IRREGULAR VERBS

Para aprender los verbos irregulares es importante practicarlos, hablando y escuchando. Aunque también hay que
memorizarlos.

Para definirlos, los compararemos con los verbos regulares. Los verbos regulares tienen siempre la misma raíz, sólo se
les añade el sufijo -ed al final del verbo. La única forma de aprenderlos es memorizándolos a través de la practica
constante diaria.

Pero los verbos irregulares cambian de forma cuando se conjugan o no cambian en absoluto, es decir, no
siguen un patrón determinado. La única forma de aprenderlos es memorizándolos también a través de la practica
constante diaria.

Examples (with the Verb BE)

Infinitive: I wanted to be an archaeologist in my childhood. (Yo quería ser una arqueóloga en mi niñez)

Past Simple: She was more reflexive before (Ella era más reflexiva antes)

Past Participle: You have been good for languages all your life (Tú has sido bueno para los lenguajes toda tu vida)

Infinitive Past simple Past participle Traducción (del Infinitivo)

1.- arise [aráis] arose [aróus] arisen [aráisn] surgir, levantarse.

2.- be [bi] was [wuás] / were [wer] been [bin] ser

3.- beat [bit] beat [bit] beaten [bitn] golpear

4.- become [bikám] became [bikéim] become [bikám] convertirse, llegar a ser

5.- begin [bigín] began [bigán] begun [bigán] comenzar

6.- bet [bet] bet [bet] bet [bet] apostar

7.- bite [báit] bit [bit] bitten [bitn] morder

8.- bleed [bliid] bled [bled] bled [bled] sangrar

9.- blow [blóu] blew [blu] blown [blóun] soplar

10.- break [bréik] broke [bróuk] broken [bróukn] romper

11.- bring [bring] brought [brot] brought [brot] traer

12.- build [bild] built [bilt] built [bilt] construir

13.- buy [bái] bought [bot] bought [bot] comprar

14.-catch [katch] caught [kot] caught [kot] atrapar

15.- choose [chus] chose [chóus] chosen [chóusn] elegir

16.- come [kam] came [kéim] come [kam] venir

17.- cost [kóust] cost [kóust] cost [kóust] costar

Infinitive Past simple Past participle Traducción (del Infinitivo)
18.- creep [kriip] crept [krept] crept [krept] arrastrarse

19.-cut [kat] cut [kat] cut [kat] cortar

20.- deal [diil] dealt [delt] dealt [delt] dar, repartir

21.- do [du] did [did] done [don/dan] hacer

22.- draw [dro] drew [dru] drawn [dron] dibujar

23.- dream [driim] dreamt [dremt] dreamt [dremt] soñar

24.- drink [drInk] drank [drank] drunk [draank] beber

25.- drive [dráiv] drove [dróuv] driven [drivn] conducir

26.- eat [iit] ate [éit] eaten [iitn] comer

27.- fall [fol] fell [f el] fallen [fóulen] caer

28.- feed [fiid] fed [fed] fed [fed] alimentar

29.-feel [fiil] felt [felt] felt [felt] sentir

30.-fight [fáit] fought [fot] fought [fot] pelear

31.-find [fáind] found [fáund] found [fáund] encontrar

32.-flee [flii] fled [fled] fled [fled] huir

33.-fly [flái] flew [flu] flown [flóun] volar

34.-forget [forgét] forgot [forgát] forgotten [forgátn] olvidar

35.- forgive [forgív] forgave [forgéiv] forgiven [forgívn] perdonar

36.- forsake [forséik] forsook [forsúk] forsaken [forséikn] abandonar

37.- freeze [friisz] froze [fróusz] frozen [fróuszn] congelar

38.- get [get] got [gat] got/gotten [gat,gatn] tener, obtener

39.- give [giv] gave [géiv] given [givn] dar

40.- go [góu] went [wuént] gone [gon] ir

41.- grind [gráind] ground [gráund] ground [gráund] moler

42.- grow [gróu] grew [gru] grown [gróun] crecer

43.- hang [hang] hung [haang] hung [haang] colgar

44.-have[hav]/has(has) had [had] had [had] tener

45.- hear [hir] heard [herd] heard [herd] oír

46.- hide [háid] hid [hid] hidden [hidn] esconderse

47.- hit [hit] hit [hit] hit [hit] golpear

48.-hold [hold] held [held] held [held] tener, mantener

Infinitive Past simple Past participle Traducción (del Infinitivo)
49.-hurt [hert] hurt [hert] hurt [hert] herir, doler

50.-keep [kip] kept [kept] kept [kept] guardar

51.-kneel [niil] knelt [nelt] knelt [nelt] arrodillarse

52.-know [nóu] knew [niú] known [nóun] saber

53.- lead [liid] led [led] led [led] encabezar

54.-learn [lern] learnt [lernt] learnt [lernt] aprender

55.- leave [liiv] left [left] left [left] dejar

56.-lend [lend] lent [lent] lent [lent] prestar

57.-let [let] let [let] let [let] dejar

58.-lie [lái] lay [léi] lain [léin] yacer

59.-lose [lus] lost [lost] lost [lost] perder

60.-make [méik] made [méid] made [méid] hacer

61.-mean [miin] meant [ment] meant [ment] significar

62.-meet [miit] met [met] met [met] conocer, encontrarse con

63.-pay [péi] paid [péid] paid [péid] pagar

64.-put [put] put [put] put [put] poner

65.-quit [kuít] quit [kuít] quit [kuít] abandonar

66.-read [rid] read [red] read [red] leer

67.-ride [ráid] rode [róud] ridden [ridn] montar, ir

68.-ring [ring] rang [rang] rung [rang] llamar (por teléfono)

69.-rise [ráis] rose [róus] risen [risn] elevar

70.-run [raan] ran [ran] run [raan] correr

71.-say [séi] said [sed] said [sed] decir

72.-see [si] saw [so] seen [sin] ver

73.-sell [sel] sold [sold] sold [sold] vender

74.-send [send] sent [sent] sent [sent] enviar

75.-set [set] set [set] set [set] fijar

76.-sew [sou] sewed [soud] sewn [soun] coser

77.-shake [shéik] shook [shuk] shaken [shéikn] sacudir

78.-shine [sháin] shone [shóun] shone [shóun] brillar

79.-shoot [shut] shot [shot] shot [shot] disparar

Infinitive Past simple Past participle Traducción (del Infinitivo)
80.-show [shóu] showed [shóud] shown [shóun] mostrar

81.-shrink [shrink] shrank [shrank] shrunk [shraank] encoger

82.-shut [shaat] shut [shaat] shut [shaat] cerrar

83.-sing [sing] sang [sang] sung [saang] cantar

84.-sink [sink] sank [sank] sunk [saank] hundir

85.-sit [sit] sat [sat] sat [sat] sentarse

86.-sleep [sliip] slept [slept] slept [slept] dormir

87.-slide [sslaid] slid [slid] slid [slid] deslizar

88.-sow [sóu] sowed [sóud] sown [sóun] sembrar

89.-speak [sspiik] spoke [sspóuk] spoken [sspokn] hablar

90.-spell [sspel]l spelt [sspelt] spelt [sspelt] deletrear

91.-spend [sspend] spent [sspent] spent [sspent] gastar

92.-spill [sspil] spilt [sspilt] spilt [sspilt] derramar

93.-split [ssplit] split [ssplit] split [ssplit] dividir

94.-spoil [sspóil] spoilt [sspóilt] spoilt [sspóilt] estropear/consentir

95.-spread [sspred] spread [sspred] spread [sspred] extenderse

96.-stand [sstand] stood [sstud] stood [sstud] estar de pie

97.-steal [sstiil] stole [sstóul] stolen [stóuln] robar

98.-sting [ssting] stung [sstaang] stung [sstaang] picar

99.-stink [sstink] stank [sstank] stunk [sstaank] apestar

100.-strike [stráik] struck [straak] struck [straak] golpear

101.-swear [suér] swore [suór] sworn [suórn] jurar/garabatear

102.-sweep [suíip] swept [suépt] swept [suépt] barrer

103.-swim [suím] swam [suám] swum [suaam] nadar

104.-take [téik] took [tuk] taken [téikn] tomar

105.-teach [tiich] taught [tot] taught [tot] enseñar

106.-tear [ter] tore [tor] torn [torn] romper

107.-tell [tel] told [told] told [told] decir

108.-think [zInk] thought [zot] thought [zot] pensar

109.-throw [zróu] threw [zriú] thrown [zróun] lanzar

110.-tread [tred] trode [tróud] trodden [trodn] pisar

Infinitive Past simple Past participle Traducción (del Infinitivo)
111.-wake [wéik] woke [wuók] woken [wuókn] despertarse

112.-wear [wer] wore [wuór] worn [wuórn] llevar puesto

113.-weave [wiiv] wove [wuóv] woven [wóuvn] tejer

114.-weep [wuíp] wept [wuépt] wept [wuépt] llorar

115.-win [wuin] won [wuón] won [wuón] ganar (un premio)

116.-wring [rIng] wrung [raang] wrung [raang] retorcer

117.- write [ráit] wrote [róut] written [ritn] escribir

Ejercicios con verbos irregulares

1. We_________ (go) by bus to the beach and ________ (spend) all day there (past simple)

2. I have ________ (see) that movie several times (past participle)

3. Yesterday was the first time I ________ (make) my lunch this week and I have ____________ (bring) it to my

work (past participle)

4. I _________ a message to him yesterday, but I think he _______ (throw) it away (past simple)

5. She __________ (tell) me yesterday, but I ________ ! (forget) (past simple)

6. Have you ever ___________ (eat) this kind of meat ? (past participle)

Answers

- went, spent

– seen

– made, brought

– wrote, threw

– told, forgot

– eaten