The English Irregular Verb List

Base Form Past Simple Past Participle Meaning

Abide Abode/Abided Abode/Abided/Abidden Continuar; residir
Alight Alit/Alighted Alit/Alighted Bajarse (tren, autobús, etc.)
Arise Arose Arisen Originarse, surgir
Awake Awoke Awoken Despertarse
Be Was/Were Been Existir, ser, estar
Bear Bore Born/Borne Tolerar
Beat Beat Beaten Golpear; (heart) latir
Become Became Become Llegar a ser, volverse
Begin Began Begun Iniciar
Behold Beheld Beheld Contemplar (viendo)
Bend Bent Bent Doblar, flexionarse
Bet Bet Bet Apostar
Bid Bade Bidden To command or urge someone to do something
Bid Bid Bid To make an offer of money or services
Bind Bound Bound Atar
Bite Bit Bitten Morder
Bleed Bled Bled Sangrar
Blow Blew Blown Soplar
Break Broke Broken Romper
Breed Bred Bred Criar, cultivar, reproducirse
Bring Brought Brought Traer
Broadcast Broadcast/Broadcasted Broadcast/Broadcasted Transmitir
Build Built Built Construir
Burn Burnt/Burned Burnt/Burned Quemar(se)
Burst Burst Burst Estallar, reventar
Bust Bust Bust Romper
Buy Bought Bought Comprar
Cast Cast Cast Lanzar o proyectar
Catch Caught Caught Atrapar
Choose Chose Chosen Elegir
Clap Clapped/Clapt Clapped/Clapt Aplaudir
Cling Clung Clung of clothes pegarse al cuerpo, ajustarse
Clothe Clad/Clothed Clad/Clothed Vestir
Come Came Come Venir; llegar
Cost Cost Cost Costar
Creep Crept Crept Moverse sigilosamente; arrastrarse
Cut Cut Cut Cortar
Dare Dared/Durst Dared Atreverse
Deal Dealt Dealt Cards repartir, distribuir
Dig Dug Dug Excavar
Dive Dived/Dove Dived Tirarse de cabeza; bucear
Do Did Done Ejecutar o hacer
Draw Drew Drawn Dibujar
Dream Dreamt/Dreamed Dreamt/Dreamed Soñar
Drink Drank Drunk Tomar
Drive Drove Driven Manejar
Dwell Dwelt Dwelt Morar, residir
Eat Ate Eaten Comer
Fall Fell Fallen Caer
Feed Fed Fed Alimentar
Feel Felt Felt Sentir
Fight Fought Fought Pelear; luchar contra
Find Found Found Encontrar, hallar
Fit Fit/Fitted Fit/Fitted Quedar bien (clothes); caber
Flee Fled Fled Escapar, huir
Fling Flung Flung Lanzar
Fly Flew Flown Volar
Forbid Forbade/Forbad Forbidden Prohibir
Forecast Forecast/Forecasted Forecast/Forecasted Pronosticar
Foresee Foresaw Foreseen Prever
Foretell Foretold Foretold Predecir
Forget Forgot Forgotten Olvidar
Forgive Forgave Forgiven Perdonar
Forsake Forsook Forsaken Abandonar
Freeze Froze Frozen Congelar(se)
Frostbite Frostbit Frostbitten To injure or damage part of the body through extreme cold
Get Got Got/Gotten Obtener, conseguir
Give Gave Given Dar
Go Went Gone/Been Ir(se)
Grind Ground Ground Moler; (meat) picar
Grow Grew Grown Crecer; cultivar
Handwrite Handwrote Handwritten Escribir a mano
Hang Hung/Hanged Hung/Hanged Colgar; ahorcar
Have Had Had Tener, poseer. Lunch tomar
Hear Heard Heard Oír
Hide Hid Hidden Esconder(se), ocultar
Hit Hit Hit Golpear
Hold Held Held Sostener; mantener
Hurt Hurt Hurt Physically hacer daño a; emotionally herir
Inlay Inlaid Inlaid Incrustar
Input Input/Inputted Input/Inputted Into project contribuir, aportar
Interlay Interlaid Interlaid To place among or between things
Keep Kept Kept Guardar, conservar; family mantener
Kneel Knelt/Kneeled Knelt/Kneeled Arrodillarse
Knit Knit/Knitted Knit/Knitted Tejer
Know Knew Known Saber; conocer
Lay Laid Laid Dejar, poner (put t down)
Lead Led Led Dirigir; tener el mando
Lean Leant/Leaned Leant/Leaned Inclinarse, apoyar algo contra algo
Leap Leapt/Leaped Leapt/Leaped Saltar
Learn Learnt/Learned Learnt/Learned Aprender
Leave Left Left Irse de
Lend Lent Lent Prestar
Let Let Let Dejar, permitir
Lie Lay Lain (be situated) estar, encontrarse, yacer
Light Lit Lit Cigarette encender; (illuminate) iluminar
Lose Lost Lost Perder
Make Made Made Hacer; cars fabricar, producir
Mean Meant Meant Querer decir; significar
Meet Met Met Reunirse con; (get to know) conocer
Melt Melted Molten/Melted Fundir(se), derretir(se)
Mislead Misled Misled Engañar; make someone behave wrongly (descarriar)
Mistake Mistook Mistaken Confundir; equivocarse
Misunderstand Misunderstood Misunderstood Entender mal
Miswed Miswed/Miswedded Miswed/Miswedded To marry wrongly
Mow Mowed Mown Grass or cerals cortar
To take money out of an account so that a negative balance
Overdraw Overdrew Overdrawn results
Overhear Overheard Overheard Oír por casualidad
Overtake Overtook Overtaken In work, development adelantarse a; car revasar
Pay Paid Paid Pagar
Preset Preset Preset To arange something before it is needed
Prove Proved Proven/Proved Demostrar, probar
Put Put Put To place something in a specific position (Poner)
Quit Quit Quit Abandonar, dejar de hacer algo
Re-prove Re-proved Re-proven/Re-proved To prove again
Read Read Read Leer
Rid Rid/Ridded Rid/Ridded Deshacerse de
Ride Rode Ridden Montar a, montar en
Ring Rang Rung Hacer sonar, sonar
Rise Rose Risen Levantarse; ascender
Rive Rived Riven/Rived To break apart or split
Run Ran Run Correr
Saw Sawed Sawn/Sawed Aserrar wood
Say Said Said Decir; poem recitar
See Saw Seen ver; (understand) entender; romantically salir con
Seek Sought Sought Buscar
Sell Sold Sold Vender
Send Sent Sent Enviar, mandar
Colocar; date, time, limit fijar; mechanism, alarm poner; clock
Set Set Set poner en hora
Sew Sewed Sewn/Sewed Coser (clothes)
Shake Shook Shaken Agitar; emotionally conmocionar
Shave Shaved Shaven/Shaved Afeitar(se)
Shear Shore/Sheared Shorn/Sheared Trasquilar oveja
Shed Shed Shed blood, tears derramar
Shine Shone Shone Brillar
Shoe Shod Shod Calzar; horse herrar
Shoot Shot Shot Disparar
Show Showed Shown Mostrar
Shrink Shrank Shrunk Encogerse
Shut Shut Shut Cerrar
Sing Sang Sung Cantar
Sink Sank Sunk Hundirse
Sit Sat Sat Sentarse
Slay Slew Slain Asesinar
Sleep Slept Slept Dormir
Slide Slid Slid/Slidden Deslizar(se)
Sling Slung Slung Tirar (To throw something somewhere)
Slink Slunk Slunk To move in a suspicious and guilty way
Slit Slit Slit Abrir o degollar
Smell Smelt/Smelled Smelt/Smelled Oler; olfatear
Sneak Sneaked/Snuck Sneaked/Snuck To move around guiltily or to avoid being noticed
Soothsay Soothsaid Soothsaid To predict the future
Sow Sowed Sown Sembrar seeds
Speak Spoke Spoken Hablar
Speed Sped/Speeded Sped/Speeded Correr; sobrepasar el límite de velocidad
Spell Spelt/Spelled Spelt/Spelled Deletrear
Spend Spent Spent Money gastar; time pasar
Spill Spilt/Spilled Spilt/Spilled Derramar(se)
Spin Span/Spun Spun Of wheel girar, dar vueltas
Spit Spat/Spit Spat/Spit Escupir
Split Split Split Damage rajar; logs partir en dos
Spoil Spoilt/Spoiled Spoilt/Spoiled Estropear, arruinar
Spread Spread Spread Extender; difundir
Spring Sprang Sprung Brincar, saltar
Stand Stood Stood Ponerse de pie; (tolerate) aguantar
Steal Stole Stolen Robar
Stick Stuck Stuck with adhesive pegar
Sting Stung Stung of bee, jellyfish picar
Stink Stank Stunk Apestar
Stride Strode/Strided Stridden Caminar dando zancadas
Strike Struck Struck/Stricken (hit) golpear; of workers hacer huelga
String Strung Strung To attach something using a cord
Strip Stript/Stripped Stript/Stripped (remove) quitar; (undress) desnudar
Strive Strove Striven Esforzarse
Sublet Sublet Sublet Realquilar
Sunburn Sunburned/Sunburnt Sunburned/Sunburnt Get red skin from being in the sun for too long
Swear Swore Sworn Jurar; decir grocerias
Sweat Sweat/Sweated Sweat/Sweated Sudar
Sweep Swept/Sweeped Swept/Sweeped Barrer
Swell Swelled Swollen Hincharse
Swim Swam Swum Nadar
Swing Swung Swung Balancear(se); hips menear
Take Took Taken To perform an action; acquire
Teach Taught Taught Enseñar
Tear Tore Torn paper, cloth rasgar
Tell Told Told story contar; lie decir
Think Thought Thought Pensar
Thrive Throve/Thrived Thriven/Thrived Of plant medrar, crecer bien; of business, economy prosperar
Throw Threw Thrown Tirar
Thrust Thrust Thrust (push hard) empujar
Tread Trod Trodden Andar
Undergo Underwent Undergone Surgery, treatment ser sometido a; experiences sufrir
Understand Understood Understood Entender, comprender
Undertake Undertook Undertaken Emprender
Upset Upset Upset Emotionally disgustar
Vex Vext/Vexed Vext/Vexed Molestar, irritar
Wake Woke Woken Dspertar
Wear Wore Worn Vestir; (damage) desgastar
Weave Wove Woven Tejer; zigzaguear
Wed Wed/Wedded Wed/Wedded Casarse
Weep Wept Wept Llorar
Wend Wended/Went Wended/Went To go, make your way
Wet Wet/Wetted Wet/Wetted Mojar
Win Won Won Ganar
Wind Wound Wound Enrrollar; zigzaguear
Withdraw Withdrew Withdrawn Complaint, money, troops retirar
Withhold Withheld Withheld information ocultar; payment retener; consent negar
Withstand Withstood Withstood Resistir, soportar
Wring Wrung Wrung Escurrir, exprimir
Write Wrote Written Escribir
Zinc Zinced/Zincked Zinced/Zincked To coat or cover something with a layer of zinc