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3.4.- Irregular verbs.

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.

Here is a commonly used irregular verbs list with their base form, simple past form and the past participle.

Irregular verbs list.
Present Past Participle Translation
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

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