Essential English Irregular Verbs: Base Form, Past, Participle
Essential English Irregular Verbs
Here’s a list of common irregular verbs in English, showing the base form, past simple, and past participle, along with their Spanish translation.
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle | Castellano |
|---|---|---|---|
| Be | was/were | been | ser, estar |
| Beat | beat | beaten | golpear |
| Become | became | become | llegar a ser, convertirse |
| Begin | began | begun | empezar |
| Bend | bent | bent | doblar(se) |
| Bet | bet | bet | 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 |
| Burn | burnt/burned | burnt/burned | quemar |
| Buy | bought | bought | comprar |
| Catch | caught | caught | coger, agarrar |
| Choose | chose | chosen | elegir |
| Come | came | come | venir |
| Cost | cost | cost | costar |
| Cut | cut | cut | cortar |
| Dig | dug | dug | cavar |
| 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(se) |
| Feed | fed | fed | alimentar |
| Feel | felt | felt | sentir(se) |
| Fight | fought | fought | luchar, pelear |
| Find | found | found | encontrar |
| Fly | flew | flown | volar |
| Forget | forgot | forgotten | olvidar |
| Forgive | forgave | forgiven | perdonar |
| Freeze | froze | frozen | congelar(se) |
| Get | got | got | conseguir, llegar |
| Give | gave | given | dar |
| Go | went | gone | ir |
| Grow | grew | grown | crecer, cultivar |
| Hang | hanged/hung | hanged/hung | colgar |
| Have | had | had | tener, haber |
| Hear | heard | heard | oír |
| Hide | hid | hidden | esconder(se) |
| Hit | hit | hit | golpear, pegar |
| Hold | held | held | sujetar |
| Hurt | hurt | hurt | herir, hacer daño, doler |
| Keep | kept | kept | guardar, mantener |
| Know | knew | known | saber, conocer |
| Lay | laid | laid | poner, extender |
| Lead | led | led | guiar, conducir |
| Learn | learnt/learned | learnt/learned | aprender |
| Leave | left | left | dejar, irse, salir |
| Lend | lent | lent | prestar |
| Let | let | let | permitir, dejar |
| Lie | lay | lain | tumbarse, echarse |
| Lie | lied | lied | mentir |
| Light | lit | lit | encender |
| Lose | lost | lost | perder |
| Make | made | made | hacer, fabricar |
| Mean | meant | meant | significar, querer decir |
| Meet | met | met | conocer a, quedar con |
| Pay | paid | paid | pagar |
| Put | put | put | poner |
| Read | read | read | leer |
| Ride | rode | ridden | montar |
| Ring | rang | rung | llamar(por telefono) |
| Rise | rose | risen | elevarse, alzarse |
| Run | ran | run | correr |
| Say | said | said | decir |
| See | saw | seen | ver |
| Sell | sold | sold | vender |
| Send | sent | sent | enviar |
| Set | set | set | colocar |
| Shake | shook | shaken | agitar |
| Shine | shone | shone | brillar |
| Shoot | shot | shot | disparar |
| Show | showed | shown | mostrar, enseñar |
| Shut | shut | shut | cerrar |
| Sing | sang | sung | cantar |
| Sink | sank | sunk | hundirse |
| Sit | sat | sat | sentarse |
| Sleep | slept | slept | dormir(se) |
| Smell | smelt/smelled | smelt/smelled | oler |
| Speak | spoke | spoken | hablar |
| Spell | spelt/spelled | spelt/spelled | deletrear |
| Spend | spent | spent | gastar, pasar (tiempo) |
| Stand | stood | stood | estar de pie |
| Steal | stole | stolen | robar |
| Stick | stuck | stuck | pegar |
| Sweep | swept | swept | barrer |
| Swim | swam | swum | nadar |
| Take | took | taken | coger, llevar |
| Teach | taught | taught | enseñar |
| Tear | tore | torn | romper, desgarrar |
| Tell | told | told | decir, contar |
| Think | thought | thought | pensar |
| Throw | threw | thrown | tirar, lanzar |
| Understand | understood | understood | comprender, entender |
| Wake up | woke up | woken up | despertar(se) |
| Wear | wore | worn | llevar puesto, ponerse |
| Win | won | won | ganar |
| Write | wrote | written | escribir |