Irregular Verbs in English: Complete List with Spanish Translations
Irregular Verbs in English with Pronunciation and Spanish Translation
Irregular verbs do not follow the standard -ed pattern in the past simple and past participle. The table below lists the most common irregular verbs with their IPA pronunciation and Spanish meaning.
INFINITIVE | PAST SIMPLE | PAST PARTICIPLE | SPANISH |
| Be /biː/ | Was /wʌz/ Were /wɜː/ | Been /biːn/ | Ser/estar |
| Become /bɪˈkʌm/ | Became /bɪˈkeɪm/ | Become /bɪˈkʌm/ | Llegar a ser/convertirse |
| Begin /bɪˈɡɪn/ | Began /bɪˈɡæn/ | Begun /bɪˈɡʌn/ | Empezar |
| Blow /bləʊ/ | Blew /bluː/ | Blown /bluː/ | Soplar |
| Break /breɪk/ | Broke /brəʊk/ | Broken /ˈbrəʊkən/ | Romper |
| Bring /brɪŋ/ | Brought /brɔːt/ | Brought /brɔːt/ | Traer |
| Build /bɪld/ | Built /bɪlt/ | Built /bɪlt/ | Construir |
| Burn /bɜːn/ | Burnt /bɜːnt/ | Burnt /bɜːnt/ | Quemar |
| Buy /baɪ/ | Bought /bɔːt/ | Bought /bɔːt/ | Comprar |
| Can /kæn/ | Could /kʊd/ | – | Poder |
| Catch /kætʃ/ | Caught /kɔːt/ | Caught /kɔːt/ | Coger |
| Choose /tʃuːz/ | Chose /tʃəʊz/ | Chosen /tʃəʊzn/ | Elegir |
| Come /kʌm/ | Came /keɪm/ | Come /kʌm/ | Venir |
| Cost /kɒst/ | Cost /kɒst/ | Cost /kɒst/ | Costar |
| Cut /kʌt/ | Cut /kʌt/ | Cut /kʌt/ | Cortar |
| Do /duː/ | Did /dɪd/ | Done /dʌn/ | Hacer |
| Draw /drɔː/ | Drew /drɔː/ | Drawn /drɔːn/ | Dibujar |
| Dream /driːm/ | Dreamt /drɛmt/ | Dreamt /drɛmt/ | Soñar |
| Drink /drɪŋk/ | Drank /dræŋk/ | Drunk /drʌŋk/ | Beber |
| Drive /draɪv/ | Drove /drəʊv/ | Driven /drɪvn/ | Conducir |
| Eat /iːt/ | Ate /ɛt/ | Eaten /ˈiːtn/ | Comer |
| Fall /fɔːl/ | Fell /fɛl/ | Fallen /ˈfɔːlən/ | Caer |
| Feel /fiːl/ | Felt /fɛlt/ | Felt /fɛlt/ | Sentir |
| Fight /faɪt/ | Fought /fɔːt/ | Fought /fɔːt/ | Luchar |
| Find /faɪnd/ | Found /faʊnd/ | Found /faʊnd/ | Encontrar |
| Fly /flaɪ/ | Flew /fluː/ | Flown /fləʊn/ | Volar |
| Forget /fəˈɡɛt/ | Forgot /fəˈɡɒt/ | Forgotten /fəˈɡɒtn/ | Olvidar |
| Get /ɡɛt/ | Got /ɡɒt/ | Got /ɡɒt/ | Tener, obtener |
| Give /ɡɪv/ | Gave /ɡeɪv/ | Given /ɡɪvn/ | Dar |
| Go /ɡəʊ/ | Went /wɛnt/ | Gone /ɡɒn/ | Ir |
| Have /hæv/ | Had /hæd/ | Had /hæd/ | Tener |
| Hear /hɪə/ | Heard /hɜːd/ | Heard /hɜːd/ | Oír |
| Know /nəʊ/ | Knew /njuː/ | Known /nəʊn/ | Saber |
| Learn /lɜːn/ | Learnt /lɜːnt/ | Learnt /lɜːnt/ | Aprender |
| Leave /liːv/ | Left /lɛft/ | Left /lɛft/ | Dejar |
| Lose /luːz/ | Lost /lɒst/ | Lost /lɒst/ | Perder |
| Make /meɪk/ | Made /meɪd/ | Made /meɪd/ | Hacer |
| Meet /miːt/ | Met /mɛt/ | Met /mɛt/ | Conocer, encontrar |
| Pay /peɪ/ | Paid /peɪd/ | Paid /peɪd/ | Pagar |
| Put /pʊt/ | Put /pʊt/ | Put /pʊt/ | Poner |
| Read /riːd/ | Read /rɛd/ | Read /rɛd/ | Leer |
| Ride /raɪd/ | Rode /rəʊd/ | Ridden /ˈrɪdn/ | Montar, ir |
| Ring /rɪŋ/ | Rang /ræŋ/ | Rung /rʌŋ/ | Llamar por teléfono |
| Run /rʌn/ | Ran /ræn/ | Run /rʌn/ | Correr |
| Say /seɪ/ | Said /sɛd/ | Said /sɛd/ | Decir |
| See /siː/ | Saw /sɔː/ | Seen /siːn/ | Ver |
| Send /sɛnd/ | Sent /sɛnt/ | Sent /sɛnt/ | Enviar |
| Show /ʃəʊ/ | Showed /ʃəʊd/ | Shown /ʃəʊn/ | Mostrar |
| Sing /sɪŋ/ | Sang /sæŋ/ | Sung /sʌŋ/ | Cantar |
| Sleep /sliːp/ | Slept /slɛpt/ | Slept /slɛpt/ | Dormir |
| Speak /spiːk/ | Spoke /spəʊk/ | Spoken /ˈspəʊkən/ | Hablar |
| Spell /spɛl/ | Spelt /spɛlt/ | Spelt /spɛlt/ | Deletrear |
| Spend /spɛnd/ | Spent /spɛnt/ | Spent /spɛnt/ | Gastar |
| Swim /swɪm/ | Swam /swæm/ | Swum /swʌm/ | Nadar |
| Take /teɪk/ | Took /tʊk/ | Taken /ˈteɪkən/ | Tomar |
| Teach /tiːtʃ/ | Taught /tɔːt/ | Taught /tɔːt/ | Enseñar |
| Think /θɪŋk/ | Thought /θɔːt/ | Thought /θɔːt/ | Pensar |
| Understand /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ | Understood /ˌʌndəˈstʊd/ | Understood /ˌʌndəˈstʊd/ | Entender |
| Wear /wɪə/ | Wore /wɔː/ | Worn /wɔːn/ | Llevar puesto |
| Win /wɪn/ | Won /wʌn/ | Won /wʌn/ | Ganar |
| Write /raɪt/ | Wrote /rəʊt/ | Written /ˈrɪtn/ | Escribir |
