IRREGULAR VERBS (POR GRUPOS)

1ST Group: IMPORTANT VERBS

Infinitive (present) Past simple Past participle Translation

Be (am-is-are) Was / were Been Ser - estar

Do (does) Did Done Hacer
Have (has) Had Had Tener - haber
Come Came Come Venir
Get Got Got / Gotten Conseguir- obtener
Go (goes) Went Gone Ir - andar
Make Made Made Fabricar hacer
Say Said Said Decir
Tell Told Told Contar - decir

2nd Group: PERCEPTION VERBS

Infinitive (present) Past simple Past participle Translation

Hear Heard Heard Or - escuchar
See Saw Seen Ver mirar
Smell Smelt Smelt Oler

3RD Group: NO CHANGE

Infinitive (present) Past simple Past participle Translation

Bet Bet Bet Apostar
Burst Burst Burst Estallar
Cost Cost Cost Costar / valer
Cut Cut Cut Cortar se
Hit Hit Hit Golpear se
Hurt Hurt Hurt Herir / lastimar
Let Let Let Dejar permitir
Put Put Put Poner - colocar
Read Read Read Leer
Shut Shut Shut Cerrar
Set Set Set Poner, colocar, fijar,
establecer

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 Cast Cast Cast Arrojar, echar
4th group: -aught / -ought

Infinitive (present) Past simple Past participle Translation

Bring Brought Brought Traer - llevar
Buy Bought Bought Comprar
Catch (catches) Caught Caught Coger atrapar
Fight Fought Fought Pelear-se / luchar
Teach (teaches) Tought Tought Ensear
Think Thought Thought Pensar / creer
Seek Sought Sought Buscar

5th group: i - e / o - e / i - en and others

Infinitive (present) Past simple Past participle Translation

Bite Bit Bitten Morder
Break Broke Broken Partir - romper
Choose Chose Chosen Escoger elegir
Drive Drove Driven Manejar conducir
Eat Ate Eaten Comer
Fall Fell Fallen Caer se
Give Gave Given Dar regalar
Forget Forgot Forgotten Olvidar
Freeze Froze Frozen Congelar / helar-se
Hide Hid Hidden Esconder-se / ocultar-se
Ride Rode Ridden Montar (bici-moto)
Cabalgar
Speak Spoke Spoken Hablar
Steal Stole Stolen Robar / hurtar
Take Took Taken Tomar - coger /agarrar
Wake(up) Woke Woken Despertar - se
Write Wrote Written Escribir

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 6th group: i / a / u

Infinitive (present) Past simple Past participle Translation

Begin Began Begun Empezar
Drink Drank Drunk Beber - tomar
Ring Rang Rung Llamar / tocar (un timbre)
Sing Sang Sung Cantar
Swim Swam Swum Nadar

7th group: ow / ew / own

Infinitive (present) Past simple Past participle Translation

Blow Blew Blown Soplar
Draw Drew Drawn Dibujar / trazar
Fly (flies) Flew Flown Volar
Grow Grew Grown Crecer brotar / cultivar
Know Knew Known conocer / saber
Throw Threw Thrown Arrojar - tirar

8th group: -stand / -stood / -stood

Infinitive (present) Past simple Past participle Translation

Stand Stood Stood Estar de pie / permanecer.
Understand Understood Understood Entender - comprender

9th group: -ee- / -e- / -e- /

Infinitive Past simple Past participle Translation

(present)
Bleed Bled Bled Sangrar
Feed Fed Fed Alimentar-se
Feel Felt Felt Sentir-se
Keep Kept Kept Guardar conservar

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 Meet Met Met Encontrarse con /
reunirse con / conocer
Sleep Slept Slept Dormir

10th group: -d / -t / -t

Infinitive (present) Past simple Past participle Translation

Build Built Built Construir
Lend Lent Lent Prestar
Send Sent Sent Enviar mandar
Spend Spent Spent Gastar - se

11th group: -t / -t

Infinitive Past simple Past participle Translation

(present)
Burn Burnt / burned Burnt / burned Quemar / arder
Dream Dreamt Dreamt Soar
Learn Learnt Learnt Aprender
Leave Left Left Salir / abandonar / dejar
Light Lit Lit Encender / iluminar
Lose Lost Lost Perder
Mean Meant Meant Significar /
querer decir
Shoot Shot Shot Disparar
Sit Sat Sat Sentar-se

12th group: miscellaneous.

Infinitive (present) Past simple Past participle Translation

Become Became Become Convertirse /
llegar a ser.
Find Found Found Encontrar - hallar
Hang Hung Hung Colgar
Hold Held Held Sostener

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 Pay Paid Paid Pagar
Run Ran Run Correr
Sell Sold Sold Vender
Shine Shone Shone Brillar
Swing Swang Swung Columpiarse
Wear Wore Worn Llevar puesto / vestirse
Win Won Won Ganar