English Irregular Verbs: A Comprehensive List

Mastering Irregular Verbs in English

Understanding Irregular Verbs

Irregular verbs in English do not follow the standard pattern of adding -ed or -d to form the past simple and past participle. Instead, they have unique forms that must be memorized. This list provides a comprehensive overview of common irregular verbs, along with their base form, past simple, past participle, and Spanish translation.

Common Irregular Verbs

• Be (Was / Were) Been Ser / Estar
• Become (Became) Become Llegar a Ser
• Begin (Began) Begun Empezar
• Bite (Bit) Bitten Morder
• Bleed (Bled) Bled Sangrar
• Blow (Blew) Blown Soplar
• Break (Broke) Broken Romper
• Bring (Brought) Brought Traer Llevar
• Build (Built) Built Edificar
• Buy (Bought) Bought Comprar
• Catch (Caught) Caught Coger
• Come (Came) Come Venir
• Cost (Cost) Cost Costar
• Cut (Cut) Cut Cortar
• Choose (Chose) Chosen Elegir
• Deal (Dealt) Dealt Tratar
• Dig (Dug) Dug Cavar
• Do (Did) Done Hacer
• Draw (Drew) Drawn Dibujar
• Dream (Dreamt) Dreamt Soñar
• Drink (Drank) Drunk Beber
• Drive (Drove) Driven Conducir
• Eat (Ate) Eaten Comer
• Fall (Fell) Fallen Caer
• Feel (Felt) Felt Sentir
• Fight (Fought) Fought Luchar
• Find (Found) Found Encontrar
• Fly (Flew) Flown Volar
• Forbid (Forbade) Forbidden Prohibir
• Forget (Forgot) Forgotten Olvidar
• Forgive (Forgave) Forgiven Perdonar
• Get (Got) Got Obtener
• Give (Gave) Given Dar
• Go (Went) Gone Ir
• Grow (Grew) Grown Crecer
• Hang (Hung) Hung Colgar
• Have (Had) Had Haber o Tener
• Hear (Heard) Heard Oir
• Hide (Hid) Hidden Ocultar
• Hit (Hit) Hit Golpear
• Hold (Held) Held Agarrar Celebrar
• Hurt (Hurt) Hurt Herir
• Keep (Kept) Kept Conservar
• Know (Knew) Known Saber Conocer
• Lay (Laid) Laid Poner
• Learn (Learnt) Learnt Aprender
• Leave (Left) Left Dejar
• Lend (Lent) Lent Prestar
• Let (Let) Let Permitir
• Lie (Lay) Lain Echarse
• Lose (Lost) Lost Perder
• Make (Made) Made Hacer
• Mean (Meant) Meant Significar
• Meet (Met) Met Encontrar
• Pay (Paid) Paid Pagar
• Put (Put) Put Poner
• Read (Read) Read Leer
• Ride (Rode) Ridden Montar
• Ring (Rang) Rung Llamar
• Rise (Rose) Risen Levantarse
• Run (Ran) Run Correr
• Say (Said) Said Decir
• See (Saw) Seen Ver
• Seek (Sought) Sought Buscar
• Sell (Sold) Sold Vender
• Send (Sent) Sent Enviar
• Set (Set) Set Poner(se)
• Shake (Shook) Shaken Sacudir
• Shoot (Shot) Shot Disparar
• Show (Showed) Shown Mostrar
• Shut (Shut) Shut Cerrar
• Sing (Sang) Sung Cantar
• Sink (Sank) Sunk Hundir
• Sit (Sat) Sat Sentarse
• Sleep (Slept) Slept Dormir
• Slide (Slid) Slid Resbalar
• Smell (Smelt) Smelt Oler
• Speak (Spoke) Spoken Hablar
• Spell (Spelt) Spelt Deletrear
• Spend (Spent) Spent Gastar
• Spread (Spread) Spread Extender
• Spring (Sprang) Sprung Saltar
• Stand (Stood) Stood Estar en pie
• Steal (Stole) Stolen Robar
• Swear (Swore) Sworn Jurar
• Sweat (Sweat) Sweat Sudar
• Sweep (Swept) Swept Barrer
• Swell (Swelled) Swollen Hinchar
• Swim (Swam) Swum Nadar
• Take (Took) Taken Coger
• Teach (Taught) Taught Enseñar
• Tell (Told) Told Decir
• Think (Thought) Thought Pensar
• Throw (Threw) Thrown Arrojar Tirar
• Understand (Understood) Understood Entender
• Wake (Woke) Woken Despertarse
• Wear (Wore) Worn Llevar puesto
• Win (Won) Won Ganar
• Write (Wrote) Written Escribir