IRREGULAR

VERBS
 IRREGULAR VERBS
• Irregular verbs follow some patterns.

• In this lesson you will learn “groups” of

irregular verbs that will help you
remember them better.
 Irregular verbs with all
3 forms identical
• These verbs are the same in the present, past
and past participle.
INFINITIVE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH
Bet Bet Bet Apostar
Cost
Cut
Hit
Hurt
Let
Put
Quit
Set
 Verbs with identical present and
past participle forms
• The only different form is the past.

INFINITIVE PAST PAST SPANISH

PARTICIPLE
Become Became Become Llegar a ser
Come
Run
 Verbs with –N in the
past participle: Verbs with “o” in the past and past participle

INFINITIVE PAST PAST SPANISH

PARTICIPLE
Break Broke Broken Romper
Choose
Forget
Freeze
Get
Speak
Steal
Tear
Wake
 Verbs with –N in the
past participle: Verbs with “o” in the past only

• The only different form is the past.

INFINITIVE PAST PAST SPANISH
PARTICIPLE
Drive Drove Driven Conducir
Ride
Rise
Write
 Verbs with –N in the
past participle: Verbs ending in“-ew” in the past and
“-own” in the past participle

INFINITIVE PAST PAST SPANISH

PARTICIPLE
Blow Blew Blown Soplar
Fly
Grow
Know
Throw
 Verbs with –N in the
past participle: Other

• These verbs have “-n” in the past participle,

but they don’t appear to follow any pattern.
INFINITIVE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH
Beat Beat Beaten Golpear
Bite
Eat
Fall
Forgive
Give
Hide
See
Shake
Verbs with pronunciation changes: long “e” changes to
short “e”

INFINITIVE PAST PAST SPANISH

PARTICIPLE
Bleed Bled Bled Sangrar
Feed
Feel
Keep
Lead
Leave
Meet
Sleep
Sweep
 Verbs with –N in the
past participle: “ea” pronounced differently from the
present to the past and past participle

INFINITIVE PAST PAST SPANISH

PARTICIPLE
Deal Dealt Dealt Ocuparse de
Hear
Mean
Read
 Verbs with pronunciation changes: long “i” changes to
“ou”

INFINITIVE PAST PAST SPANISH

PARTICIPLE
Bind Bound Bound Atar /
Amarrar
Find
Grind
Wind
Verbs with pronunciation changes: short “i” changes to
“u”

INFINITIVE PAST PAST SPANISH

PARTICIPLE
Dig Dug Dug Cavar
Spin
Stick
Sting
Verbs with pronunciation changes: “-aught”
and “ought” endings in the past and past
participle

INFINITIVE PAST PAST SPANISH

PARTICIPLE
Bring Brought Brought Traer
Buy
Catch
Fight
Seek
Teach
Think
Verbs with 3 different vowels: the
vowel changes from “i” to “a” to “u”
INFINITIVE PAST PAST SPANISH
PARTICIPLE
Begin Began Begun Empezar
Drink
Ring
Shrink
Sing
Spring
Swim
Verbs with the same form in the past and in the past participle

INFINITIVE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH

Bend Bent Bent Doblar / Torcer
Build
Hang (up)
Have
Hold
Lay
Lend
Light
Lose
Make
Pay
Say
Verbs with the same form in the past and in the past participle

INFINITIVE PAST PAST SPANISH

PARTICIPLE
Shine Shone Shone Brillar
Shoot
Sit
Slide
Spend
Stand
Tell
Understand
Win
 Completely Irregular Verbs

INFINITIVE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH

Be (am/is/are) Was/Were Been Ser / Estar
Do
Draw
Go
Lie (down)
Swear