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A verb is a word that expresses action or otherwise helps to make a statement. All verbs help to make statements about their
subjects.
In English language the verbs have mainly three different sources of origin: Latin/French/German/Scandinavian and old
indigenous English. The regular verbs are usually the ones coming from Latin/French (admire – admired). The irregular
verbs come from both sources German/old English (know – knew; see – saw).
The words IS and HAVE are given with the present participle and past participle forms to remind you that these forms are
used with the helping verb: AM, IS, ARE, WAS, WERE, HAS BEEN, WILL BE, HAVE, HAS, HAD, etc.
In this list we will detail the regular verbs and they’ll be classified according to their ending sound /d/ /t/ or /id/.
“d” : When the verb ends in b, h, l, “t” : When it ends in c, ch, f, k, p, s, “id” : When it ends in “d” or “t” .
m, n, r, v, w, y, z, or similar sounds. sh, x, or similar sounds. e.g. added, counted, etc.
e.g. ordered, called, etc.
The third person singular present is regularly formed by adding “s” to the simple form except “be” and “have”.
E.g. Keep – Keeps breathe – breathes
Notice that not all the verbs will have a present participle form since some of them are model verbs and others are “stative”
verbs which means, they cannot be used in continuous or progressive tenses.
A regular verb is one that forms its past and past participle by adding “d” or “ed” to the infinitive form.
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The following verbs have /t/ at the ending sound.
PAST PRESENT 3RD PERSON
INFINITIVE PAST /t/ SPANISH
PARTICIPLE PARTICIPLE SINGULAR
accomplish accomplished accomplished accomplishing accomplishes lograr, culminar
ache ached ached aching aches doler, un dolor repetitivo
address addressed addressed addressing addresses direccion, dirigirse a
admonish admonished admonished admonishing admonishes amonestar, exhortar
ask asked asked asking asks preguntar, pedir
astonish astonished astonished astonishes asombrar, deslumbrar
attack attacked attacked attacking attacks atacar
back backed backed backing backs retroceder, respaldar
bake baked baked baking bakes hornear
brush brushed brushed brushing brushes cepillar
bump bumped bumped bumping bumps chocar, abollar
cash cashed cashed cashing cashes efectivo, cobrar
chase chased chased chasing chases perseguir, cazar
check checked checked checking checks cheque,comprobar, chequear
choke choked choked choking chokes estrangular, atragantarse
collapse collapsed collapsed collapsing collapses colapsar
cook cooked cooked cooking cooks cocinar
crack cracked cracked cracking cracks agrietar, cuartear
crush crushed crushed crushing crushes aplastar, moler
dance danced danced dancing dances bailar
develop developed developed developing develops desarrollar
dip dipped dipped dipping dips mojar(introducir y sacar)
dress dressed dressed dressing dresses vestir
drop dropped dropped dropping drops dejar caer
engage engaged engaged engaging engages emplear, empeñar
escape escaped escaped escaping escapes escapar
express expressed expressed expressing expresses expresar
finish finished finished finishing finishes terminar
fix fixed fixed fixing fixes arreglar
furnish furnished furnished furnishing furnishes amoblar
glance glanced glanced glancing glances ojear, echar una mirada
gossip gossiped gossiped gossiping gossips chismear
grasp grasped grasped grasping grasps asir, aferrar
guess guessed guessed guesses intuir
help helped helped helping helps ayudar
hop hopped hopped hopping hops saltar, brincar
hope hoped hoped hopes esperanza, esperar que
increase increased increased increasing increases incrementar
kick kicked kicked kicking kicks patear
kidnap kidnapped kidnapped kidnapping kidnaps secuestrar
knock knocked knocked knocking knocks llamar a la puerta(tocan)
laugh laughed laughed laughing laughs reir
lavish lavished lavished lavishes prodigar, entregarse al lujo
leap leaped leaped leaping leaps saltar
like liked liked likes gustar, como
look at looked at looked at looking at looks at mirar
look like looked like looked like looking like looks like parecerse a
mash mashed mashed mashing mashes amasar, machacar, majar
match matched matched matching matches hacer juego con, parecerse a
milk milked milked milking milks ordeñar, leche
miss missed missed missing misses extrañar, perder, señorita
notice noticed noticed noticing notices notar
pack packed packed packing packs empacar
pass passed passed passing passes pasar, aprobar
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pick picked picked picking picks escoger, clasificar
place placed placed placing places colocar, asentar
polish polished polished polishing polishes pulir
practice practiced practiced practicing practices practicar
pronounce pronounced pronounced pronouncing pronounces pronunciar
quench quenched quenched quenching quenches sofocar, apagar
reach reached reached reaching reaches alcanzar
reap reaped reaped reaping reaps cosechar, segar
relax relaxed relaxed relaxing relaxes relajar
remark remarked remarked remarking remarks remarcar, comentar
reproach reproached reproached reproaching reproaches reprochar
risk risked risked risking risks arriesgar
rock rocked rocked rocking rocks mecerse, sacudirse, roca
rush rushed rushed rushing rushes apresurarse
shape shaped shaped shaping shapes dar forma
shock shocked Shocked shocking shocks conmocionar, consternar
shriek shrieked shrieked shrieking shrieks chillar, gritar
singe singed singed singing singes chamuscar
sketch sketched sketched sketching sketches bosquejar
skip skipped skipped skipping skips evitar, dejar de lado
slap slapped slapped slapping slaps abofetear
slip slipped slipped slipping slips resbalar, deslizar
step stepped stepped stepping steps dar un paso, danzar
stop stopped stopped stopping stops detener
stress stressed stressed stressing stresses acentuar, recalcar
stretch stretched stretched stretching stretches estirar
strip stripped stripped stripping strips devastar, desnudar
talk talked talked talking talks hablar
thank thanked thanked thanking thanks agradecer
toss tossed tossed tossing tosses revolver
touch touched touched touching touches tocar
type typed typed typing types tipear
walk walked walked walking walks caminar
wash washed washed washing washes lavar
watch watched watched watching watches mirar
wax waxed waxed waxing waxes encerar
wipe wiped wiped wiping wipes pasar un paño por, enjuagar
wish wished wished wishes desear
witness witnessed witnessed witnessing witnesses testigo de un crimen o caso
work worked worked working works trabajo, trabajar
worship worshiped worshiped worshiping worships adorar
wrap wrapped wrapped wrapping wraps envolver
wreck wrecked wrecked wrecking wrecks destruir, naufragar
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The following verbs have /id/ at the ending sound.
PAST PRESENT 3RD PERSON
INFINITIVE PAST /id/ SPANISH
PARTICIPLE PARTICIPLE SINGULAR
accept accepted accepted accepting accepts aceptar
accord accorded accorded according accords concordar, conceder
acquaint acquainted acquainted acquainting acquaints informar, dar detalles
acquit acquitted acquitted acquitting acquits absolver, expulsar, excentar
add added added adding adds añadir, sumar
admit admitted admitted admitting admits admitir, consentir
advocate advocated advocated advocating advocates apoyar, abogar por
afford afforded afforded affording affords ofrecer, permitirse
altemate altemated altemated altemating altemates altemar, reciprocar
amount amounted amounted amounting amounts cantidad de algo, dinero
appoint appointed appointed appointing appoints nominar, señalar
appreciate appreciated appreciated appreciating appreciates apreciar
assert asserted asserted asserting asserts sostener, defender
assist assisted assisted assisting assists ayudar, auxiliar
assort assorted assorted assorting assorts combinar, ordenar
attend attended attended attending attends asistir, atender
attract attracted attracted attracting attracts atraer, cautivar
attribute attributed attributed attributing attributes atribuir
avoid avoided avoided avoiding avoids evitar
await awaited awaited awaiting awaits aguardar, esperar
benefit benefited benefited benefiting benefits beneficiar, ayudar
boast boasted boasted boasting boasts alardear, jactarse
celebrate celebrated celebrated celebrating celebrates celebrar
cheat cheated cheated cheating cheats plagiar, engañar
collect collected collected collecting collects coleccionar, recoger
command commanded commanded commanding commands ordernar, comandar
commit committed committed committing commits comprometer
complement complemented complemented complementing complements complementar
complete completed completed completing completes completar
concentrate concentrated concentrated concentrating concentrates concentrarse
confute confuted confuted confuting confutes cuestionar
conjugate conjugated conjugated conjugating conjugates conjugar
connect connected connected connecting connects conectar
consent consented consented consenting consents consentir
convict convicted convicted convicting convicts condenar, culpar
correct corrected corrected correcting corrects corregir
correspond corresponded corresponded corresponding corresponds corresponder
count counted counted counting counts Contar
crowd crowded crowded crowding crowds aglomerar, abarrotar
cultivate cultivated cultivated cultivating cultivates cultivar
date dated dated dating dates citar, salir con, fecha
decide decided decided deciding decides decidir
defeat defeated defeated defeating defeats vencer
defend defended defended defending defends defender
depart departed departed departing departs partir
depend depended depended depending depends depender
dictate dictated dictated dictating dictates dictar
disappoint disappointed disappointed disappointing disappoints decepcionar
discard discarded discarded discarding discards descartar
discriminate discriminated discriminated discriminating discriminates discriminar
divide divided divided dividing divides dividir
doubt doubted doubted doubts dudar
dust dusted dusted dusting dusts quitar el polvo
elect elected elected electing elects elegir
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emit emitted emitted emitting emits emitir
end ended ended ending ends terminar
enter entered entered entering enters entrar
expect expected expected expecting expects anticipar, expectar
fabricate fabricated fabricated fabricating fabricates fabricar
facilitate facilitated facilitated facilitating facilitates facilitar
forward forwarded forwarded forwarding forwards reexpedir, anticipar
found founded founded founding founds funcar
gild gilded gilded gilding gilds dorar, cubrir de oro
gird girded girded girding girds rodear por, ceñir
graduate graduated graduated graduating graduates graduarse
grant granted granted granting grants conceder
greet greeted greeted greeting greets saludar
guard guarded guarded guarding guards proteger
hate hated hated hates odiar
heat heated heated heating heats calentar
hesitate hesitated hesitated hesitating hesitates dudar, vacilar
import imported imported importing imports importar
incriminate incriminated incriminated incriminating incriminates incriminar, acusar
inherit inherited inherited inheriting inherits heredar
insist insisted insisted insisting insists insistir
intend intended intended intends tener intención, destinar
invent invented invented inventing invents inventar
knit knitted knitted knitting knits tejer
land landed landed landing lands aterrizar, terreno
last lasted lasted lasting lasts durar, perdurar, ultimo
lift lifted lifted lifting lifts elevar, levantar
light(descend) lighted lighted lighting lights decender, bajar
light(set fire to) lighted lighted lighting lights encender, prender
light lighted lighted lighting lights luz, liviano, claro
load loaded loaded loading loads carga
need needed needed needing needs necesitar
paint painted painted painting paints pintar
provide provided provided providing provides proveer
recommend recommended recommended recommending recommends recomendar
refund refunded refunded refunding refunds reintegrar
regret regretted regretted regretting regrets lamentar
remind reminded reminded reminding reminds recordar
remit remitted remitted remitting remits remitir, despachar
rent rented rented renting rents rentar
repeat repeated repeated repeating repeats repetir
report reported reported reporting reports reportar
resent resented resented resenting resents resentido, resentir
rest rested rested resting rests descansar
roast roasted roasted roasting roasts asar, chicharrar
rout routed routed routing routs demoler
scold scolded scolded scolding scolds regañar, fustigar, increpar
seat seated seated seating seats sentar, asentar
start started started starting starts iniciar, comenzar
succeed succeeded succeeded succeeding succeeds triunfar, tener exito
suggest suggested suggested suggesting suggests sugerir
suit suited suited suiting suits satisfacer, venir bien
support supported supported supporting supports apoyar
suspect suspected suspected suspecting suspects sospechar
taste tasted tasted tastes saborear, paladear
test tested tested testing tests ensayar, probar
thwart thwarted thwarted thwarting thwarts frustar, combatir
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translate translated translated translating translates traducir
treat treated treated treating treats tratar, curar, negociar
trust trusted trusted trusting trusts confiar, dar credito
visit visited visited visiting visits visitar
wait (for) waited for waited for waiting for waits for esperar por
want wanted wanted wants querer
waste wasted wasted wasting wastes desperdiciar, derrochar
However, there are a number of English verbs that show one or more irregularities in the formation of the past tense and past
participle. The list that follows presents the variations in form that speakers and writers of English today will need to recognize.
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feel felt felt feeling feels sentir
fight fought fought fighting fights pelear
find found found finding finds encontrar
fling flung flung flinging flings arrojar, lanzar, tirar
fly flew flown flying flies volar
forbid forbade forbidden forbids prohibir
forget forgot forgotten forgetting forgets olvidar
forgive forgave forgiven forgives perdonar
freeze froze frozen freezing freezes congelar
get got got/gotten getting gets obtener, conseguir, lograr
give gave given giving gives dar
go went gone going goes ir
grind ground ground grinding grinds moler, triturar
grow grew grown growing grows crecer
hang hung hung hanging hangs colgar, suspender
have had had having has tener
hear heard heard hearing hears oir
hide hid hidden hiding hides esconder
hit hit hit hitting hits golpear
hold held held holding holds sostener
hurt hurt hurt hurting hurts lastimar, doler
keep kept kept keeping keeps mantener
know knew known knows saber
lay laid laid laying lays acostarse, recostarse, yacer
lead led led leading leads guiar
lean leant leant leaning leans apoyar
learn learned/learnt learned/learnt learning learns aprender
leave left left leaving leaves salir, dejar
lend lent lent lending lends prestar
let let let letting lets permitir
lie lay lain lying lies mentir
light lighted/lit lighted/lit lighting lights iluminar
lose lost lost losing loses perder
make made made making makes hacer
may might poder
mean meant meant means significar
meet met met meeting meets conocer, encontrarse
must had to deber
ought deber
pay paid paid paying pays pagar
put put put putting puts poner, colocar
quit quit/quitted quit/quitted quitting quits abandonar, salirse
read (rid) read (red) read (red) reading reads leer
ride rode ridden riding rides montar
ring rang rung ringing rings sonar un teléfono, timbre
rise rose risen rising rises elevar, aumentar
run ran run running runs correr
say said said saying says decir
see saw seen sees ver
seek sought sought seeking seeks buscar
sell sold sold selling sells vender
send sent sent sending sends enviar
set set set setting sets instalar, colocar, fijar
shake shook shaken shaking shakes sacudir
shall should aux. de futuro/deber
shine shone shone shining shines brillar
shoot shot shot shooting shoots disparar
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show showed showed/shown showing shows mostrar
shrink shrank shrunk shrinking shrinks encoger, contraer, achicar
sing sang sung singing sings cantar
sink sank sunk sinking sinks hundirse
sit sat sat sitting sits sentarse
sleep slept slept sleeping sleeps dormir
slit slit slit slitting slits cortar a lo largo, cortar en tiras
smell smelled/smelt smelled/smelt smells oler
speak spoke spoken speaking speaks hablar
spell spelled/spelt spelled/spelt spelling spells deletrear
spend spent spent spending spends gastar
spill spilled/spilt spilled/spilt spilling spills derramar
spin spun spun spinning spins girar, dar vueltas
split split split splitting splits dividir
spread spread spread spreading spreads esparcir, untar
spring sprang sprung springing springs brotar, brincar, emanar
stand stood stood standing stands estar de pie
steal stole stolen stealing steals robar, hurtar
stick stuck stuck sticking sticks hincar, fijar, adherir
sting stung stung stinging stings picar, punzar
strike struck struck striking strikes golpear, declararse en huelga
string strung strung stringing strings engazar, ensartar, ensortijar
swear swore sworn swearing swears jurar
sweep swept swept sweeping sweeps barrer
swim swam swum swimming swims nadar
swing swung swung swinging swings columpiarse
take took taken taking takes tomar
teach tought taught teaching teaches enseñar
tear tore torn tearing tears razgar, derramar lagrimas
tell told told telling tells decir
think thought thought thinking thinks pensar
throw threw thrown throwing throws lanzar
understand understood understood understands entender
wake waked/woke waked/woken wakes despertar
wear wore worn wearing wears vestir
weave wove woven weaving weaves tramar, tejer, zurcir
wed wed/wedded wed/wedded wedding weds casar, casarse con
weep wept wept weeping weeps llorar, sollozar
wet wetted/wet wetted/wet wetting wets mojar, humedecer
will would aux. para formar el futuro
win won won winning wins ganar
wind wound wound winding winds dar cuerda a, ventilar
wring wrung wrung wringing wrings estrujar, retorcer
write wrote written writing writes escribir
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