Common English and Spanish Verb Conjugations
Understanding Verb Forms
This table presents a list of common verbs in English and their corresponding translations in Spanish. Each verb is shown in its infinitive, simple past, and past participle forms. Verbs marked with an “i” are irregular in English.
| Infinitive | Simple Past | Past Participle | Spanish |
|---|---|---|---|
| add | added | added | agregar |
| answer | answered | answered | responder |
| apologize | apologized | apologized | disculparse |
| arrest | arrested | arrested | arrestar |
| arrive | arrived | arrived | llegar |
| ask | asked | asked | preguntar |
| attack | attacked | attacked | atacar |
| be i | was / were | been | ser |
| become i | became | become | convertirse |
| begin i | began | begun | comenzar |
| believe | believed | believed | creer |
| boil | boiled | boiled | hervir |
| book | booked | booked | reservar |
| borrow | borrowed | borrowed | tomar prestado |
| break i | broke | broken | romper |
| bring i | brought | brought | traer |
| build i | built | built | construir |
| buy i | bought | bought | comprar |
| catch i | caught | caught | atrapar |
| carry | carried | carried | llevar |
| change | changed | changed | cambiar |
| chop | chopped | chopped | picar |
| clean | cleaned | cleaned | limpiar |
| climb | climbed | climbed | escalar |
| collect | collected | collected | colleccionar |
| come i | came | come | venir |
| compose | composed | composed | componer |
| cook | cooked | cooked | cocinar |
| copy | copied | copied | copiar |
| cut i | cut | cut | cortar |
| dance | danced | danced | bailar |
| describe | described | described | describir |
| destroy | destroyed | destroyed | destruir |
| die | died | died | morir |
| discover | discovered | discovered | descubrir |
| discuss | discussed | discussed | discutir |
| do i | did | done | hacer |
| draw i | drew | drawn | dibujar |
| dream i | dreamt / dreamed | dreamt / dreamed | soñar |
| drink i | drank | drunk | beber |
| drive i | drove | driven | conducir |
| dye | dyed | dyed | teñir |
| eat i | ate | eaten | comer |
| enjoy | enjoyed | enjoyed | disfrutar |
| explode | exploded | exploded | explotar |
| extinguish | extinguished | extinguished | extinguirse |
| fall i | fell | fallen | caer |
| feed i | fed | fed | alimentar |
| feel i | felt | felt | sentir |
| fight i | fought | fought | pelear |
| find i | found | found | encontrar |
| fly i | flew | flown | volar |
| forget i | forgot | forgotten | olvidar |
| freeze i | froze | frozen | congelar |
| fry | fried | fried | freír |
| give i | gave | given | dar |
| go i | went | gone | ir |
| grow i | grew | grown | crecer |
| happen | happened | happened | suceder |
| hate | hated | hated | odiar |
| have i | had | had | tener |
| hear i | heard | heard | oír |
| help | helped | helped | ayudar |
| hire | hired | hired | alquilar |
| hope | hoped | hoped | esperar |
| hunt | hunted | hunted | cazar |
| hurt i | hurt | hurt | herir, doler |
| imagine | imagined | imagined | imaginar |
| invent | invented | invented | inventar |
| invite | invited | invited | invitar |
| jump | jumped | jumped | saltar |
| keep i | kept | kept | guardar |
| kill | killed | killed | matar |
| know i | knew | known | saber |
| leave i | left | left | dejar |
| lend i | lent | lent | prestar |
| lie i | lay | lain | yacer |
| lie | lied | lied | mentir |
| lift | lifted | lifted | levantar |
| like | liked | liked | gustar |
| listen | listened | listened | escuchar |
| live | lived | lived | vivir |
| look | looked | looked | mirar |
| lose i | lost | lost | perder |
| love | loved | loved | amar |
| make i | made | made | hacer |
| meet i | met | met | conocer, encontrar |
| miss | missed | missed | perder, extrañar |
| offer | offered | offered | ofrecer |
| open | opened | opened | abrir |
| pack | packed | packed | empacar |
| pass | passed | passed | pasar, aprobar |
| pay i | paid | paid | pagar |
| peel | peeled | peeled | pelar |
| phone | phoned | phoned | llamar por teléfono |
| plan | planned | planned | planificar |
| play | played | played | jugar |
| pour | poured | poured | verter |
| prefer | preferred | preferred | preferir |
| prepare | prepared | prepared | preparar |
| push | pushed | pushed | empujar |
| put i | put | put | poner |
| rain | rained | rained | llover |
| read i | read | read | leer |
| reduce | reduced | reduced | reducir |
| remember | remembered | remembered | recordar |
| rent | rented | rented | alquilar |
| rescue | rescued | rescued | rescatar |
| return | returned | returned | volver, devolver |
| ring i | rang | rung | llamar por teléfono |
| run i | ran | run | correr |