Technology: The Good, The Bad, and The Verbs
Technology: A Double-Edged Sword
Technology offers incredible benefits, assisting us in countless ways. However, it’s crucial to use it responsibly, recognizing its potential downsides alongside its advantages. Technology empowers us to tackle challenging tasks, connect with people worldwide, and simplify our lives. It also contributes to environmental protection through innovations like electric cars. Ultimately, we must harness technology for good and avoid its misuse.
Common Irregular Verbs
| Present | Past Simple | Past Participle | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| be | was/were | been | ser o estar |
| beat | beat | beaten | golpear |
| become | became | become | convertir |
| begin | began | begun | comenzar |
| bend | bent | bent | doblar |
| bet | bet | bet | apostar |
| bite | bit | bitten | morder |
| blow | blew | blown | soplar |
| break | broke | broken | romper |
| bring | brought | brought | traer |
| broadcast | broadcast | broadcast | retransmitir |
| build | built | built | construir |
| burst | burst | burst | reventar |
| buy | bought | bought | comprar |
| catch | caught | caught | agarrar, coger |
| choose | chose | chosen | escoger, elegir |
| come | came | come | venir |
| cost | cost | cost | costar |
| creep | crept | crept | reptar,arrastrarse |
| cut | cut | cut | cortar |
| deal | dealt | dealt | repartir |
| dig | dug | dug | cavar |
| do | did | done | hacer |
| draw | drew | drawn | dibujar |
| 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 |
| flee | fled | fled | escapar |
| fly | flew | flown | volar |
| forbid | forbade | forbidden | prohibir |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | olvidar |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven | perdonar |
| freeze | froze | frozen | helar, congelar |
| get | got | got / gotten | conseguir, obtener |
| give | gave | given | dar |
| go | went | gone | ir |
| grow | grew | grown | crecer |
| hang | hung | hung | colgar |
| have | had | had | tener |
| hear | heard | heard | oír |
| hide | hid | hidden | esconder |
| hit | hit | hit | golpear, pegar |
| hold | held | held | sostener |
| hurt | hurt | hurt | herir, lastimar |
| keep | kept | kept | guardar, conservar |
| kneel | knelt | knelt | arrodillarse |
| know | knew | known | saber, conocer |
| lay | laid | laid | poner, colocar, acostar (a alguien) |
| lead | led | led | guiar |
| leave | left | left | dejar |
| lend | lent | lent | prestar |
| let | let | let | permitir |
| lie | lay | lain | tumbarse |
| light | lit | lit | iluminar, encender |
| lose | lost | lost | perder |
| make | made | made | hacer |
| mean | meant | meant | significar |
| meet | met | met | encontrar, conocer |
| pay | paid | paid | pagar |
| put | put | put | poner |
| read | read | read | leer |
| ride | rode | ridden | montar |
| ring | rang | rung | sonar |
| rise | rose | risen | surgir, levantarse |
| run | ran | run | correr |
| say | said | said | decir |
| see | saw | seen | ver |
| seek | sought | sought | rastrear, buscar a fondo |
| sell | sold | sold | vender |
| send | sent | sent | enviar |
| set | set | set | poner, colocar |
| sew | sewed | sewn / sewed | coser |
| shake | shook | shaken | agitar |
| shine | shone | shone | brillar |
| shoot | shot | shot | disparar, lanzar |
| show | showed | shown / showed | mostrar |
| shrink | shrank | shrunk | encoger |
| shut | shut | shut | cerrar |
| sing | sang | sung | cantar |
| sink | sank | sunk | hundir |
| sit | sat | sat | sentar |
| sleep | slept | slept | dormir |
| slide | slid | slid | deslizarse, resbalar |
| speak | spoke | spoken | hablar |
| spend | spent | spent | gastar, pasar (tiempo) |
| spit | spat | spat | escupir |
| split | split | split | partir, dividir (algo) |
| spread | spread | spread | extender |
| spring | sprang | sprung | saltar (de golpe) |
| stand | stood | stood | permanecer parado |
| steal | stole | stolen | robar |
| stick | stuck | stuck | pegar (algo) |
| sting | stung | stung | picar, escocer |
| strike | struck | struck | golpear, pegar |
| swear | swore | sworn | jurar |
| sweep | swept | swept | barrer,deshollinar |
| swim | swam | swum | nadar |
| swing | swung | swung | balancearse |
| take | took | taken | llevar, coger |
| teach | taught | taught | enseñar |
| tear | tore | torn | romper, rasgar |
| tell | told | told | decir |
| think | thought | thought | pensar, creer |
| throw | threw | thrown | lanzar |
| understand | understood | understood | entender |
| wake | woke | woken | despertar |
| wear | wore | worn | llevar puesto |
| weep | wept | wept | llorar |
| win | won | won | ganar |
| write | wrote | written | escribir |