Essential English Irregular Verbs: A Quick Reference
Essential English Irregular Verbs
Here’s a list of common irregular verbs in English, with their base form, past simple, and past participle:
- Be: was/were, been (ser, estar)
- Beat: beat, beaten (golpear)
- Become: became, become (hacerse, convertirse en)
- Begin: began, begun (comenzar, empezar)
- Bend: bent, bent (doblar, curvar)
- Bet: bet, bet (apostar)
- Bite: bit, bitten (morder)
- Bleed: bled, bled (sangrar)
- Blow: blew, blown (soplar, hacer sonar)
- Break: broke, broken (romper)
- Bring: brought, brought (traer)
- Build:
Mastering Irregular Verbs: Present, Past, Participle
Common Irregular Verbs in English
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- Present Past Simple Past Participle
- Be Was/Were Been
- Beat Beat Beaten
- Become Became Become
- Begin Began Begun
- Break Broke Broken
- Bring Brought Brought
- Build Built Built
- Buy Bought Bought
- Catch Caught Caught
- Choose Chose Chosen
- Come Came Come
- Cut Cut Cut
- Deal Dealt Dealt
- Do Did Done
- Draw Drew Drawn
- Drink Drank Drunk
- Drive Drove Driven
- Eat Ate Eaten
- Fall Fell Fallen
- Feel Felt Felt
- Fight Fought Fought
- Find Found Found
- Fly Flew Flown
- Forget Forgot Forgotten
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Read MoreEnglish Irregular Verbs: Base, Past, and Participle Forms
English Irregular Verbs
Infinitive | Past Simple | Past Participle | Translation |
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be | was/were | been | ser/estar |
beat | beat | beaten | golpear |
become | became | become | convertir |
begin | began | begun | empezar |
bend | bent | bent | doblar |
bite | bit | bitten | morder |
break | broke | broken | romper |
bring | brought | brought | traer |
build | built | built | construir |
burn | burnt | burnt | quemar |
buy | bought | bought | comprar |
do | did | done | hacer |
draw | drew | drawn | dibujar |
dream | dreamt | dreamt | soñar |
drink | drank | drunk | beber |
drive | drove | driven | conducir |
eat | ate | eaten | comer |
fall | fell | fallen | caer |
feed | fed | fed | alimentar |
feel | felt | felt | sentir |
fight | fought | fought | luchar |
find | found | found | encontrar |
fly | flew | flown | volar |
forbid | forbade | forbidden | prohibir |
forget | forgot | forgotten | olvidar |
forgive | forgave | forgiven | perdonar |
get | got | got | conseguir |
give | gave | given | dar |
go | went | gone | ir |
grow | grew | grown | crecer |
have | had | had | tener |
hear | heard | heard | oir |
hide | hid | hidden | esconder |
hit | hit | hit | golpear |
hold | held | held | mantener |
hurt | hurt | hurt | herir |
keep | kept | kept | guardar |
know | knew | known | saber/ |
Essential Irregular Verbs: Spanish-English Reference
Essential Irregular Verbs: Spanish-English
This list provides common irregular verbs in both Spanish and English, showing their base form, past simple, and past participle.
- Ser/Estar – be – been | Mantener – keep – kept
- Volver – become – become | Saber – know – known
- Empezar – begin – begun | Poner – lay – laid
- Soplar – blow – blown | Aprender – learn – learned/learnt
- Romper – break – broken | Salir – leave – left
- Criar – breed – bred | Prestar – lend – lent
- Construir – build – built | Perder – lose –
English Irregular Verbs: Infinitive, Past Simple, Past Participle
English Irregular Verbs
Infinitive / Past Simple / Past Participle / Meaning
- be / was/were / been / ser, estar
- beat / beat / beaten / golpear; vencer
- become / became / become / llegar a ser; convertirse
- begin / began / begun / empezar
- bend / bent / bent / doblar, flexionar
- bet / bet / bet / apostar
- bite / bit / bitten / morder
- blow / blew / blown / soplar
- break / broke / broken / romper
- bring / brought / brought / traer; llevar
- broadcast / broadcast / broadcast / emitir
- build / built / built / construir
- buy /
English Verb Conjugation: Present, Past, and Participle
English Verb Conjugation
This table shows the present, past simple, and past participle forms of common English verbs, along with their Spanish translations.
Present | Past Simple | Past Participle | Spanish |
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PUSH | PUSHED | PUSHED | EMPUJAR |
SMELL | SMELLED | SMELLED | OLER |
LISTEN | LISTENED | LISTENED | ESCUCHAR |
SING | SANG | SUNG | CANTAR |
CUT | CUT | CUT | CORTAR |
WRITE | WROTE | WRITTEN | ESCRIBIR |
RUN | RAN | RUN | CORRER |
WAKE UP | WOKE UP | WOKEN UP | DESPERTAR |
PAINT | PAINTED | PAINTED | PINTAR |
DRIVE | DROVE | DRIVEN | CONDUCIR |
RAIN | RAINED | RAINED | LLOVER |
WASH | WASHED | WASHED | LAVAR |
SELL | SOLD | SOLD | VENDER |
SPEAK | SPOKE | SPOKEN | HABLAR |
TEACH | TAUGHT | TAUGHT | ENSEÑAR |
SHOW | SHOWED | SHOWED | MOSTRAR |
THINK | THOUGHT | THOUGHT | PENSAR |
MAKE | MADE | MADE | HACER |
PULL | PULLED | PULLED | TIRAR |
HAVE | HAD | HAD | TENER |
ANSWER | ANSWERED | ANSWERED | RESPONDER |
FIND | FOUND | FOUND | ENCONTRAR |
SAVE | SAVED | SAVED | GUARDAR |
SAY | SAID | SAID | DECIR |
DANCE | DANCED | DANCED | BAILAR |
ASK | ASKED | ASKED | PREGUNTAR |
FLY | FLEW | FLOWN | VOLAR |
CARRY | CARRIED | CARRIED | LLEVAR |
READ | READ | READ | LEER |
SEE | SAW | SEEN | VER |
DRINK | DRANK | DRUNK | BEBER |
CRY | CRIED | CRIED | LLORAR |
BUY | BOUGHT | BOUGHT | COMPRAR |
EAT | ATE | EATEN | COMER |
JUMP | JUMPED | JUMPED | SALTAR |
GO | WENT | GONE | IR |
WALK | WALKED | WALKED | CAMINAR |
TALK | TALKED | TALKED | HABLAR |
RIDE | RODE | RIDDEN | MONTAR |
GIVE | GAVE | GIVEN | DAR |
SLEEP | SLEPT | SLEPT | DORMIR |
HELP | HELPED | HELPED | AYUDAR |
STUDY | STUDIED | STUDIED | ESTUDIAR |
COME | CAME | COME | VENIR |
WATCH | WATCHED | WATCHED | VER |