English Verb Conjugation: Simple Past and Past Participle
English Verb Conjugation
| Infinitive | Simple Past | Past Participle | Spanish |
|---|---|---|---|
| add | added | added | agregar |
| answer | answered | answered | responder |
| arrive | arrived | arrived | llegar |
| ask | asked | asked | preguntar |
| attack | attacked | attacked | atacar |
| be | was / were | been | ser o estar |
| become | became | become | convertirse |
| begin | began | begun | comenzar |
| believe | believed | believed | creer |
| borrow | borrowed | borrowed | tomar prestado |
| break | broke | broken | romper |
| bring | brought | brought | traer |
| buy | bought | bought | comprar |
| catch | caught | caught | atrapar |
| carry | carried | carried | llevar |
| change | changed | changed | cambiar |
| clean | cleaned | cleaned | limpiar |
| come | came | come | venir |
| cook | cooked | cooked | cocinar |
| cut | cut | cut | cortar |
| dance | danced | danced | bailar |
| describe | described | described | describir |
| destroy | destroyed | destroyed | destruir |
| die | died | died | morir |
| discover | discovered | discovered | descubrir |
| discuss | discussed | discussed | discutir |
| do | did | done | hacer |
| dream | dreamt/ |
Jeeves’s Schemes: A Wodehouse Tale of Wit and Misadventures
Jeeves Takes Charge
The story takes place in England sometime between 1910 and 1920. Narrator Bertie Wooster, a young, idle rich, opens “Jeeves Takes Charge” admitting that he is too dependent on his butler, Jeeves. However, he is ashamed; after all, according to Bertie, Jeeves is a genius. “From the neck up is just,” Bertie says, and proceeds to detail how he came to trust the butler with all his affairs.
Easeby
During a visit to the farm of his uncle Willoughby, Bertie catches his original butler,
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English Irregular Verbs
Base Form / Past Simple / Past Participle / Spanish Translation
- Beat / beat / beaten / golpear
- Become / became / become / convertirse
- Begin / began / begun / empezar
- Bend / bent / bent / doblar
- Bet / bet / bet / apostar
- Bite / bit / bitten / morder
- Bleed / bled / bled / sangrar
- Blow / blew / blown / soplar
- Break / broke / broken / romper
- Bring / brought / brought / traer
- Build / built / built / construir
- Burn / burnt / burnt / quemar
- Buy / bought / bought / comprar
- Cast / cast / cast /
English Conditional Exercises: Zero, First, Second, Third
English Conditional Exercises
Conditional Zero: For general truths or the result of an action or situation: if + present simple + present simple.
Formal and Informal Correspondence Examples in English
Formal Correspondence Examples
Summer Course Inquiry
Dear Sir,
I am writing to request further information in response to your advertisement, which appeared in the newspaper on Monday, 23rd. I am 17 years old and I work in a tourism company. I am interested in attending a summer course to improve my language skills in an English-speaking country.
Firstly, I would appreciate details of the courses, including the number of students and their ages. I would prefer to study in a class appropriate to my own
Read MoreCommon English Irregular Verbs: A Quick Reference
Common English Irregular Verbs
Here’s a list of common English irregular verbs with their past tense and past participle forms:
- care – cared – preocupar
- carry – carried – llevar
- change – changed – cambiar
- colour – coloured – colorear
- comb – combed – peinar
- complain – complained – quejarse
- complete – completed – completar
- concentrate – concentrated – concentrar
- concern – concerned – concentrar
- confess – confessed – confesar
- confuse – confused – confundir
- connect – connected – conectar
- consider – considered – considerar
- contain