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 –