IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUPED)

PRESENT PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE MEANING

bet e bet e bet e Jugar / Apostar

All three forms of the verb are the same

cost ɒ cost ɒ cost ɒ Costar/ Valer
cut ʌ cut ʌ cut ʌ Cortar/ Recortar
hit ɪ hit ɪ hit ɪ Pegar/ Chocar / Golpear
hurt 3: hurt 3: hurt 3: Doler/ Lastimar
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let e let e let e Dejar / Permitir

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P

put ʊ put ʊ put ʊ Poner/ Colocar

OU
GR

read i: read e read e Leer

shut ʌ shut ʌ shut ʌ Cerrar de golpe
split ɪ split ɪ split ɪ Partir, dividir / Cortar
spread e spread e spread e Extender(se) / Untar
feel i: felt e felt e Sentir
keep i: kept e kept e Guardar/ Conservar
i: > e
leave i: left e left e Dejar / Abandonar/ Irse
mean i: meant e meant e Significar/ Querer decir
meet i: met e met e Encontrarse/ Quedar
sleep i: slept e slept e Dormir
bend e bent e bent e Doblar
lend e lent e lent e Prestar/ Dejar algo
say eɪ said e said e Decir
end > ent
el > elt send e sent e sent e Enviar
smell e smelt e smelt e Oler
spell e spelt e spelt e Deletrear
spend e spent e spent e Gastar
The 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb are the same

buy aɪ bought ɔː bought ɔː Comprar

bring ɪ brought ɔː brought ɔː Llevar / Traer Transportar
… > …ɔ:t
catch æ caught ɔː caught ɔː Coger / Pillar/ Atrapar
fight aɪ fought ɔː fought ɔː Luchar/ Pelear
2)-

teach i: taught ɔː taught ɔː Enseñar

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think ɪ thought ɔː thought ɔː Creer/ Pensar

P
OU
GR

build ɪ built ɪ built ɪ Construir Edificar

find aɪ found aʊ found aʊ Encontrar
get e got ɒ got ɒ Conseguir/ Recibir /
have æ had æ had æ Tener Tomar/(food/drink)
hear ɪə heard 3: heard 3: Oír
hold əʊ held e held e Agarrar/ Abrazar
light aɪ lit ɪ lit ɪ Encender/ Alumbrar
lose uː lost ɒ lost ɒ Perder/ Fracasar
Different
patterns make eɪ made eɪ made eɪ Hacer
pay eɪ paid eɪ paid eɪ Pagar
sell e sold əʊ sold əʊ Vender
shoot u: shot ɒ shot ɒ Disparar
sit ɪ sat æ sat æ Sentarse
stand æ stood ʊ stood ʊ Estar de pie
tell e told əʊ told əʊ Decir/ Contar
understand ʌəæ understood ʌəʊ understood ʌəʊ Entender/ Comprender
win ɪ won ʌ won ʌ Ganar/ Triunfar