Mastering Irregular Verbs in English: A Comprehensive List

Mastering Irregular Verbs in English

Understanding Irregular Verbs

Unlike regular verbs that follow a predictable pattern by adding -ed or -d to form the past simple and past participle, irregular verbs have unique forms that must be memorized. This list provides a comprehensive overview of common irregular verbs in English, along with their past simple and past participle forms.

List of Irregular Verbs

B

• Be - Was/Were - Been (Ser/Estar)
• Beat - Beat - Beaten (Golpear)
• Become - Became - Become (Llegar a ser)
• Begin - Began - Begun (Empezar)
• Bend - Bent - Bent (Doblar)
• Bet - Bet - Bet (Apostar)
• Bite - Bit - Bitten (Morder)
• Bleed - Bled - Bled (Sangrar)
• Blow - Blew - Blown (Soplar)
• Break - Broke - Broken (Romper)
• Bring - Brought - Brought (Traer)
• Build - Built - Built (Construir)
• Burn - Burnt/Burned - Burnt/Burned (Quemar)
• Buy - Bought - Bought (Comprar)

C

• Catch - Caught - Caught (Coger)
• Choose - Chose - Chosen (Elegir)
• Come - Came - Come (Venir)
• Cost - Cost - Cost (Costar)
• Cut - Cut - Cut (Cortar)

D

• Dig - Dug - Dug (Cavar)
• Do - Did - Done (Hacer)
• Draw - Drew - Drawn (Dibujar)
• Dream - Dreamt/Dreamed - Dreamt/Dreamed (Soñar)
• Drink - Drank - Drunk (Beber)
• Drive - Drove - Driven (Conducir)

E

• Eat - Ate - Eaten (Comer)

F

• Fall - Fell - Fallen (Caer)
• Feed - Fed - Fed (Alimentar)
• Feel - Felt - Felt (Sentir)
• Fight - Fought - Fought (Luchar)
• Find - Found - Found (Encontrar)
• Fly - Flew - Flown (Volar)
• Forget - Forgot - Forgotten (Olvidar)
• Forgive - Forgave - Forgiven (Perdonar)
• Freeze - Froze - Frozen (Congelar)

G

• Get - Got - Got/Gotten (Conseguir)
• Give - Gave - Given (Dar)
• Go - Went - Gone (Ir)
• Grow - Grew - Grown (Crecer)

H

• Hang - Hung/Hanged - Hung/Hanged (Colgar)
• Have - Had - Had (Tener)
• Hear - Heard - Heard (Oír)
• Hide - Hid - Hidden (Esconder)
• Hit - Hit - Hit (Golpear)
• Hold - Held - Held (Sujetar)
• Hurt - Hurt - Hurt (Herir)

K

• Keep - Kept - Kept (Guardar)
• Know - Knew - Known (Saber)

L

• Lay - Laid - Laid (Poner)
• Lead - Led - Led (Guiar)
• Learn - Learnt/Learned - Learnt/Learned (Aprender)
• Leave - Left - Left (Dejar)
• Lend - Lent - Lent (Prestar)
• Let - Let - Let (Permitir)
• Lie - Lay - Lain (Tumbarse)
• Light - Lit/Lighted - Lit/Lighted (Encender)
• Lose - Lost - Lost (Perder)

M

• Make - Made - Made (Hacer)
• Mean - Meant - Meant (Significar)
• Meet - Met - Met (Conocer a)

P

• Pay - Paid - Paid (Pagar)
• Put - Put - Put (Poner)

R

• Read - Read - Read (Leer)
• Ride - Rode - Ridden (Montar)
• Ring - Rang - Rung (Llamar)
• Rise - Rose - Risen (Elevar)
• Run - Ran - Run (Correr)

S

• Say - Said - Said (Decir)
• See - Saw - Seen (Ver)
• Sell - Sold - Sold (Vender)
• Send - Sent - Sent (Enviar)
• Set - Set - Set (Colocar)
• Shake - Shook - Shaken (Agitar)
• Shine - Shone - Shone (Brillar)
• Shoot - Shot - Shot (Disparar)
• Show - Showed - Shown (Mostrar)
• Shut - Shut - Shut (Cerrar)
• Sing - Sang - Sung (Cantar)
• Sink - Sank - Sunk (Hundir)
• Sit - Sat - Sat (Sentar)
• Sleep - Slept - Slept (Dormir)
• Smell - Smelt/Smelled - Smelt/Smelled (Oler)
• Speak - Spoke - Spoken (Hablar)
• Spell - Spelt/Spelled - Spelt/Spelled (Deletrear)
• Spend - Spent - Spent (Gastar)
• Stand - Stood - Stood (Estar de pie)
• Steal - Stole - Stolen (Robar)
• Stick - Stuck - Stuck (Pegar)
• Sweep - Swept - Swept (Barrer)
• Swim - Swam - Swum (Nadar)

T

• Take - Took - Taken (Coger)
• Teach - Taught - Taught (Enseñar)
• Tear - Tore - Torn (Romper)
• Tell - Told - Told (Decir)
• Think - Thought - Thought (Pensar)
• Throw - Threw - Thrown (Arrojar)

U

• Understand - Understood - Understood (Entender)

W

• Wake up - Woke up - Woken up (Despertar)
• Wear - Wore - Worn (Ponerse)
• Win - Won - Won (Ganar)
• Write - Wrote - Written (Escribir)