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ENGLISH IV by Teacher JPMT

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REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS


 English regular verbs change their form very little (unlike irregular verbs). The past tense and past
participle of regular verbs end in -ed, for example:
work, worked, worked

But you should note the following points:


1. Some verbs can be both regular and irregular, for example:
learn, learned, learned
learn, learnt, learnt

2. Some verbs change their meaning depending on whether they are regular or irregular, for example "to hang":
regular hang, hanged, to kill or die, by dropping with a rope around the neck
hanged

irregular hang, hung, hung to fix something (for example, a picture) at the top so that the
lower part is free

3. The present tense of some regular verbs is the same as the past tense of some irregular verbs:
regular found, founded, founded

irregular find, found, found

 Regular Verbs (A-B)

PRESENT PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH / MEANING


Abridge Abridged Abridged Compendiar
Accomplish Accomplished Accomplished Efectuar, verificar
Acknowledge Acknowledged Acknowledged Reconocido
Achieve Achieved Achieved Ejecutar, realizar
Add Added Added Sumar, añadir
Adjust Adjusted Adjusted Ajustar
Agre Agreed Agreed Estar de acuerdo
Agree Agreed Agreed Convenir, estar de acuerdo
Aim Aimed Aimed Pretender
Alleviate Alleviated Alleviated Aliviar, mitigar
Analyze Analyzed Analyzed Analizar
Antedate Antedated Antedated Antedatar
Apportion Apportioned Apportioned Prorratear, repartir, adjudicar
Approve Approved Approved Aprobar, confirmar
Arrive Arrived Arrived Arribar, llegar
Assign Assigned Assigned Asignar
Associate Associated Associated Asociar, juntar, asociado
Assume Assumed Assumed Suponer, asumir
Attain Attained Attained Lograr, alcanzar, obtener
Authorize Authorized Authorized Autorizar
Avoid Avoided Avoided Evitar
Base Based Based Basar
Block Blocked Blocked Bloquear, cerrar
Borrow Borrowed Borrowed Pedir prestado
Broaden Broadned Broadned Ensanchar
Budget Budgeted Budgeted Presupuestar

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 Regular Verbs (C-E)

PRESENT PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH / MEANING


Call Called Called Llamar
Call Called Called Llamar
Carry Carried Carried Llevar
Carry out Carried out Carried out Realizar
Certify Certified Certified Certificar
Classify Classified Classified Clasificar
Close Closed Closed Cerrar
Close out Closed out Closed out Liquidar
Code Coded Coded Codificar
Collect Collected Collected Cobrar
Combine Combined Combined Combinar
Complete Completed Completed Completar
Concounter Encountered Encountered Encontrar
Consent Consented Consented Consentir
Consume Consumed Consumed Consumir
Contain Contained Contained Contener
Contitute Contituted Contituted Constituir
Control Controlled Controlled Controlar
Control Contolled Controlled Controlar
Controll Controlled Controlled Controlar
Convert Converted Converted Convertir
Cover Covered Covered Cubrir
Cover Covered Covered Cubrir
Create Created Created Crear
Cross Crossed Crossed Cruzar atravesar
Change Changed Changed Cambiar
Charter Chartered Chartered Estatuir
Check Cheked Cheked Confrontar
Date Dated Dated Fechar
Declare Declared Declared Declarar
Decrease Decreased Decreased Disminuir
Dedicate Dedicated Dedicated Dedicar
Deduct Deducted Deducted Restar
Define Defined Defined Definir
Demand Demanded Demanded Exigir, demandar
Deposit Deposited Deposited Depositar
Design Designed Designed Diseñar
Detail Detailed Detailed Detallar
Determine Determined Determined Determinar
Determine Determined Determined Determinar
Devise Devised Devised Idear, inventar
Devote Devoted Devoted Dedicar, consagrar
Die Died Died Morir
Direct Directed Directed Dirigir
Discover Discovered Discovered Descubrir
Discuss Discussed Discussed Comentar, discutir
Disregard Disregarded Disregarded Hacer caso omiso de
Divide Divided Divided Dividir
Effect Effected Effected Efectuar
Elect Elected Elected Elegir
Embrace Embraced Embraced Abarcar, abrazar
Employ Employed Employed Emplear
Empty Emptied Emptied Vaciar
Enact Enacted Enacted Establecer, estatuir
End Ended Ended Concluir, terminar
Endorse Endorsed Endorsed Endosar
Enter Entered Entered Registrar, dar entrada
Equal Equaled Equaled Igualar
Establish Established Established Establecer
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PRESENT PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH / MEANING


Estimate Estimated Estimated Estimar, calcular
Evaluate Evaluated Evaluated Evaluar
Evidence Evidenced Evidenced Evidenciar
Exchange Exchanged Exchanged Cambiar, canjear
Exist Existed Existed Existir
Expect Expected Expected Esperar, suponer
Expire Expired Expired Expirar
Extend Extended Extended Extender, amplificar

 Regular Verbs (F-I)

PRESENT PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH / MEANING


Finance Financed Financed Financiar
Finish Finished Finished Finalizar, terminar, acabar
Fire Fired Fired Despedir (empleados)
Focus Focused Focused Enfocar, concentrar
Follow Followed Followed Seguir
Found Founded Founded Fundar, cimentar
Furnish Furnished Furnished Surtir, proporcionar, amueblar
Gangpunch Gangpunched Gangpunched Muliperforar
Generate Generated Generated Engendrar, producir
Handle Handled Handled Manejar
Handle Handled Handled Manejar
Hire Hired Hired Contratar, asalariar
Identify Indentified Indentified Identificar
Improve Improved Improved Mejorar
Include Included Included Incluir
Increase Increased Increased Aumentar
Incur Incurred Incurred Incurrir
Indicate Indicated Indicated Indicar
Inform Informed Informed Informar
Inscribe Inscribed Inscribed Inscribir
Install Installed Installed Instalar
Intent Intented Intented Intentar, destinar
Introduce Introduced Introduced Introducir
Invest Invested Invested Invertir
Investigate Investigated Investigated Investigar
Involve Involved Involved Involucrar

 Regular Verbs (J-R)

PRESENT PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH / MEANING


Journalize Journalized Journalized Asentar en el diario
Look for Looked for Looked for Buscar
Mail Mailed Mailed Enviar por correo
Manage Managed Managed Dirigir, administrar
Mention Mentioned Mentioned Mencionar
Modify Modified Modified Modificar
Obtain Obtained Obtained Obtener
Open Opened Opened Abrir
Organize Organized Organized Organizar
Own Owned Owned Poseer
Petition Petitioned Petitioned Suplicar, rogar
Plan Planned Planned Planear
Plan Planned Planned Planear
Point Pointed Pointed Apuntar, señalar
Point out Pointed out Pointed out Señalar, hacer notar
Post Posted Posted Pasar al mayor
Practice Practiced Practiced Practicar

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PRESENT PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH / MEANING


Prefer Prefered Prefered Preferir
Prepare Prepared Prepared Preparar
Present Presented Presented Presentar
Prevent Prevented Prevented Prevenir, evitar
Prevent Prevented Prevented Prevenir
Price Priced Priced Valuar, valorar, poner precio
Print Printed Printed Imprimir
Protect Protected Protected Proteger
Prove Proved Proved Probar, comprobar
Provide Provided Provided Proporcionar, surtir
Provide Provided Provided Proveer, proporcionar
Purchase Purchased Purchased Comprar
Range Ranged Ranged Variar, fluctuar
Reach Reached Reached Lograr, alcanzar
Realize Realized Realized Darse cuenta
Receive Received Received Recibir
Recommend Recommended Recommended Recomendar
Record Recorded Recorded Registrar
Reduce Reduced Reduced Reducir
Regard Regarded Regarded Observar, considerar
Register Registered Registered Registrar
Reimburse Reimbursed Reimbursed Reembolsar
Reimburse Reimbursed Reimbursed Reembolsar
Relieve Relieved Relieved Relevar, remediar
Remain Remanied Remanied Permanecer, quedar
Render Rendered Rendered Prestar, suministrar
Replace Replaced Replaced Reponer, suplir
Replenish Replenished Replenished Relenar, surtir de nuevo
Represent Represented Represented Representar
Restrict Restricted Restricted Restringir
Return Returned Returned Retornar
Review Reviewed Reviewed Revisar
Rule Ruled Ruled Gobernar, rayar

PRESENT PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH / MEANING


Satisfy Satisfied Satisfied Satisfacer
Save Saved Saved Salvar, ahorar
Secure Secured Secured Asegurar, obtener
Separate Separated Separated Separar
Serv Served Served Servir
Share Shared Shared Repartir, compartir
Sign Signed Signed Firmar
Specialize Specialized Specialized Especializarse
State Stated Stated Expresar, declarar
Study Studied Studied Estudiar
Subdivide Subdivided Subdivided Subdividir
Subtract Subtracted Subtracted Substrear, restar
Sue Sued Sued Demandar
Summarize Summarized Summarized Resumir, compendiar
Supervise Supervised Supervised Supervisar
Support Supported Supported Sostener
Temper Tempered Tempered Moderar, modificar, ajustar
Term Termed Termed Denominar
Total Totaled Totaled Totalizar
Trade Traded Traded Comerciar
Transfer Transfered Transfered Transferir, traspasar
Treat Treated Treated Tratar
Turn out Turned out Turned out Producir, sacar
Use Used Used Usar

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 Utilize Utilized Utilized Utilizar


Verify Verified Verified Verificar
Watch Watched Watched Vigilar, observar
Work Worked Worked Trabajar
Regular Verbs (S-Z
 Irregular Verbs

PRESENT PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH / MEANING


Arise Arose Arisen Surgir, subir
Awake Awoke Awaked Despertar desperezarse
Be Was, were Been Ser o estar
Be able Was, were able Been able Poder
Bear Bore Born Sostener, sufragar, soportar
Become Became Become llegar a ser, volverse
Begin Began Begun Comenzar
Bind Bound Bound Ligar, comprometer
Bite Bit Bitten Morder oprimir
Break Broke Broken Quebrar, romper, destruir
Bring Brought Brought Traer
Bring down Brought down Brought down Bajar, prolongar
Build Built Built Construir, edificar
Build up Built up Built up Reconstruir, vigorizar
Burn Burnt Burnt Quemar, incendiar, arder, incinerar
Buy Bought Bought Comprar, adquirir
Can Could Poder (físicamente)
Catch Caught Caught Agarrar, atrapar, coger
Choose Chose Chosen Escoger, seleccionar
Come Came Come Venir
Cost Cost Cost Costear, valer
Cut Cut Cut Cortar, recortar
Dig Dug Dug Cavar, excavar
Hacer (imaginario) (auxiliar, para
Do Did Done
interrogar y negar)
Draw Drew Drawn Dibujar
Dream Dreamt Dreamt Soñar, desear, anhelar
Drink Drank Drunk Beber, tomar (líquidos)
Drive Drove Driven Guiar, conducir, manejar
Eat Ate Eaten comer
Fall Fell Fallen Caer, caerse, derrumbarse
Feed Fed Fed Alimentar (se)
Feel Felt Felt Sentir (se), palpar
Fight Fought Fought Pelear, golpear
Find Found Found Encontrar, hallar
Fly Flew Flown Volar
Forget Forgot Forgotten Olvidar
Forgive Forgave Forgiven Perdonar, dispensar
Get Got Gotten Conseguir, alcanzar, lograr
Give Gave Given Dar
Go Went Gone Ir, dirigirse
Go back Went back Gone back Regresar
Grow Grew Grown Crecer
Have, has Had Had Haber o tener
Hear Heard Heard Oir, atender
Hide Hid Hidden Esconder, ocultar
Hit Hit Hit Pegar, golpear, azotar
Sostener, detener, tener
Hold Held Held
(físicamente)
Hurt Hurt Hurt Lastimar, herir, dañar
Keep Kept Kept Guardar, llevar libros
Kneel Knelt Knelt Arrodillarse, incarse
Know Knew Known Conocer, saber
Lay Laid Laid Extender, poner
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PRESENT PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH / MEANING


Lead Led Led Guiar, dirigir
Leave Left Left Dejar, abandonar, partir, salir
Lend Lent Lent Prestar
Let Let Let Dejar, permitir
Lie Lay Lain Recostarse, reclinarse
Lose Lost Lost Perder, extraviar
Make Made Made Hacer (físicamente)
Make up Made up Made up Formar, componer, deber
May Might Poder (imaginario)
Mean Meant Meant Significar
Meet Met Met Conocer, atender, encontrarse
Pay Paid Paid Pagar
Put Put Put Poner, situar, colocar
Read Read Read Leer
Ride Rode Ridden Montar, cabalgar, pasear
Ring Rang Rung Sonar, repicar
Rise Rose Rizen Levantar, levantarse, subir
Run Ran Run Correr
Say Said Said Decir, contestar
See Saw Seen Ver
Sell Sold Sold Vender
Send Sent Sent Mandar, enviar
Set fourth Set fourth Set fourth Manifestar, exponer, promulgar
Set up Set up Set up Formular, establecer
Shall Should Poder (auxiliar del futuro)
Shake Shook Shaken Agitar, sacudir, temblar
Shine Shone Shone Brillar, relucir
Shoot Shot Shot Disparar, tirar, filmar
Show Showed Shown Mostrar
Shut Shut Shut Cerrar, tapar, encerrar
Sing Sang Sung Cantar
Sit Sat Sat Sentarse, tomar asiento
Sleep Slept Slept Dormir
Slide Slid Slidden Resbalarse, deslizarse
Speak Spoke Spoken Hablar, perorar
Spend Spent Spent Gastar, pasear
Spread Spread Spread Extender, desplegar
Stand Stood Stood Pararse, ponerse de pie
Steal Stole Stolen Robar
Swim Swam Swum Nadar
Swing Swung Swung Columpar (se), mecer (se)
Take Took Taken Tomar
Take care of Tookcare of Taken care of Cuidar, atender
Teach Taught Taught Enseñar, instruir, dar cátedra
Tear Tore Torn Rasgar, romper
Tell Told Told Decir, contar
Think Thought Thought Pensar
Throw Threw Thrown Tirar, lanzar, arrojar
Thrust Thrust Thrust Hundir
Understand Understood Understood Entender, comprender, captar
Asegurar (contra riesgos), suscribir
Underwrite Underwrited Underwrited
una emisión de valores
Wake Woke Woken despertar
Wear Wore Worn Usar, llevar, vestir, ponerse
Will Would Querer (auxiliar del futuro)
Win Won Won Ganar (en juego de deportes)
Withdraw Withdrew Withdrawn Retirar, quitar
Write Wrote Written Escribir

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