Irregular verbs are those that are not conjugated in the past or past participle following some rule or regular pattern, therefore, the only way to know the past form of this type of verbs is to know them by heart.
3.4.- Irregular verbs.
Here is a commonly used irregular verbs list with their base form, simple past form and the past participle.
Present | Past | Participle | Translation |
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arise | arose | arisen | surgir |
be | was / were | been | ser, estar |
beat | beat | beaten | golpear |
become | became | become | convertirse |
begin | began | begun | comenzar |
bet | bet/betted | bet/betted | 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 |
buy | bought | bought | comprar |
catch | caught | caught | atrapar |
choose | chose | chosen | elegir |
come | came | come | venir |
cost | cost | cost | costar |
creep | crept | crept | arrastrarse |
cut | cut | cut | cortar |
deal | dealt | dealt | dar, repartir, tratar |
do | did | done | hacer |
draw | drew | drawn | dibujar |
dream | dreamt/dreamed | dreamt/dreamed | 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 | pelear |
find | found | found | encontrar |
flee | fled | fled | huir |
fly | flew | flown | volar |
forget | forgot | forgotten | olvidar |
forgive | forgave | forgiven | perdonar |
forsake | forsook | forsaken | abandonar |
freeze | froze | frozen | congelar |
get | got | got | tener, obtener |
give | gave | given | dar |
go | went | gone | ir |
grind | ground | ground | moler |
grow | grew | grown | crecer |
hang | hung | hung | colgar |
have | had | had | tener |
hear | heard | heard | oír |
hide | hid | hidden | esconderse |
hit | hit | hit | golpear |
hold | held | held | tener, mantener |
hurt | hurt | hurt | herir, doler |
keep | kept | kept | guardar |
kneel | knelt | knelt | arrodillarse |
know | knew | known | saber |
lead | led | led | encabezar, dirigir |
learn | learnt/learned | learnt/learned | aprender |
leave | left | left | dejar, marcharse, salir |
lend | lent | lent | prestar |
let | let | let | dejar, dar permiso |
lie | lay | lain | tumbarse, echarse, yacer |
lose | lost | lost | perder |
make | made | made | hacer |
mean | meant | meant | significar, querer decir |
meet | met | met | conocer, encontrar, quedar con |
pay | paid | paid | pagar |
put | put | put | poner |
quit | quit/quitted | quit/quitted | abandonar |
read | read | read | leer |
ride | rode | ridden | montar, ir |
ring | rang | rung | llamar por teléfono |
rise | rose | risen | elevar |
run | ran | run | correr |
say | said | said | decir |
see | saw | seen | ver |
sell | sold | sold | vender |
send | sent | sent | enviar |
set | set | set | fijar, establecer, poner |
sew | sewed | sewn/sewed | coser |
shake | shook | shaken | sacudir, agitar |
shine | shone | shone | brillar |
shoot | shot | shot | disparar |
show | showed | shown/showed | mostrar |
shrink | shrank/shrunk | shrunk | encoger |
shut | shut | shut | cerrar |
sing | sang | sung | cantar |
sink | sank | sunk | hundir |
sit | sat | sat | sentarse |
sleep | slept | slept | dormir |
slide | slid | slid | deslizar |
sow | sowed | sown/sowed | sembrar |
speak | spoke | spoken | hablar |
spell | spelt/spelled | spelt/spelled | deletrear |
spend | spent | spent | gastar, pasar tiempo |
spill | spilt/spilled | spilt/spilled | derramar |
split | split | split | partir, dividir en dos |
spoil | spoilt/spoiled | spoilt/spoiled | estropear, mimar |
spread | spread | spread | extenderse |
stand | stood | stood | estar de pie |
steal | stole | stolen | robar |
sting | stung | stung | picar, clavar el aguijón |
stink | stank/stunk | stunk | apestar |
strike | struck | struck | golpear |
swear | swore | sworn | jurar |
sweep | swept | swept | barrer |
swim | swam | swum | nadar |
take | took | taken | tomar |
teach | taught | taught | enseñar |
tear | tore | torn | romper |
tell | told | told | decir |
think | thought | thought | pensar |
throw | threw | thrown | lanzar |
tread | trode | trodden/trod | pisar |
understand | understood | understood | entender |
wake | woke | woken | despertarse |
wear | wore | worn | llevar puesto |
weave | wove | woven | tejer |
weep | wept | wept | llorar |
win | won | won | ganar |
wring | wrung | wrung | retorcer |
write | wrote | written | escribir |
Participio: leyendo, construyendo, eligiendo, cocinando, golpeando, comprando,...
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