Escuela Oficial de Idiomas de Elda (B1)

LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBS

INFINITIVE (BASE FORM) PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE MEANING

be /bi:/ was / were /wɒz/, /wɜ:/ been /bi:n/ ser, estar
beat /bi:t/ beat /bi:t/ beaten /'bi:tӘn/ vencer, derrotar / golpear
become /bɪ 'kʌm/ became /bɪ 'keɪm/ become /bɪ 'kʌm/ convertirse en, llegar a ser
begin /bɪ 'gɪn/ began /bɪ 'gæn/ begun /bɪ 'gʌn/ empezar
W
E bite /baɪt/ bit /bɪt/ bitten /'bɪtn/ morder
E
blow /blӘu/ blew /blu:/ blown /blӘun/ soplar
K
1 break /breɪk/ broke /brӘuk/ broken /'brӘukən/ romper
bring /brɪŋ/ brought /brɔ:t/ brought /brɔ:t/ traer
N
O build /bɪld/ built /bɪlt/ built /bɪlt/ construir
V burn* /bɜ:rn/ burnt /bɜ:rnt/ burnt /bɜ:rnt/ quemar, arder
9
t buy /baɪ/ bought /bɔ:t/ bought /bɔ:t/ comprar
h catch /kætʃ/ caught /kɔ:t/ caught /kɔ:t/ coger
choose /tʃu:z/ chose /tʃӘʊz/ chosen /'tʃӘʊzən/ elegir
come /kʌm/ came /keɪm/ come /kʌm/ venir
cost /kɒst/ cost /kɒst/ cost /kɒst/ costar
cut /kʌt/ cut /kʌt/ cut /kʌt/ cortar
do /du:/ did /dɪd/ done /dʌn/ hacer
draw /drɔ:/ drew /dru:/ drawn /drɔ:n/ dibujar
W dream* /dri:m/ dreamt /dremt/ dreamt /dremt/ soñar
E
drink /drɪŋk/ drank /dræŋk/ drunk /drʌŋk/ beber
E
K drive /draɪv/ drove /drӘʊv/ driven /'drɪvən/ conducir
2
eat /i:t/ ate /eɪt / eaten /'i:tn/ comer
N fall /fɔ:l/ fell /fel/ fallen /'fɔ:lən/ caer(se)
O feel /fi:l/ felt /felt/ felt /felt/ sentir(se)
V
1 fight /faɪt/ fought /fɔ:t/ fought /fɔ:t/ pelear, luchar
6 find /faɪnd/ found /faʊnd/ found /faʊnd/ encontrar
t
h fly /flaɪ/ flew /flu:/ flown /flӘʊn/ volar
forget /fər 'get/ forgot /fər 'gɒt/ forgotten /fər'gɒtӘn/ olvidar
forgive /fər'gɪv/ forgave /fər'geɪv/ forgiven /fər'gɪvən/ perdonar
freeze /fri:z/ froze /frӘʊz/ frozen /'frӘʊzən/ congelar
get /get/ got /gɒt/ got /gɒt/ conseguir,ponerse/ llegar
give /gɪv/ gave /geɪv/ given /'gɪvən/ dar
W
E
go /gӘu/ went /went/ gone /gɒn/ ir(se)
E grow /grӘu/ grew /gru:/ grown /grӘun/ crecer, cultivar
K
3
hang /hæŋ/ hung /hʌŋ/ hung /hʌŋ/ colgar, pender
have /hæv/ had /hæd/ had /hæd/ tener, tomar
N
hear /hɪər/ heard /hɜ:d/ heard /hɜ:d/ oír
O
V hide /haɪd/ hid /hɪd/ hidden /'hɪdn/ esconder
2
hit /hɪt/ hit /hɪt/ hit /hɪt/ pegar, golpear
3
r hold /hӘʊld/ held /held/ held /held/ sujetar, sostener
d
hurt /hɜ:t/ hurt /hɜ:t/ hurt /hɜ:t/ herir, dañar, doler
keep /ki:p/ kept /kept/ kept /kept/ guardar, mantener
know /nӘʊ/ knew /nju:/ known /nӘʊn/ saber, conocer
lay /leɪ/ laid /leɪd/ laid /leɪd/ poner, colocar
lead /li:d/ led /led/ led /led/ guiar, conducir
learn* /lɜ:rn/ learnt /lɜ:rnt/ learnt /lɜ:rnt/ aprender
leave /li:v/ left /left/ left /left/ salir, abandonar, dejar
lend /lend/ lent /lent/ lent /lent/ prestar
let /let/ let /let/ let /let/ permitir
lie /laɪ/ lay /leɪ/ lain /leɪn/ tumbarse
light /laɪt/ lit /lɪt/ lit /lɪt/ iluminar, encender
lose /lu:z/ lost /lɒst/ lost /lɒst/ perder
make /meɪk/ made /meɪd/ made /meɪd/ hacer

Verbs marked with * admit both regular and irregular forms. In some cases, e.g. “hang”, with a difference in meaning.
 Escuela Oficial de Idiomas de Elda (B1)

W INFINITIVE (BASE FORM) PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE MEANING

E
E
K
mean /mi:n/ meant /ment/ meant /ment/ significar // querer decir
4 meet /mi:t/ met /met/ met /met/ conocer por 1ª vez / quedar

N
pay /peɪ/ paid /peɪd/ paid /peɪd/ pagar
O put /pʊt/ put /pʊt/ put /pʊt/ poner
V
3
read /ri:d/ read /red/ read /red/ leer
0 ride /raɪd/ rode /rӘud/ ridden /'rɪdӘn/ montar en/a (bike, horse)
t
h
ring /rɪŋ/ rang /ræŋ/ rung /rʌŋ/ sonar // llamar por tlfno.
rise /raɪz/ rose /rӘuz/ risen /'rɪzən/ subir, elevarse
run /rʌn/ ran /ræn/ run /rʌn/ correr
say /seɪ/ said /sed/ said /sed/ decir
see /si:/ saw /sɔ:/ seen /si:n/ ver
W
E sell /sel/ sold /sӘʊld/ sold /sӘʊld/ vender
E send /send/ sent /sent/ sent /sent/ enviar
K
5 set /set/ set /set/ set /set/ establecer
shake /ʃeɪk/ shook /ʃʊk/ shaken /'ʃeɪkən/ agitar // dar (la mano)
D
E shine /ʃaɪn/ shone /ʃӘʊn/ shone /ʃӘʊn/ brillar
C shoot /ʃu:t/ shot /ʃɒt/ shot /ʃɒt/ disparar
7
t show /ʃӘʊ/ showed /ʃӘud/ shown /ʃӘʊn/ mostrar, enseñar
h shut /ʃʌt/ shut /ʃʌt/ shut /ʃʌt/ cerrar
sing /sɪŋ/ sang /sæŋ/ sung /sʌŋ/ cantar
sink /sɪŋk/ sank /sæŋk/ sunk /sʌŋk/ hundir(se)
sit /sɪt/ sat /sæt/ sat /sæt/ sentarse
sleep /sli:p/ slept /slept/ slept /slept/ dormir(se)
smell* /smel/ smelt /smelt/ smelt /smelt/ oler
W speak /spi:k/ spoke /spӘʊk/ spoken /'spӘʊkən/ hablar
E spell* /spel/ spelt /spelt/ spelt /spelt/ deletrear
E
K spend /spend/ spent /spent/ spent /spent/ gastar (money)/pasar (time)
6 spill* /spɪl/ spilt /spɪlt/ spilt /spɪlt/ derramar
D
split /splɪt/ split /splɪt/ split /splɪt/ dividir
E stand /stænd/ stood /stʊd/ stood /stʊd/ estar de pie / aguantar
C
1
steal /stɪ:l/ stole /stӘʊl/ stolen /'stӘʊlən/ robar
4 sweep /swɪ:p/ swept /swept/ swept /swept/ barrer / azotar, arrasar
t
h swim /swɪm/ swam /swæm/ swum /swʌm/ nadar
take /teɪk/ took /tʊk/ taken /'teɪkən/ coger
teach /tɪ:tʃ/ taught /tɔ:t/ taught /tɔ:t/ enseñar
C
H tear /teər/ tore /tɔ:/ torn /tɔ:n/ desgarrar
R
tell /tel/ told /tӘʊld/ told /tӘʊld/ decir
I
S think /θɪŋk/ thought /θɔ:t/ thought /θɔ:t/ pensar
T
M
throw /θrӘʊ/ threw /θru:/ thrown /θrӘʊn/ tirar
A understand /ʌndər'stænd/ understood /ʌndər'stʊd/ understood /ʌndər'stʊd/ entender, comprender
S
+
wake /weɪk/ woke /wӘʊk/ woken /'wӘʊkən/ despertar
R wear /weər/ wore /wɔ:/ worn /wɔ:n/ llevar puesto (clothes)
E
V
win /wɪn/ won /wʌn/ won /wʌn/ ganar
I write /raɪt/ wrote /rӘʊt/ written /'rɪtn/ escribir
S
I
O
N

Verbs marked with * admit both regular and irregular forms. In some cases, e.g. “hang”, with a difference in meaning.