Essential English Irregular Verbs (Spanish Translation)
This comprehensive table lists common irregular English verbs, showing their Castilian Spanish meaning, Infinitive, Past Simple, and Past Participle forms. Note that some verbs have alternative forms (e.g., burnt/burned).
| Castilian Meaning | Infinitive | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ser o Estar | Be | Was / Were | Been |
| Convertirse / Llegar a ser | Become | Became | Become |
| Empezar | Begin | Began | Begun |
| Morder | Bite | Bit | Bitten |
| Romper | Break | Broke | Broken |
| Traer | Bring | Brought | Brought |
| Construir | Build | Built | Built |
| Quemar | Burn | Burnt / Burned | Burnt / Burned |
| Comprar | Buy | Bought | Bought |
| Poder | Can | Could | Been able to |
| Coger / Atrapar | Catch | Caught | Caught |
| Elegir | Choose | Chose | Chosen |
| Venir | Come | Came | Come |
| Cortar | Cut | Cut | Cut |
| Hacer | Do | Did | Done |
| Beber | Drink | Drank | Drunk |
| Conducir | Drive | Drove | Driven |
| Comer | Eat | Ate | Eaten |
| Caer | Fall | Fell | Fallen |
| Sentir | Feel | Felt | Felt |
| Luchar / Pelear | Fight | Fought | Fought |
| Encontrar | Find | Found | Found |
| Volar | Fly | Flew | Flown |
| Obtener / Conseguir | Get | Got | Got / Gotten |
| Dar | Give | Gave | Given |
| Ir | Go | Went | Gone |
| Tener / Haber | Have | Had | Had |
| Oír | Hear | Heard | Heard |
| Golpear | Hit | Hit | Hit |
| Herir / Dañar | Hurt | Hurt | Hurt |
| Saber / Conocer | Know | Knew | Known |
| Aprender | Learn | Learned / Learnt | Learned / Learnt |
| Dejar / Salir | Leave | Left | Left |
| Permitir | Let | Let | Let |
| Encender / Iluminar | Light | Lit / Lighted | Lit / Lighted |
| Perder | Lose | Lost | Lost |
| Hacer / Fabricar | Make | Made | Made |
| Significar / Querer decir | Mean | Meant | Meant |
| Encontrar / Conocer | Meet | Met | Met |
| Pagar | Pay | Paid | Paid |
| Poner | Put | Put | Put |
| Leer | Read | Read | Read |
| Tocar / Sonar | Ring | Rang | Rung |
| Levantarse / Subir | Rise | Rose | Risen |
| Correr | Run | Ran | Run |
| Decir | Say | Said | Said |
| Ver | See | Saw | Seen |
| Buscar | Seek | Sought | Sought |
| Vender | Sell | Sold | Sold |
| Enviar | Send | Sent | Sent |
| Disparar / Tirar | Shoot | Shot | Shot |
| Mostrar | Show | Showed | Shown / Showed |
| Cerrar | Shut | Shut | Shut |
| Cantar | Sing | Sang | Sung |
| Sentarse | Sit | Sat | Sat |
| Dormir | Sleep | Slept | Slept |
| Oler | Smell | Smelt / Smelled | Smelt / Smelled |
| Hablar | Speak | Spoke | Spoken |
| Deletrear | Spell | Spelled / Spelt | Spelled / Spelt |
| Gastar / Pasar (tiempo) | Spend | Spent | Spent |
| Estar de pie | Stand | Stood | Stood |
| Robar | Steal | Stole | Stolen |
| Pegar / Adherir | Stick | Stuck | Stuck |
| Golpear / Atacar | Strike | Struck | Struck / Stricken |
| Nadar | Swim | Swam | Swum |
| Tomar / Llevar | Take | Took | Taken |
| Enseñar | Teach | Taught | Taught |
| Contar / Decir | Tell | Told | Told |
| Pensar | Think | Thought | Thought |
| Entender | Understand | Understood | Understood |
| Despertar | Wake | Woke | Woken |
| Vestir / Llevar puesto | Wear | Wore | Worn |
| Ganar | Win | Won | Won |
| Escribir | Write | Wrote | Written |