Essential English Verbs: Infinitive, Past, Participle

English Verb Conjugation Table (Infinitive, Past, Participle)

Verbs marked with (i) are irregular verbs.

InfinitiveSimple PastPast ParticipleSpanish Translation
answeransweredansweredresponder
arrivearrivedarrivedllegar
askaskedaskedpreguntar
be (i)was / werebeenser
borrowborrowedborrowedtomar prestado
break (i)brokebrokenromper
buy (i)boughtboughtcomprar
catch (i)caughtcaughtatrapar
cleancleanedcleanedlimpiar
climbclimbedclimbedescalar
collectcollectedcollectedcoleccionar
come (i)camecomevenir
composecomposedcomposedcomponer
cookcookedcookedcocinar
cut (i)cutcutcortar
dancedanceddancedbailar
describedescribeddescribeddescribir
discoverdiscovereddiscovereddescubrir
do (i)diddonehacer
drink (i)drankdrunkbeber
drive (i)drovedrivenconducir
eat (i)ateeatencomer
enjoyenjoyedenjoyeddisfrutar
fall (i)fellfallencaer
feel (i)feltfeltsentir
find (i)foundfoundencontrar
fly (i)flewflownvolar
forget (i)forgotforgottenolvidar
give (i)gavegivendar
go (i)wentgoneir
happenhappenedhappenedsuceder
have (i)hadhadtener
helphelpedhelpedayudar
hurt (i)hurthurtherir, doler
inventinventedinventedinventar
inviteinvitedinvitedinvitar
killkilledkilledmatar
know (i)knewknownsaber
lend (i)lentlentprestar
leave (i)leftleftdejar
lie (i)laylainyacer
likelikedlikedgustar
livelivedlivedvivir
looklookedlookedmirar
lovelovedlovedamar
make (i)mademadehacer
meet (i)metmetconocer, encontrar
missmissedmissedperder, extrañar
openopenedopenedabrir
packpackedpackedempacar
pay (i)paidpaidpagar
phonephonedphonedllamar por teléfono
playplayedplayedjugar
preferpreferredpreferredpreferir
preparepreparedpreparedpreparar
pushpushedpushedempujar
put (i)putputponer
rainrainedrainedllover
read (i)readreadleer
rememberrememberedrememberedrecordar
rentrentedrentedalquilar
rescuerescuedrescuedrescatar
returnreturnedreturnedvolver, devolver
ring (i)rangrungllamar por teléfono
savesavedsavedahorrar
say (i)saidsaiddecir
searchsearchedsearchedbuscar
see (i)sawseenver
sell (i)soldsoldvender
sit (i)satsatsentarse
skateskatedskatedpatinar
skiskiedskiedesquiar
sleep (i)sleptsleptdormir
smellsmelledsmelledoler
speak (i)spokespokenhablar
spend (i)spentspentgastar
startstartedstartedcomenzar
staystayedstayedquedarse
stopstoppedstoppeddetener
studystudiedstudiedestudiar
survivesurvivedsurvivedsobrevivir
swim (i)swamswumnadar
take (i)tooktakentomar
talktalkedtalkedhablar
teach (i)taughttaughtenseñar
tell (i)toldtolddecir
think (i)thoughtthoughtpensar
throw (i)threwthrownlanzar
touchtouchedtouchedtocar
trytriedtriedintentar
understand (i)understoodunderstoodentender
useusedusedusar
visitvisitedvisitedvisitar
waitwaitedwaitedesperar
walkwalkedwalkedcaminar
wantwantedwantedquerer
washwashedwashedlavar
watchwatchedwatchedmirar
wear (i)worewornllevar puesto
workworkedworkedtrabajar
write (i)wrotewrittenescribir