR |
| TALK | TALKED | TALKED | HABLAR |
| RIDE | RODE | RIDDEN | MONTAR |
| GIVE | GAVE | GIVEN | DAR |
| SLEEP | SLEPT | SLEPT | DORMIR |
| HELP | HELPED | HELPED | AYUDAR |
| STUDY | STUDIED | STUDIED | ESTUDIAR |
| COME | CAME | COME | VENIR |
| WATCH | WATCHED | WATCHED | VER |
Mastering Irregular Verbs in English: A Comprehensive Table
PONER | PUT | PUT | PUT |
CERRAR | SHUT | SHUT | SHUT |
PERMITIR | LET | LET | LET |
OÍR | HEAR | HEARD | HEARD |
DEJAR, ABANDONAR | LEAVE | LEFT | LEFT |
PERDER | LOSE | LOST | LOST |
HACER, FABRICAR | MAKE | MADE | MADE |
QUERER DECIR | MEAN | MEANT | MEANT |
QUEDAR | MEET | MET | MET |
DEBER | MUST | HAD TO | HAD TO |
PAGAR | PAY | PAID | PAID |
DECIR | SAY | SAID | SAID |
COMPRAR | SELL | SOLD | SOLD |
SENTARSE | SIT | SAT | SAT |
DORMIR | SLEEP | SLEPT | SLEPT |
GASTAR | SPEND | SPENT | SPENT |
ESTAR DE PIE | STAND | STOOD | STOOD |
BARRER | SWEEP | SWEPT | SWEPT |
ENSEÑAR | TEACH | TAUGHT | TAUGHT |
DECIR, NARRAR | TELL | TOLD | TOLD |
PENSAR | THINK | THOUGHT | THOUGHT |
ENTENDER | UNDERSTAND | UNDERSTOOD | UNDERSTOOD |
GANAR | WIN | WON | WON |
ELEGIR | CHOOSE | CHOSE | CHOSEN |
LEVANTAR | RISE | ROSE | RISEN |
MOSTRAR | SHOW | SHOWED | SHOWN |
HABLAR | SPEAK | SPOKE | SPOKEN |
ROBAR | STEAL | STOLE | STOLEN |
NADAR | SWIM | SWAM | SWUM |
LLEVAR, |
Mastering Irregular Verbs in English
What are Irregular Verbs?
Irregular verbs in English do not follow the standard pattern of adding -ed to form the past simple and past participle. Instead, they have unique forms that must be memorized. This list provides a comprehensive collection of common irregular verbs, along with their base form, past simple, past participle, and Catalan translation.
List of Irregular Verbs
- Be (was/were) – been – Ser/Estar
- Beat (beat) – beaten – Donar cops
- Become (became) – become – Convertirse
- Begin (began) – begun
Essential English Verbs: Forms and Translations
Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | Català |
be | was/were | been | ser, estar |
beat | beat | beaten | colpejar |
become | became | become | convertir-se |
begin | began | begun | començar |
bend | bent | bent | doblegar(-se) |
bet | bet | bet | apostar |
bite | bit | bitten | mossegar |
bleed | bled | bled | sagnar |
blow | blew | blown | bufar |
break | broke | broken | trencar |
bring | brought | brought | portar |
build | built | built | construir |
burn | burnt/burned | burnt/burned | cremar |
burst | burst | burst | reventar, esclatar |
buy | bought | bought | comprar |
catch | caught | caught | agafar, enxampar |
choose | chose | chosen | triar |
come | came | come | venir |
cost | cost | cost | costar |
cut | cut | cut | tallar |
deal | dealt | dealt | comerciar, |