Essential English Irregular Verb List for Spanish Speakers

Essential English Irregular Verbs

was/were - been (ser, estar)

beat - beaten (golpear; vencer)

became - become (llegar a ser)

began - begun (empezar)

bent - bent (doblar, flexionar)

bit - bitten (morder)

blew - blown (soplar)

broke - broken (romper)

brought - brought (traer; llevar)

built - built (construir)

burnt - burnt (quemar)

bought - bought (comprar)

caught - caught (coger, atrapar)

chose - chosen (elegir)

came - come (venir)

cost - cost (costar)

cut - cut (cortar)

dug - dug (cavar, excavar)

did - done (hacer)

drew - drawn (dibujar)

dreamt/dreamed - dreamt/dreamed (soñar)

drank - drunk (beber)

drove - driven (conducir)

ate - eaten (comer)

fell - fallen (caer)

fed - fed (alimentar)

felt - felt (sentir)

fought - fought (luchar)

found - found (encontrar)

flew - flown (volar)

forgot - forgotten (olvidar)

froze - frozen (congelar(se))

got - got (obtener)

gave - given (dar)

went - gone (ir)

grew - grown (crecer; cultivar)

hung/hanged - hung/hanged (colgar)

had - had (tener)

heard - heard (oir)

hid - hidden (ocultar(se))

hit - hit (golpear)

held - held (sostener, coger)

hurt - hurt (herir)

kept - kept (guardar; quedarse)

knew - known (saber, conocer)

laid - laid (colocar, poner)

led - led (guiar, llevar)

learnt/learned - learnt/learned (aprender)

left - left (dejar; salir)

lent - lent (prestar)

let - let (dejar, permitir)

lit - lit (encender)

lost - lost (perder)

made - made (hacer, fabricar)

meant - meant (significar)

paid - paid (pagar)

put - put (poner)

read /red/ - read /red/ (leer)

rode - ridden (montar, cabalgar)

rang - rung (sonar/tocar timbre/teléfono)

rose - risen (levantarse)

ran - run (correr)

said - said (decir)

saw - seen (ver)

sold - sold (vender)

sent - sent (enviar)

set - set (poner)

shook - shaken (agitar)

shone - shone (brillar)

shut - shut (cerrar)

shot - shot (disparar)

showed - shown (mostrar)

sang - sung (cantar)

sat - sat (sentarse)

slept - slept (dormir)

smelt/smelled - smelt/smelled (oler)

spoke - spoken (hablar)

sped/speeded - sped/speeded (velocidad)

spelt/spelled - spelt/spelled (deletrear)

spent - spent (gastar; pasar tiempo)

spun/span - spun (girar)

stood - stood (estar de pie)

stole - stolen (robar)

stuck - stuck (pegar; encajarse)

swam - swum (nadar)

took - taken (coger)

taught - taught (enseñar)

told - told (decir)

thought - thought (pensar)

threw - thrown (lanzar)

understood - understood (comprender)

woke - woken (despertar(se))

wore - worn (llevar)

won - won (ganar)

wrote - written (escribir)