Mastering English Irregular Verbs: Forms and Spanish
36 Essential English Irregular Verbs and Their Forms
This table provides a comprehensive list of common irregular verbs, including their Spanish meanings and principal forms (Infinitive/Present, Past Simple, and Past Participle).
| # | Meaning (Spanish) | Infinitive / Present | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ser, estar | be | was/were | been |
| 2. | Empezar | begin | began | begun |
| 3. | Romper | break | broke | broken |
| 4. | Construir | build | built | built |
| 5. | Poder | *can | *could | |
| 6. | Elegir, escoger | choose | chose | chosen |
| 7. | Costar, valer | cost | cost | cost |
| 8. | Hacer | do | did | done |
| 9. | Beber | drink | drank | drunk |
| 10. | Comer | eat | ate | eaten |
| 11. | Luchar | fight | fought | fought |
| 12. | Volar | fly | flew | flown |
| 13. | Conseguir | get | got | got |
| 14. | Ir | go | went | gone |
| 15. | Golpear | hit | hit | hit |
| 16. | Doler | hurt | hurt | hurt |
| 17. | Conocer, saber | know | knew | known |
| 18. | Irse, dejar | leave | left | left |
| 19. | Hacer, producir | make | made | made |
| 20. | Reunirse, juntarse | meet | met | met |
| 21. | Poner, colocar | put | put | put |
| 22. | Montar | ride | rode | ridden |
| 23. | Subir, ascender | rise | rose | risen |
| 24. | Decir | say | said | said |
| 25. | Vender | sell | sold | sold |
| 26. | Brillar | shine | shone | shone |
| 27. | Cantar | sing | sang | sung |
| 28. | Dormir | sleep | slept | slept |
| 29. | Gastar | spend | spent | spent |
| 30. | Ponerse de pie | stand | stood | stood |
| 31. | Pegar, adherir | stick | stuck | stuck |
| 32. | Nadar | swim | swam | swum |
| 33. | Enseñar | teach | taught | taught |
| 34. | Pensar | think | thought | thought |
| 35. | Llevar puesto | wear | wore | worn |
| 36. | Escribir | write | wrote | written |