IRREGULAR VERBS

VERBOS IRREGULARES POR GRUPOS PARA APRENDER

1ST Group: IMPORTANT VERBS.

INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSLATION
(PRESENT)

BE (AM-IS-ARE) WAS / WERE BEEN SER - ESTAR

DO (DOES) DID DONE HACER
HAVE (HAS) HAD HAD TENER - HABER
COME (COMES) CAME COME VENIR
GET (GETS) GOT GOTTEN CONSEGUIR-
OBTENER
GO (GOES) WENT GONE IR - ANDAR
MAKE (MAKES) MADE MADE FABRICAR – HACER
SAY (SAYS) SAID SAID DECIR
TELL (TELLS) TOLD TOLD CONTAR - DECIR

2nd Group: PERCEPTION VERBS. (Verbos de percepción)

INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSLATION
(PRESENT)
HEAR (HEARS) HEARD HEARD OÍR - ESCUCHAR
SEE (SEES) SAW SEEN VER – MIRAR
SMELL (SMELLS) SMELT SMELT OLER

3RD Group: NO CHANGE.

INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST TRANSLATION
(PRESENT) PARTICIPLE
BET (BETS) BET BET APOSTAR
BURST (BURSTS) BURST BURST ESTALLAR
COST (COSTS) COST COST COSTAR / VALER
CUT (CUTS) CUT CUT CORTAR – SE
HIT (HITS) HIT HIT GOLPEAR – SE
HURT (HURTS) HURT HURT HERIR / LASTIMAR
LET (LETS) LET LET DEJAR – PERMITIR
PUT (PUTS) PUT PUT PONER - COLOCAR
READ (READS) READ READ LEER
SHUT (SHUTS) SHUT SHUT CERRAR
SET (SETS) SET SET PONER,COLOCAR,FIJAR,
ESTABLECER
CAST (CASTS) CAST CAST ARROJAR, ECHAR

4TH Group: -AUGHT / -OUGHT.

INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSLATION
(PRESENT)
BRING (BRINGS) BROUGHT BROUGHT TRAER - LLEVAR
BUY (BUYS) BOUGHT BOUGHT COMPRAR
CATCH (CATCHES) CAUGHT CAUGHT COGER – ATRAPAR
FIGHT (FIGHTS) FOUGHT FOUGHT PELEAR-SE /
LUCHAR
TEACH (TEACHES) TOUGHT TOUGHT ENSEÑAR
THINK (THINKS) THOUGHT THOUGHT PENSAR / CREER
SEEK (SEEKS) SOUGHT SOUGHT BUSCAR

5TH Group: I - E / O - E / I - EN and others.

INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSLATION
(PRESENT)
BITE (BITES) BIT BITTEN MORDER
BREAK (BREAKS) BROKE BROKEN PARTIR - ROMPER
CHOOSE CHOSE CHOSEN ESCOGER – ELEGIR
(CHOOSES)
DRIVE (DRIVES) DROVE DRIVEN MANEJAR –
CONDUCIR
EAT (EATS) ATE EATEN COMER
FALL (FALLS) FELL FALLEN CAER –SE
GIVE (GIVES) GAVE GIVEN DAR – REGALAR
FORGET FORGOT FORGOTTEN OLVIDAR
(FORGETS)
FREEZE FROZE FROZEN CONGELAR /
(FREEZES) HELAR-SE
HIDE (HIDES) HID HIDDEN ESCONDER-SE /
OCULTAR-SE
RIDE (RIDES) RODE RIDDEN MONTAR (Bici-moto)
CABALGAR
SPEAK (SPEAKS) SPOKE SPOKEN HABLAR
STEAL (STEALS) STOLE STOLEN ROBAR / HURTAR
TAKE (TAKES) TOOK TAKEN TOMAR - COGER
/AGARRAR
WAKE(UP) (WAKES) WOKE WOKEN DESPERTAR - SE
WRITE (WRITES) WROTE WRITTEN ESCRIBIR

6TH Group: I / A / U.
INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSLATION
(PRESENT)
BEGIN (BEGINS) BEGAN BEGUN EMPEZAR
DRINK (DRINKS) DRANK DRUNK BEBER - TOMAR
RING (RINGS) RANG RUNG LLAMAR /
TOCAR (un timbre)
SING (SINGS) SANG SUNG CANTAR
SWIM (SWIMS) SWAM SWUM NADAR

7TH Group: OW / EW / OWN.

INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSLATION
(PRESENT)
BLOW (BLOWS) BLEW BLOWN SOPLAR
DRAW (DRAWS) DREW DRAWN DIBUJAR / TRAZAR
FLY (FLIES) FLEW FLOWN VOLAR
GROW (GROWS) GREW GROWN CRECER – BROTAR
/ CULTIVAR
KNOW (KNOWS) KNEW KNOWN CONOCER /
SABER
THROW (THROWS) THREW THROWN ARROJAR - TIRAR

8TH Group: -STAND / -STOOD / -STOOD.

INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSLATION
(PRESENT)
STAND (STANDS) STOOD STOOD ESTAR DE PIE –
PERMANECER.
UNDERSTAND UNDERSTOOD UNDERSTOOD ENTENDER -
(UNDERSTANDS) COMPRENDER

9TH Group: -EE- / -E- / -E- /

INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSLATION
(PRESENT)
BLEED (BLEEDS) BLED BLED SANGRAR
FEED (FEEDS) FED FED ALIMENTAR-SE
FEEL (FEELS) FELT FELT SENTIR-SE
KEEP (KEEPS) KEPT KEPT GUARDAR –
CONSERVAR
MEET (MEETS) MET MET ENCONTRARSE
CON / REUNIRSE
CON CONOCER
SLEEP (SLEEPS) SLEPT SLEPT DORMIR

10TH Group: -D / -T / -T
INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSLATION
(PRESENT)
BUILD (BUILDS) BUILT BUILT CONSTRUIR
LEND (LENDS) LENT LENT PRESTAR
SEND (SENDS) SENT SENT ENVIAR – MANDAR
SPEND (SPENDS) SPENT SPENT GASTAR - SE

11TH Group: -T / -T
INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSLATION
(PRESENT)
BURN (BURNS) BURNT / BURNED BURNT / BURNED QUEMAR / ARDER
DREAM DREAMT DREAMT SOÑAR
(DREAMS)
LEARN (LEARNS) LEARNT LEARNT APRENDER
LEAVE (LEAVES) LEFT LEFT SALIR /
ABANDONAR
DEJAR
LIGHT (LIGHTS) LIT LIT ENCENDER /
ILUMINAR
LOSE (LOSES) LOST LOST PERDER
MEAN (MEANS) MEANT MEANT SIGNIFICAR /
QUERER DECIR
SHOOT SHOT SHOT DISPARAR
(SHOOTS)
SIT (SITS) SAT SAT SENTAR-SE

12TH Group: MISCELLANEOUS.

INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSLATION
(PRESENT)
BECOME BECAME BECOME CONVERTIRSE /
(BECOMES) LLEGAR A SER.
FIND (FINDS) FOUND FOUND ENCONTRAR -
HALLAR
HANG (HANGS) HUNG HUNG COLGAR
HOLD (HOLDS) HELD HELD SOSTENER
PAY (PAYS) PAID PAID PAGAR
RUN (RUNS) RAN RUN CORRER
SELL (SELLS) SOLD SOLD VENDER
SHINE (SHINES) SHONE SHONE BRILLAR
SWING (SWINGS) SWANG SWUNG COLUMPIARSE
WEAR (WEARS) WORE WORN LLEVAR PUESTO /
VESTIRSE
WIN (WINS) WON WON GANAR