Common Irregular Verbs in English: A Comprehensive List
Posted on Aug 28, 2024 in English
Common Irregular Verbs in English
| Spanish | English Infinitive | Past Simple | Past Participle |
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| Despertarse | to awake | awoke | awoken |
| Ser, estar | to be | was/were | been |
| Nacer | to be born | was/were born | been born |
| Golpear | to beat | beat | beaten |
| Soportar | to bear | bore | borne |
| Llegar a ser | to become | became | become |
| Empezar | to begin | began | begun |
| Doblar / Inclinarse | to bend | bent | bent |
| Apostar | to bet | bet | bet |
| Morder | to bite | bit | bitten |
| Sangrar | to bleed | bled | bled |
| Soplar | to blow | blew | blown |
| Romper | to break | broke | broken |
| Criar | to breed | bred | bred |
| Traer | to bring | brought | brought |
| Construir | to build | built | built |
| Quemar / Arder | to burn | burnt | burnt |
| Estallar / Reventar | to burst | burst | burst |
| Comprar | to buy | bought | bought |
| Poder | can | could | (been able) |
| Regañar | to chide | chid | chid/chidden |
| Elegir | to choose | chose | chosen |
| Venir | to come | came | come |
| Costar | to cost | cost | cost |
| Arrastrarse | to creep | crept | crept |
| Cortar | to cut | cut | cut |
| Cavar | to dig | dug | dug |
| Bucear | to dive | dove/dived | dived |
| Hacer | to do | did | done |
| Dibujar | to draw | drew | drawn |
| Soñar | to dream | dreamt/dreamed | dreamt/dreamed |
| Beber | to drink | drank | drunk |
| Conducir | to drive | drove | driven |
| Comer | to eat | ate | eaten |
| Caer(se) | to fall | fell | fallen |
| Alimentar | to feed | fed | fed |
| Sentir | to feel | felt | felt |
| Luchar | to fight | fought | fought |
| Encontrar | to find | found | found |
| Encajar | to fit | fit | fit |
| Volar | to fly | flew | flown |
| Prohibir | to forbid | forbade | forbidden |
| Olvidar | to forget | forgot | forgotten |
| Perdonar | to forgive | forgave | forgiven |
| Congelar | to freeze | froze | frozen |
| Obtener / Conseguir | to get | got | got/gotten (US) |
| Mejorar | to get better | got better | got better |
| Casarse | to get married | got married | got married |
| Librarse de | to get rid of | got rid of | got rid of |
| Preocuparse | to get worried | got worried | got worried |
| Dar | to give | gave | given |
| Ir | to go | went | gone |
| Crecer | to grow | grew | grown |
| Colgar | to hang | hung | hung |
| Tener | to have | had | had |
| Oir | to hear | heard | heard |
| Esconder | to hide | hid | hidden |
| Golpear | to hit | hit | hit |
| Sostener | to hold | held | held |
| Herir / Dañar | to hurt | hurt | hurt |
| Saber / Conocer | to know | knew | known |
| Salir / Dejar / Abandonar | to leave | left | left |
| Dejar / Permitir | to let | let | let |
| Encender | to light | lit | lit |
| Perder | to lose | lost | lost |
| Hacer / Fabricar | to make | made | made |
| Significar / Querer decir | to mean | meant | meant |
| Quedar / Encontrarse con alguien | to meet | met | met |
| Equivocarse | to mistake | mistook | mistaken |
| Entender mal | to misunderstand | misunderstood | misunderstood |
| Pagar | to pay | paid | paid |
| Poner | to put | put | put |
| Leer | to read | read | read |
| Montar / Cabalgar | to ride | rode | ridden |
| Correr | to run | ran | run |
| Decir | to say | said | said |
| Ver | to see | saw | seen |
| Buscar | to seek | sought | sought |
| Vender | to sell | sold | sold |
| Enviar | to send | sent | sent |
| Coser | to sew | sewed | sewn/sewed |
| Agitar | to shake | shook | shaken |
| Afeitarse | to shave | shaved | shaved/shaven |
| Brillar | to shine | shone | shone |
| Disparar | to shoot | shot | shot |
| Mostrar / Enseñar | to show | showed | shown/showed |
| Cantar | to sing | sang | sung |
| Hundir (se) | to sink | sank/sunk | sunk |
| Sentar (se) | to sit | sat | sat |
| Dormir | to sleep | slept | slept |
| Oler | to smell | smelt/smelled | smelt/smelled |
| Hablar | to speak | spoke | spoken |
| Acelerar | to speed | sped/speeded | sped/speeded |
| Deletrear | to spell | spelt/spelled | spelt/spelled |
| Gastar | to spend | spent | spent |
| Estar de pie | to stand | stood | stood |
| Robar | to steal | stole | stolen |
| Jurar | to swear | swore | sworn |
| Sudar | to sweat | sweat/sweated | sweat/sweated |
| Nadar | to swim | swam | swum |
| Coger / Tomar | to take | took | taken |
| Enseñar | to teach | taught | taught |
| Decir / Contar | to tell | told | told |
| Pensar | to think | thought | thought |
| Comprender | to understand | understood | understood |
| Llevar puesto | to wear | wore | worn |
| Llorar / Sollozar | to weep | wept | wept |
| Ganar | to win | won | won |
| Escribir | to write | wrote | written |
