Irregular Verb Forms in English with Spanish
English Irregular Verbs with Spanish Translation
Here’s a list of common English irregular verbs with their Spanish translations, base form, past simple, and past participle:
| Español | Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ser/Estar | Be | Was/Were | Been |
| Transformar | Become | Became | Become |
| Comenzar | Begin | Began | Begun |
| Descanso | Break | Broke | Broken |
| Traer | Bring | Brought | Brought |
| Construir | Build | Built | Built |
| Comprar | Buy | Bought | Bought |
| Capturar | Catch | Caught | Caught |
| Elegir | Choose | Chose | Chosen |
| Venir | Come | Came | Come |
| Costo | Cost | Cost | Cost |
| Hacer | Do | Did | Done |
| Beber | Drink | Drank | Drunk |
| Manejar | Drive | Drove | Driven |
| Comer | Eat | Ate | Eaten |
| Caer | Fall | Fell | Fallen |
| Sentir | Feel | Felt | Felt |
| Pelea | Fight | Fought | Fought |
| Encontrar | Find | Found | Found |
| Volar | Fly | Flew | Flown |
| Olvidar | Forget | Forgot | Forgotten |
| Tener | Get | Got | Gotten |
| Dar | Give | Gave | Given |
| Ir | Go | Went | Gone |
| Cultivar | Grow | Grew | Grown |
| Tener | Have | Had | Had |
| Oir | Hear | Heard | Heard |
| Pegar | Hit | Hit | Hit |
| Mantener | Keep | Kept | Kept |
| Saber | Know | Knew | Known |
| Dejar | Leave | Left | Left |
| Perder | Lose | Lost | Lost |
| Hacer | Make | Made | Made |
| Conocer | Meet | Met | Met |
| Pagar | Pay | Paid | Paid |
| Poner | Put | Put | Put |
| Leer | Read | Read | Read |
| Viaje | Ride | Rode | Ridden |
| Correr | Run | Ran | Run |
| Decir | Say | Said | Said |
| Ver | See | Saw | Seen |
| Vender | Sell | Sold | Sold |
| Enviar | Send | Sent | Sent |
| Cerrar | Shut | Shut | Shut |
| Cantar | Sing | San | Sung |
| Sentar | Sit | Sat | Sat |
| Dormir | Sleep | Slept | Slept |
| Hablar | Speak | Spoke | Spoken |
| Pasatiempo | Spend | Spent | Spent |
| Robar | Steal | Stole | Stolen |
| Nadar | Swim | Swam | Swum |
| Tomar | Take | Took | Taken |
| Decir | Tell | Told | Told |
| Pensar | Think | Thought | Thought |
| Tirar | Throw | Threw | Thrown |
| Entender | Understand | Understood | Understood |
| Despertar | Wake | Woke | Woken |
| Usar | Wear | Wore | Worn |
| Ganar | Win | Won | Won |
| Escribir | Write | Wrote | Written |
Essential English Verbs: Past Simple Tense & Meanings
Learn common English verbs, their past simple forms, and meanings in Spanish. This table provides a quick reference for English language learners.
| Verb | Past Simple | Significado (Spanish) |
|---|---|---|
| Be | Was/Were | Ser/Estar |
| Break | Broke | Romper/Quebrar |
| Build | Built | Construir |
| Buy | Bought | Comprar |
| Do | Did | Hacer |
| Draw | Drew | Dibujar |
| Drink | Drank | Beber |
| Drive | Drove | Manejar |
| Eat | Ate | Comer |
| Fly | Flew | Volar |
| Get | Got | Obtener |
| Give | Gave | Dar |
| Go | Went | Ir |
| Have | Had | Tener/Comer |
| Leave | Left | Irse |
| Lose | Lost | Perder |
| Make | Made | Hacer |
| Meet | Met | Reunirse |
| Read | Read | Leer |
| Run | Ran | Correr |
| Say | Said | Decir |
| See | Saw | Ver |
| Sell | Sold | Vender |
| Send | Sent | Enviar |
| Sing | Sang | Cantar |
| Sleep | Slept | Dormir |
| Speak | Spoke | Hablar |
| Spend | Spent | Gastar |
| Swim | Swam | Nadar |
| Take | Took | Tomar |
| Wear | Wore | Usar |
| Win | Won | Ganar |
| Write | Wrote | Escribir |
| Verb | Past |
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Irregular Verbs: List of Common Forms
Irregular Verbs
List of Common Irregular Verbs
This table shows a comprehensive list of common irregular verbs in English, along with their past simple and past participle forms, and their Spanish translations.
| Infinitive | Past Simple | Past Participle | Spanish Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| be | was / were | been | ser |
| become | became | become | convertirse |
| begin | began | begun | comenzar |
| break | broke | broken | romper |
| bring | brought | brought | traer |
| build | built | built | construir |
| buy | bought | bought | comprar |
| catch | caught | caught | atrapar |
| come | came | come | venir |
| cut | cut | cut | cortar |
| do | did | done | hacer |
| draw | drew | drawn | dibujar |
| dream | dreamt/ |
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Read MoreIrregular Verbs in English: A Comprehensive List
Here’s a categorized list of common irregular verbs in English, grouped for easier learning:
Group 1
- Be – Was/Were – Been – Ser/Estar
- Do – Did – Done – Hacer
- Have – Had – Had – Haber, Tener
- Come – Came – Come – Venir
- Get – Got – Got – Conseguir
- Go – Went – Gone – Ir
- Make – Made – Made – Hacer
- Say – Said – Said – Decir
- Tell – Told – Told – Decir
Group 2
- Hear – Heard – Heard – Oír
- See – Saw – Seen – Ver
- Smell – Smelt – Smelt – Oler
Group 3
- Bet – Bet – Bet – Apostar
- Burst – Burst – Burst – Estallar
- Cost – Cost – Cost
Comprehensive List of Irregular Verbs
This is a comprehensive list of irregular verbs in English, with their base form, past simple, past participle, and Spanish translation.
Irregular Verbs List
- Arise – Arose – Arisen – Levantarse, surgir, presentarse
- Awake – Awoke – Awoken – Despertarse
- Be (am, are, is) – Was/Were – Been – Ser, estar
- Bear – Bore – Born – Nacer
- Beat – Beat – Beaten – Golpear, vencer, ganarle a
- Become – Became – Become – Llegar a ser, convertirse en
- Bend – Bent – Bent – Curvar, doblar
- Bet – Bet – Bet – Apostar
- Bind – Bound –
