Essential English Irregular Verbs for Spanish Speakers

Posted on May 23, 2025 in Hospitality and Tourism

Grupo 8: Verbs Ending in -and

  • Stand, Stood — estar de pie
  • Understand, Understood — entender
  • Withstand, Withstood — resistir, soportar

Grupo 12: Verbs Ending in -ing (or similar)

  • Cling, Clung — aferrarse a
  • Dig, Dug — cavar
  • Sling, Slung — tirar, arrojar
  • Slink, Slunk — moverse con sigilo
  • Spin, Spun — girar
  • Stick, Stuck — pegar
  • Strike, Struck — golpear
  • String, Strung — colgar
  • Swing, Swung — balancearse
  • Wring, Wrung — escurrir
  • Hang, Hung — colgar

Grupo 9: Verbs Ending in -eed or -eep

  • Breed, Bred — criar
  • Bleed, Bled — sangrar
  • Creep, Crept — arrastrarse
  • Flee, Fled — huir, escapar
  • Feed, Fed — alimentar
  • Feel, Felt — sentir
  • Keep, Kept — guardar
  • Kneel, Knelt — arrodillarse
  • Meet, Met — conocer, quedar con
  • Sleep, Slept — dormir
  • Speed, Sped — acelerar, ir deprisa
  • Sweep, Swept — barrer
  • Weep, Wept — llorar

Grupo 13: Verbs Ending in -ind

  • Find, Found — encontrar
  • Grind, Ground — rechinar

Grupo 14: Verbs Ending in -ell or -old

  • Tell, Told — contar
  • Foretell, Foretold — predecir
  • Sell, Sold — vender
  • Hold, Held — sostener
  • Behold, Beheld — contemplar

Grupo 15: Verbs Ending in -ay

  • Say, Said — decir
  • Pay, Paid — pagar
  • Lay, Laid — poner

Grupo 10: Verbs Ending in -ild or -end

  • Build, Built — construir
  • Lend, Lent — prestar
  • Spend, Spent — gastar, pasar
  • Bend, Bent — doblar

Grupo 11: Verbs with Vowel Changes or -t/-ed Endings

  • Burn, Burnt — quemar, arder
  • Dream, Dreamt — soñar
  • Dwell, Dwelt — habitar
  • Learn, Learnt — aprender
  • Leave, Left — salir, dejar
  • Light, Lit — encender
  • Lose, Lost — perder
  • Lean, Leant — apoyarse
  • Leap, Leapt — saltar
  • Mean, Meant — querer decir
  • Shoot, Shot — disparar
  • Spell, Spelt — deletrear, escribir
  • Spoil, Spoilt — estropear, mimar

Grupo 16: Verbs with Three Forms (-ear pattern)

  • Wear, Wore, Worn — llevar puesto
  • Swear, Swore, Sworn — jurar
  • Tear, Tore, Torn — rasgar

Grupo 17: Verbs Ending in -it

  • Sit, Sat — sentarse
  • Spit, Spat — escupir

Grupo 18: Miscellaneous Irregular Verbs

  • Slide, Slid — deslizarse
  • Lie, Lay, Lain — estar tumbado
  • Lead, Led — guiar
  • Deal, Dealt — repartir
  • Shine, Shone — brillar
  • Win, Won — ganar