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Irregular verbs in English: the full list with Spanish

75 irregular verbs you will use every week. Search by any form or by the Spanish word.

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Irregular verbs
BasePast simplePast participleSpanish
bewas / werebeenser, estar
becomebecamebecomeconvertirse en
beginbeganbegunempezar
breakbrokebrokenromper
bringbroughtbroughttraer
buildbuiltbuiltconstruir
buyboughtboughtcomprar
catchcaughtcaughtatrapar
choosechosechosenelegir
comecamecomevenir
costcostcostcostar
cutcutcutcortar
dodiddonehacer
drawdrewdrawndibujar
drinkdrankdrunkbeber, tomar
drivedrovedrivenmanejar
eatateeatencomer
fallfellfallencaer
feelfeltfeltsentir
fightfoughtfoughtpelear
findfoundfoundencontrar
flyflewflownvolar
forgetforgotforgottenolvidar
getgotgot (US: gotten)conseguir, obtener
givegavegivendar
gowentgoneir
growgrewgrowncrecer
havehadhadtener, haber
hearheardheardoír
hidehidhiddenesconder
hithithitgolpear
holdheldheldsostener
keepkeptkeptguardar, mantener
knowknewknownsaber, conocer
leadledledliderar
leaveleftleftirse, dejar
lendlentlentprestar
letletletpermitir
loselostlostperder
makemademadehacer, fabricar
meanmeantmeantsignificar
meetmetmetconocer, reunirse
paypaidpaidpagar
putputputponer
readreadreadleer (se pronuncia red)
rideroderiddenandar (en bici, a caballo)
ringrangrungsonar
riseroserisensubir
runranruncorrer
saysaidsaiddecir
seesawseenver
sellsoldsoldvender
sendsentsentenviar
setsetsetfijar, poner
shakeshookshakensacudir
showshowedshownmostrar
shutshutshutcerrar
singsangsungcantar
sitsatsatsentarse
sleepsleptsleptdormir
speakspokespokenhablar
spendspentspentgastar, pasar (tiempo)
standstoodstoodestar de pie
stealstolestolenrobar
swimswamswumnadar
taketooktakentomar, llevar
teachtaughttaughtenseñar
telltoldtoldcontar, decir
thinkthoughtthoughtpensar
throwthrewthrowntirar, lanzar
understandunderstoodunderstoodentender
wakewokewokendespertar
wearworewornusar, llevar puesto
winwonwonganar
writewrotewrittenescribir

How to learn them

  1. 1

    Learn in groups

    Verbs that look alike travel together: sing, sang, sung and drink, drank, drunk.

  2. 2

    Start with the ones you use

    Be, have, do, go, get and make cover most of what you say.

  3. 3

    Say the three forms aloud

    Go, went, gone. Rhythm helps memory more than a list.

  4. 4

    Use them in sentences

    Write one true sentence per verb, about your own week.

Practice

Gap fill

Write the past simple or the past participle of the verb in capitals. British and American forms are accepted.

  1. 1. Yesterday I

    a great film.SEE
  2. 2. She has

    her keys again.LOSE
  3. 3. We

    to the beach last weekend.GO
  4. 4. Have you

    your homework yet?DO
  5. 5. He

    his leg while skiing.BREAK
  6. 6. I have never

    sushi.EAT
  7. 7. I

    to drive when I was seventeen.LEARN
  8. 8. She

    about the sea every night as a child.DREAM
  9. 9. You have

    my name wrong again.SPELL
  10. 10. The price has

    since January.RISE

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Questions

What is the past participle used for?
It is used for the present perfect (I have seen), the past perfect (I had seen) and the passive (it was seen).
Are there rules to guess irregular verbs?
Some patterns exist, but not rules. It is faster to learn the common ones in groups and use them.

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