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3.3.- Regular verbs.

Regular verbs are verbs that follow a rule or regular pattern when switching between forms. To understand regular verbs, you first need to know about verbs and verb tenses.

cambio entre formas.

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If the present tense verb ends with a vowel, only ‘d’ is added. For example:

Present Past
Share Shared (Share-d)
Like Liked (Like-d)
Dare Dared (Dare-d)
Love Loved (Love-d)

If the present tense verb ends with a consonant, ‘ed’ is added. For example:

Present Past
Want Wanted (Want-ed)
Shout Shouted (Shout-ed)
Kill Killed (Kill-ed)

Useful regular verbs list in English:

Regular verbs list.
Present. Past & Participle.
Translation.
act Acted Actuar
add Added Sumar, añadir
aid Aided Ayudar
arrest Arrested Arrestar
assist Assisted Ayudar
attend Attended Asistir, ir
address Addressed Dirigirse
advertise Advertised Anunciar
amuse Amused Entretener
approach Approached Acercarse
ask Asked Preguntar, pedir
accompany Accompanied Acompañar
accustom accustomed Acostumbrar
agree agreed Estar de acuerdo
annoy annoyed Molestar
answer answered Responder
appeal applealed Atraer
appear appeared Aparecer
arrange arranged Arreglar, ordenar
arrive arrived Llegar
appeal applealed Atraer
appear appeared Aparecer
arrange arranged Arreglar, ordenar
board boarded Abordar
balance balanced Equilibrar
banish banished Desterrar
bark barked Ladrar
bless blessed Bendecir
brush brushed Cepillar
behave behaved Comportarse
belong belonged Pertenecer
beg begged suplicar, mendigar
believe believed Creer
boil boiled Hervir
breathe breathed Respirar
complete completed Completar
consist consisted Consistir
count counted Contar
close closed Cerrar
cook cooked Cocinar
crash crashed Chocar
cross  crossed  cruzar 
call called Llamar
care cared Cuidar
carry carried Llevar
change changed Cambiar
check checked Comprobar
charge charged cargar, cobrar
clean cleaned Limpiar
climb climbed escalar, subir
comb combed Peinar
cover covered Cubrir
cry cried Llorar
crawl crawled gatear, arrastrarse
dance danced bailar
dress dressed vestir
drop dropped dejar caer
dial dialed sintonizar, marcar
die died morir
declare declared declarar
delay delayed retrasar
deliver delivered entregar
deny denied negar
dine dined cenar
dry dried secar
enclose enclosed incluir, encerrar
enjoy enjoyed disfrutar
engage engaged comprometerse
envy envied envidiar
express expressed expresar
exclaim exclaimed exclamar
explain explained explicar
fail failed fracasar, fallar, suspender (un examen, prueba)
fasten fastened abrochar
file filed archivar
fill filled llenar
fire fired echar del trabajo, disparar
follow followed seguir
frighten frightened espantar
fry fried freir
finish finished terminar
fish fished pescar
fix fixed fixed
gain gained ganar
guess guessed adivinar
help helped ayudar
hope hoped esperar, desear
happen happened suceder
hurry hurried apurar (se)
imagine imagined imaginar
iron ironed planchar
judge judged juzgar
kiss kissed besar
kill killed matar
laugh laughed reir
leak leaked gotear
like liked gustar
lock locked cerrar con llave
look looked mirar
mark marked marcar, señalar
milk milked ordeñar un animal
miss missed echar de menos, perder un medio de transporte.
manage managed manejar
marry married casar (se)
massage massaged masajear
measure measured medir
move moved mover, trasladarse de casa.
observe observed observar
offer offered ofrecer
open opened abrir
order ordered ordenar
perform performed actuar, realizar, ejecutar
phone phoned telefonear
plan planned planear
play played jugar, tocar
plough ploughed arar
pour poured derramar, verter
pray prayed orar
prefer preferred preferir
prepare prepared preparar
pull pulled tirar
park parked estacionar, aparcar
pass passed pasar, aprobar (examen, prueba)
pick picked recoger
please pleased complacer
polish polished pulir
practise practised practicar
promise promised prometer
pronounce pronounced pronunciar
punish punished castigar
push pushed empujar
repeat repeated repetir
report reported reportar, informar
request requested solicitar, pedir
rest rested descansar
reach reached alcanzar
refuse refused rehusar
raise raised levantar
rain rained llover
realize realized darse cuenta
register registered matricularse, registrar
receive received recibir
Remain remained quedar, sobrar
Remember remembered recordar
Repair repaired reparar
Require required requerir, necesitar.
Reserve reserved reservar, guardar
Row rowed remar
Resolve resolved resolver
Return returned retornar, volver
Search searched buscar, registrar
Save saved salvar
Serve served servir, ahorrar
settle settled arreglar, establecer
sign signed firmar
smile smiled sonreir
snow snowed nevar
spill spilled derramar
stay stayed permanecer, quedarse
study studied estudiar
suffer suffered sufrir
swallow swallowed tragar
slip slipped resbalar
smoke smoked fumar
stop stopped detener, parar
switch switched conectar, accionar
stretch stretched estirar
talk talked conversar
thank thanked agradecer
touch touched tocar, palpar
trap trapped atrapar
tire tired cansar, fatigar
train trained entrenar
travel

travelled (UK)

traveled (USA)

viajar
trouble troubled molestar
try tried tratar, intentar
turn turned girar, voltear
unpack unpacked deshacer el equipaje.
use used usar
visit visited visitar
wait waited esperar
want wanted querer, requerir
walk walked caminar
wash washed lavar
watch watched observar, mirar
wish wished desear, anhelar
work worked trabajar
wrap up wrapped up envolver
wreck wrecked naufragar
warm warmed calentar
warn warned advertir
water watered regar
weigh weighed pesar
whistle whistled silbar

 

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