English Irregular Verbs List: A Comprehensive Guide

Irregular Verbs

1. REALLY Irregular Verbs

INFINITIVEPAST SIMPLEPAST PARTICIPLEPRESENT PARTICIPLETRANSLATION
bewas/ werebeenbeingser / estar
dodiddonedoingfer
gowentgonegoinganar

2. Vowel Changes from “i” to “a” to “u”

INFINITIVEPAST SIMPLEPAST PARTICIPLEPRESENT PARTICIPLETRANSLATION
beginbeganbegunbeginningcomençar
drinkdrankdrunkdrinkingbeure
ringrangrungringingtrucar/ sonar
singsangsungsingingcantar
swimswamswumswimmingnedar

3. Past Simple and Past Participle Ending in -ought/-aught

INFINITIVEPAST SIMPLEPAST PARTICIPLEPRESENT PARTICIPLETRANSLATION
bringbroughtbroughtbringingportar
buyboughtboughtbuyingcomprar
catchcaughtcaughtcatchingatrapar/ agafar( al vol-un transport-una malaltia …)
fightfoughtfoughtfightinglluitar / barallar-se
teachtaughttaughtteachingensenyar
thinkthoughtthoughtthinkingpensar / creure

4. Identical Past Simple and Past Participle

INFINITIVEPAST SIMPLEPAST PARTICIPLEPRESENT PARTICIPLETRANSLATION
buildbuiltbuiltbuildingconstruir
burnburnt /burnedburnt /burnedburningcremar/-se
dreamdreamtdreamtdreamingsomiar
feelfeltfeltfeelingsentir/-se
findfoundfoundfindingtrobar
getgotgotgettingobtenir(aconseguir) / rebre /arribar /
tornar-se (posar-se)
havehadhadhavingtenir
hearheardheardhearingsentir (oïda)
keepkeptkeptkeepingguardar / mantenir
learnlearned/learntlearned/learntlearningaprendre
leaveleftleftleavingdeixar/ anar-se’n (sortir, marxar)
loselostlostlosingperdre
makemademademakingfer / fabricar
meanmeantmeantmeaningsignificar / voler dir/ referir-se a
meetmetmetmeetingconèixer /reunir-se(quedar) amb/ trobar
paypaidpaidpayingpagar
saysaidsaidsayingdir
sellsoldsoldsellingvendre
sendsentsentsendingenviar
sitsatsatsittingseure
sleepsleptsleptsleepingdormir
spendspentspentspendinggastar (diners) / passar (temps)
standstoodstoodstandingestar dret/-a
telltoldtoldtellingdir /explicar
understandunderstoodunderstoodunderstandingentendre / comprendre
winwonwonwinningguanyar

5. Three Identical Forms

INFINITIVEPAST SIMPLEPAST PARTICIPLEPRESENT PARTICIPLETRANSLATION
costcostcostcostingcostar (valer)
cutcutcutcuttingtallar
hithithithittingpegar / donar cops (colpejar)
hurthurthurthurtingfer mal / ferir
letletletlettingdeixar (permetre)
putputputputtingposar
readread /red/read /red/readingllegir
shutshutshutshuttingtancar / (+up) callar

6. Verbs with -en in the Past Participle

INFINITIVEPAST SIMPLEPAST PARTICIPLEPRESENT PARTICIPLETRANSLATION
breakbrokebrokenbreakingtrencar
choosechosechosenchoosingtriar (escollir)
drivedrovedrivendrivingconduir
eatateeateneatingmenjar
fallfellfallenfallingcaure
forgetforgotforgottenforgettingoblidar
freezefrozefrozenfreezingcongelar/-se
givegavegivengivingdonar / regalar
rideroderiddenridinganar (amb bici…)/muntar (a cavall…)
seesawseenseeingveure
shakeshookshakenshakingsacsejar / tremolar
speakspokespokenspeakingparlar
stealstolestolenstealingrobar
taketooktakentakingagafar / portar / durar(temps)/ prendre
wake upwoke upwoken upwaking updespertar/-se
writewrotewrittenwritingescriure

7. Past Simple with -ew/-ed, Past Participle with -own/-ewn

INFINITIVEPAST SIMPLEPAST PARTICIPLEPRESENT PARTICIPLETRANSLATION
drawdrewdrawndrawingdibuixar
flyflewflownflyingvolar
growgrewgrowngrowingcréixer / cultivar/ augmentar
knowknewknownknowingsaber / conèixer
sewsewedsewed /sewnsewingcosir
showshowedshownshowingmostrar (ensenyar)
throwthrewthrownthrowingllançar / tirar (llençar)

8. Identical Infinitive and Past Participle

INFINITIVEPAST SIMPLEPAST PARTICIPLEPRESENT PARTICIPLETRANSLATION
becomebecamebecomebecomingconvertir-se en (arribar a ser, fer-se)
comecamecomecomingvenir
runranrunrunningcórrer / dirigir (un negoci)

9. Other Irregular Verbs

INFINITIVEPAST SIMPLEPAST PARTICIPLEPRESENT PARTICIPLETRANSLATION
teartoretorntearingesquinçar/estripar
wearworewornwearingportar posar