Essential English Irregular Verbs: Forms and Meanings
Essential English Irregular Verbs
Understanding irregular verbs is crucial for mastering English. Here's a list of common irregular verbs with their infinitive, past tense, past participle, and meaning:
| Infinitive | Past Tense | Past Participle | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Be | Was/Were | Been | Ser/Estar |
| Become | Became | Become | Llegar a ser |
| Begin | Began | Begun | Empezar/Comenzar |
| Bite | Bit | Bitten | Morder |
| Break | Broke | Broken | Romper |
| Bring | Brought | Brought | Traer |
| Build | Built | Built | Construir |
| Buy | Bought | Bought | Comprar |
| Catch | Caught | Caught | Agarrar |
| Choose | Chose | Chosen | Elegir |
| Come | Came | Come | Venir |
| Do | Did | Done | Hacer |
| Drive | Drove | Driven | Manejar/Conducir |
| Drink | Drank | Drunk | Beber |
| Eat | Ate | Eaten | Comer |
| Fall | Fell | Fallen | Caer |
| Feel | Felt | Felt | Sentir |
| Find | Found | Found | Encontrar |
| Forget | Forgot | Forgotten | Olvidar |
| Forgive | Forgave | Forgiven | Perdonar |
| Get | Got | Got | Tener |
| Give | Gave | Given | Entregar/Dar |
| Go | Went | Gone | Ir |
| Grow | Grew | Grown | Crecer |
| Have | Had | Had | Tener |
| Hear | Heard | Heard | Oir |
| Keep | Kept | Kept | Mantener |
| Know | Knew | Known | Conocer/Saber |
| Learn | Learnt | Learnt | Aprender |
| Leave | Left | Left | Dejar |
| Lose | Lost | Lost | Perder |
| Make | Made | Made | Hacer |
| Meet | Met | Met | Encontrarse |
| Pay | Paid | Paid | Pagar |
| Ride | Rode | Ridden | Andar/Montar |
| Ring | Rang | Rung | Sonar |
| Run | Ran | Run | Correr |
| Say | Said | Said | Decir |
| See | Saw | Seen | Ver |
| Sell | Sold | Sold | Vender |
| Send | Sent | Sent | Enviar |
| Sit | Sat | Sat | Sentarse |
| Sleep | Slept | Slept | Dormir |
| Speak | Spoke | Spoken | Hablar |
| Spend | Spent | Spent | Gastar/Pasar |
| Swim | Swam | Swum | Nadar |
| Take | Took | Taken | Tomar/Llevar |
| Teach | Taught | Taught | Enseñar |
| Tell | Told | Told | Contar/Decir |
| Think | Thought | Thought | Pensar |
| Throw | Threw | Thrown | Tirar/Lanzar |
| Understand | Understood | Understood | Entender/Comprender |
| Wake | Woke | Woken | Despertar |
| Wear | Wore | Worn | Usar/Vestir |
| Win | Won | Won | Ganar |
| Write | Wrote | Written | Escribir |