IRREGULAR VERBS

1. All three forms are the same

INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSLATION

bet bet bet apostar
cost cost cost costar
cut cut cut cortar
hit hit hit golpear
hurt hurt hurt dañar
let let let permitir
put put put poner
read read read leer
set set set poner
shut shut shut cerrar

2.The past simple and past participle end in -d

INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSLATION

bleed bled bled sangrar
feed fed fed alimentar
find found found encontrar
have had had Haber/tener
hear heard heard oir
hold held held sostener
lay laid laid Colocar/poner
lead led led dirigir
pay paid paid pagar
say said said decir
sell sold sold vender
tell told told explicar

3.The past simple and past participle end in -t

INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSLATION

bend bent bent doblar
build built built construir
burn Burned/burnt Burned/burnt quemar
dream Dreamt/dreamed Dreamt/dreamed soñar
feel felt felt sentir
keep kept kept mantener
learn Learnt/learned Learnt/learned aprender
 leave left left Dejar/ macharse
lend lent lent prestar
lose lost lost perder
mean meant meant significar
send sent sent enviar
sleep slept slept dormir
smell smelt smelt oler
spell spelt spelt deletrear
spend spent spent gastar
sweep swept swept barrer
bring brought brought traer
buy bought bought comprar
catch caught caught Atrapar/coger
fight fought fought luchar
teach taught taught enseñar
think thought thought pensar

4. The vowel changes to form the simple past and past participle

INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSLATION

dig dug dug cavar
get got got Obtener/alcanzar
hang hung hung colgar
light lit lit encender
meet met met Conocer/reunirse
run ran run correr
shine shone shone brillar
shoot shot shot disparar
sit sat sat sentarse
stand stood stood Estar de pie
stick stuck stuck Clavar/pegar
understand understood understood entender
win won won ganar
become became become convertirse
come came come venir
make made made Hacer/ fabricar

5. The vowel changes “i” -”a”- “u”

INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSLATION

begin began begun empezar
 Drink drank drunk beber
ring rang rung llamar
sing sang sung cantar
swim swam swum nadar

6. The three forms are different. The vowel changes in the simple past. The past participle end in -n

INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSLATION

be Was/were been Ser/estar
beat beat beaten golpear
blow blew blown soplar
break broke broken romper
choose chose chosen elegir
do did done hacer
draw drew drawn dibujar
drive drove driven conducir
eat ate eaten comer
fall fell fallen caer
fly flew flown volar
forget forgot forgotten olvidar
forgive forgave forgiven perdonar
freeze froze frozen congelar
give gave given dar
go went gone ir
grow grew grown Crecer/cultivar
hide hid hidden esconder
know knew known saber
ride rode ridden montar
rise rose risen levantar
see saw seen ver
shake shook shaken agitar
show showed shown mostrar
speak spoke spoken hablar
steal stole stolen robar
take took taken Coger/tomar
tear tore torn rasgar
throw threw thrown lanzar
Wake up Woke up Woken up despertarse
wear wore worn Llevar puesto
write wrote written escribir