Irregular Verbs in English: Base Form, Past Simple, Participle

Posted on Feb 19, 2025 in Hospitality and Tourism

The following table lists common irregular verbs in English, along with their past simple and past participle forms, and their Spanish translation:

Base Form	Past Simple	Past Participle	Traducción
Lend	Lent	Lent	Prestar
Let	Let	Let	Permitir
Lie	Lay	Lain	Mentir
Light	Lit	Lit	Encender
Lose	Lost	Lost	Perder
Make	Made	Made	Hacer
Mean	Meant	Meant	Significar
Meet	Met	Met	Encontrar(se)
Overcome	Overcame	Overcome	Superar
Pay	Paid	Paid	Pagar
Put	Put	Put	Poner
Quit	Quit	Quit	Dejar
Read	Read	Read	Leer
Ride	Rode	Ridden
Ring	Rang	Rung	Llamar
Rise	Rose	Risen	Levantarse
Run	Ran	Run	Correr
Say	Said	Said	Decir
See	Saw	Seen	Ver
Sell	Sold	Sold	Vender
Send	Sent	Sent	Enviar
Set	Set	Set	Poner (ajustar)
Sew	Sewed	Sewn/Sewed	Coser
Shake	Shook	Shaken	Sacudir
Shine	Shone	Shone	Brillar
Shoot	Shot	Shot	Disparar
Show	Showed	Shown/Showed	Mostrar
Shut	Shut	Shut	Cerrar
Sing	Sang	Sung	Cantar
Sink	Sank	Sunk	Hundir
Sit	Sat	Sat	Sentarse
Sleep	Slept	Slept	Dormir
Smell	Smelled/Smelt	Smelled/Smelt	Oler
Speak	Spoke	Spoken	Hablar
Spell	Spelled/Spelt	Spelled/Spelt	Deletrear
Spend	Spent	Spent	Gastar
Spill	Spilled/Spilt	Spilled/Spilt	Derramar
Spoil	Spoilt	Spoilt	Echar a perder
Spread	Spread	Spread	Extender
Spring	Sprang	Sprung	Saltar
Stand	Stood	Stood	Estar de pie
Steal	Stole	Stolen	Robar
Stick	Stuck	Stuck	Pegar
Sting	Stung	Stung	Picar
Swear	Swore	Sworn	Jurar
Sweep	Swept	Swept	Barrer
Swim	Swam	Swum	Nadar
Take	Took	Taken	Tomar
Teach	Taught	Taught	Enseñar
Tear	Tore	Torn	Rasgar
Tell	Told	Told	Decir
Think	Thought	Thought	Pensar
Throw	Threw	Thrown	Tirar
Understand	Understood	Understood	Entender
Wake up	Woke/Waked	Woken/Waked	Despertar(se)
Wear	Wore	Worn	Usar (ropa)
Win	Won	Won	Ganar
Write	Wrote	Written	Escribir