Irregular Verbs: List & Examples
Comprehensive List of Irregular Verbs
This is a comprehensive list of English irregular verbs, including their translations in Spanish, past tense, and past participle forms. Correct use of irregular verbs is crucial for English fluency.
| Translation (Spanish) | Infinitive | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ser/Estar | Be | Was/Were | Been |
| Derrotar | Beat | Beat | Beaten |
| Convertirse | Become | Became | Become |
| Comenzar | Begin | Began | Begun |
| Morder | Bite | Bit | Bitten |
| Soplar | Blow | Blew | Blown |
| Romper | Break | Broke | Broken |
| Traer | Bring | Brought | Brought |
| Quemar | Burn | Burnt/Burned | Burnt/Burned |
| Construir | Build | Built | Built |
| Comprar | Buy | Bought | Bought |
| Poder | Can | Could | (Could) |
| Capturar | Catch | Caught | Caught |
| Elegir | Choose | Chose | Chosen |
| Venir | Come | Came | Come |
| Cortar | Cut | Cut | Cut |
| Contar | Deal | Dealt | Dealt |
| Hacer | Do | Did | Done |
| Dibujar | Draw | Drew | Drawn |
| Beber | Drink | Drank | Drunk |
| Conducir | Drive | Drove | Driven |
| Comer | Eat | Ate | Eaten |
| Caer | Fall | Fell | Fallen |
| Alimentar | Feed | Fed | Fed |
| Sentir | Feel | Felt | Felt |
| Pelear | Fight | Fought | Fought |
| Encontrar | Find | Found | Found |
| Volar | Fly | Flew | Flown |
| Olvidar | Forget | Forgot | Forgotten |
| Perdonar | Forgive | Forgave | Forgiven |
| Congelar | Freeze | Froze | Frozen |
| Obtener | Get | Got | Got/Gotten |
| Dar | Give | Gave | Given |
| Ir | Go | Went | Gone |
| Crecer | Grow | Grew | Grown |
| Tener | Have | Had | Had |
| Escuchar | Hear | Heard | Heard |
| Esconder | Hide | Hid | Hidden |
| Pegar | Hit | Hit | Hit |
| Mantener | Hold | Held | Held |
| Herir | Hurt | Hurt | Hurt |
| Saber | Know | Knew | Known |
| Liderar | Lead | Led | Led |
| Aprender | Learn | Learnt/Learned | Learnt/Learned |
| Dejar | Leave | Left | Left |
| Mentir | Lie | Lay | Lain |
| Perder | Lose | Lost | Lost |
| Hacer | Make | Made | Made |
| Conocer | Meet | Met | Met |
| Pagar | Pay | Paid | Paid |
| Poner | Put | Put | Put |
| Leer | Read | Read | Read |
| Montar | Ride | Rode | Ridden |
| Correr | Run | Ran | Run |
| Decir | Say | Said | Said |
| Ver | See | Saw | Seen |
| Agitar | Shake | Shook | Shaken |
| Mostrar | Show | Showed | Shown/Showed |
| Cerrar | Shut | Shut | Shut |
| Cantar | Sing | Sang | Sung |
| Sentarse | Sit | Sat | Sat |
| Dormir | Sleep | Slept | Slept |
| Estar de pie | Stand | Stood | Stood |
| Robar | Steal | Stole | Stolen |
| Nadar | Swim | Swam | Swum |
| Tomar | Take | Took | Taken |
| Decir | Tell | Told | Told |
| Entender | Understand | Understood | Understood |
| Ganar | Win | Won | Won |
| Escribir | Write | Wrote | Written |
Note: Some verbs can have both regular and irregular forms (e.g., burnt/burned, learnt/learned). Both are generally acceptable.