Mastering Irregular Verbs in English

Understanding Their Forms

Irregular verbs in English do not follow the standard conjugation rules. This means their past simple and past participle forms are not formed by adding '-ed' or '-d' to the base form. Instead, they have unique forms that must be memorized. Below is a comprehensive list of common irregular verbs, along with their infinitive, past simple, past participle, and Spanish translation.

• Arise (Surgir):
  • Infinitive: Arise
  • Past Simple: Arose
  • Past Participle: Arisen
• Awake (Despertarse):
  • Infinitive: Awake
  • Past Simple: Awoke
  • Past Participle: Awoken
• Bear (Soportar):
  • Infinitive: Bear
  • Past Simple: Bore
  • Past Participle: Borne
• Become (Convertirse en):
  • Infinitive: Become
  • Past Simple: Became
  • Past Participle: Become
• Begin (Empezar):
  • Infinitive: Begin
  • Past Simple: Began
  • Past Participle: Begun
• Bend (Doblar/se):
  • Infinitive: Bend
  • Past Simple: Bent
  • Past Participle: Bent
• Bet (Apostar):
  • Infinitive: Bet
  • Past Simple: Bet
  • Past Participle: Bet
• Bid (Pujar):
  • Infinitive: Bid
  • Past Simple: Bid
  • Past Participle: Bid
• Bind (Encuadernar):
  • Infinitive: Bind
  • Past Simple: Bound
  • Past Participle: Bound
• Bite (Morder):
  • Infinitive: Bite
  • Past Simple: Bit
  • Past Participle: Bitten
• Bleed (Sangrar):
  • Infinitive: Bleed
  • Past Simple: Bled
  • Past Participle: Bled
• Blow (Soplar):
  • Infinitive: Blow
  • Past Simple: Blew
  • Past Participle: Blown
• Break (Romper):
  • Infinitive: Break
  • Past Simple: Broke
  • Past Participle: Broken
• Breed (Criar):
  • Infinitive: Breed
  • Past Simple: Bred
  • Past Participle: Bred
• Bring (Traer):
  • Infinitive: Bring
  • Past Simple: Brought
  • Past Participle: Brought
• Build (Construir):
  • Infinitive: Build
  • Past Simple: Built
  • Past Participle: Built
• Burn (Quemar/se):
  • Infinitive: Burn
  • Past Simple: Burnt
  • Past Participle: Burnt
• Burst (Estallar):
  • Infinitive: Burst
  • Past Simple: Burst
  • Past Participle: Burst
• Buy (Comprar):
  • Infinitive: Buy
  • Past Simple: Bought
  • Past Participle: Bought
• Cast (Tirar):
  • Infinitive: Cast
  • Past Simple: Cast
  • Past Participle: Cast
• Catch (Coger):
  • Infinitive: Catch
  • Past Simple: Caught
  • Past Participle: Caught
• Choose (Elegir):
  • Infinitive: Choose
  • Past Simple: Chose
  • Past Participle: Chosen
• Cling (Aferrarse):
  • Infinitive: Cling
  • Past Simple: Clung
  • Past Participle: Clung
• Come (Venir):
  • Infinitive: Come
  • Past Simple: Came
  • Past Participle: Come
• Cost (Costar):
  • Infinitive: Cost
  • Past Simple: Cost
  • Past Participle: Cost
• Creep (Arrastrar):
  • Infinitive: Creep
  • Past Simple: Crept
  • Past Participle: Crept
• Cut (Cortar):
  • Infinitive: Cut
  • Past Simple: Cut
  • Past Participle: Cut
• Deal (Tratar):
  • Infinitive: Deal
  • Past Simple: Dealt
  • Past Participle: Dealt
• Dig (Cavar):
  • Infinitive: Dig
  • Past Simple: Dug
  • Past Participle: Dug
• Do (Hacer):
  • Infinitive: Do
  • Past Simple: Did
  • Past Participle: Done
• Draw (Dibujar):
  • Infinitive: Draw
  • Past Simple: Drew
  • Past Participle: Drawn
• Dream (Soñar):
  • Infinitive: Dream
  • Past Simple: Dreamt
  • Past Participle: Dreamt
• Drink (Beber):
  • Infinitive: Drink
  • Past Simple: Drank
  • Past Participle: Drunk
• Drive (Conducir):
  • Infinitive: Drive
  • Past Simple: Drove
  • Past Participle: Driven
• Eat (Comer):
  • Infinitive: Eat
  • Past Simple: Ate
  • Past Participle: Eaten
• Fall (Caer/se):
  • Infinitive: Fall
  • Past Simple: Fell
  • Past Participle: Fallen
• Feed (Alimentar):
  • Infinitive: Feed
  • Past Simple: Fed
  • Past Participle: Fed
• Feel (Sentirse):
  • Infinitive: Feel
  • Past Simple: Felt
  • Past Participle: Felt
• Fight (Pelearse):
  • Infinitive: Fight
  • Past Simple: Fought
  • Past Participle: Fought
• Find (Encontrar):
  • Infinitive: Find
  • Past Simple: Found
  • Past Participle: Found
• Flee (Huir):
  • Infinitive: Flee
  • Past Simple: Fled
  • Past Participle: Fled
• Fly (Volar):
  • Infinitive: Fly
  • Past Simple: Flew
  • Past Participle: Flown
• Forbid (Prohibir):
  • Infinitive: Forbid
  • Past Simple: Forbade
  • Past Participle: Forbidden
• Forget (Olvidar/se):
  • Infinitive: Forget
  • Past Simple: Forgot
  • Past Participle: Forgotten
• Forgive (Perdonar):
  • Infinitive: Forgive
  • Past Simple: Forgave
  • Past Participle: Forgiven
• Freeze (Helar/se):
  • Infinitive: Freeze
  • Past Simple: Froze
  • Past Participle: Frozen
• Get (Conseguir):
  • Infinitive: Get
  • Past Simple: Got
  • Past Participle: Got
• Give (Dar):
  • Infinitive: Give
  • Past Simple: Gave
  • Past Participle: Given
• Go (Irse):
  • Infinitive: Go
  • Past Simple: Went
  • Past Participle: Gone
• Grind (Moler):
  • Infinitive: Grind
  • Past Simple: Ground
  • Past Participle: Ground
• Grow (Crecer):
  • Infinitive: Grow
  • Past Simple: Grew
  • Past Participle: Grown
• Hang (Colgar):
  • Infinitive: Hang
  • Past Simple: Hung
  • Past Participle: Hung
• Have (Haber, tener):
  • Infinitive: Have
  • Past Simple: Had
  • Past Participle: Had
• Hide (Esconder/se):
  • Infinitive: Hide
  • Past Simple: Hid
  • Past Participle: Hidden
• Hit (Golpear):
  • Infinitive: Hit
  • Past Simple: Hit
  • Past Participle: Hit
• Hold (Agarrar/se):
  • Infinitive: Hold
  • Past Simple: Held
  • Past Participle: Held
• Hurt (Hacer daño):
  • Infinitive: Hurt
  • Past Simple: Hurt
  • Past Participle: Hurt
• Keep (Guardar):
  • Infinitive: Keep
  • Past Simple: Kept
  • Past Participle: Kept
• Kneel (Arrodillarse):
  • Infinitive: Kneel
  • Past Simple: Knelt
  • Past Participle: Knelt
• Know (Saber, conocer):
  • Infinitive: Know
  • Past Simple: Knew
  • Past Participle: Known
• Lay (Poner):
  • Infinitive: Lay
  • Past Simple: Laid
  • Past Participle: Laid
• Lead (Llevar):
  • Infinitive: Lead
  • Past Simple: Led
  • Past Participle: Led
• Lean (Apoyarse):
  • Infinitive: Lean
  • Past Simple: Leant
  • Past Participle: Leant
• Leap (Brincar):
  • Infinitive: Leap
  • Past Simple: Leapt
  • Past Participle: Leapt
• Learn (Aprender):
  • Infinitive: Learn
  • Past Simple: Learnt
  • Past Participle: Learnt
• Leave (Dejar):
  • Infinitive: Leave
  • Past Simple: Left
  • Past Participle: Left
• Lend (Prestar):
  • Infinitive: Lend
  • Past Simple: Lent
  • Past Participle: Lent
• Let (Permitir):
  • Infinitive: Let
  • Past Simple: Let
  • Past Participle: Let
• Lie (Echarse):
  • Infinitive: Lie
  • Past Simple: Lay
  • Past Participle: Lain
• Light (Encender/se):
  • Infinitive: Light
  • Past Simple: Lit
  • Past Participle: Lit
• Lose (Perder):
  • Infinitive: Lose
  • Past Simple: Lost
  • Past Participle: Lost
• Make (Hacer):
  • Infinitive: Make
  • Past Simple: Made
  • Past Participle: Made
• Mean (Significar):
  • Infinitive: Mean
  • Past Simple: Meant
  • Past Participle: Meant
• Meet (Encontrar/se):
  • Infinitive: Meet
  • Past Simple: Met
  • Past Participle: Met
• Overcome (Vencer):
  • Infinitive: Overcome
  • Past Simple: Overcame
  • Past Participle: Overcome
• Pay (Pagar):
  • Infinitive: Pay
  • Past Simple: Paid
  • Past Participle: Paid
• Put (Poner):
  • Infinitive: Put
  • Past Simple: Put
  • Past Participle: Put
• Read (Leer):
  • Infinitive: Read
  • Past Simple: Read
  • Past Participle: Read
• Ride (Montar):
  • Infinitive: Ride
  • Past Simple: Rode
  • Past Participle: Ridden
• Ring (Sonar):
  • Infinitive: Ring
  • Past Simple: Rang
  • Past Participle: Rung
• Rise (Levantarse):
  • Infinitive: Rise
  • Past Simple: Rose
  • Past Participle: Risen
• Run (Correr):
  • Infinitive: Run
  • Past Simple: Ran
  • Past Participle: Run
• Saw (Serrar):
  • Infinitive: Saw
  • Past Simple: Sawed
  • Past Participle: Sawn
• Say (Decir):
  • Infinitive: Say
  • Past Simple: Said
  • Past Participle: Said
• See (Ver):
  • Infinitive: See
  • Past Simple: Saw
  • Past Participle: Seen
• Seek (Buscar):
  • Infinitive: Seek
  • Past Simple: Sought
  • Past Participle: Sought
• Sell (Vender/se):
  • Infinitive: Sell
  • Past Simple: Sold
  • Past Participle: Sold
• Send (Enviar):
  • Infinitive: Send
  • Past Simple: Sent
  • Past Participle: Sent
• Set (Poner):
  • Infinitive: Set
  • Past Simple: Set
  • Past Participle: Set
• Sew (Coser):
  • Infinitive: Sew
  • Past Simple: Sewed
  • Past Participle: Sewn
• Shake (Agitar):
  • Infinitive: Shake
  • Past Simple: Shook
  • Past Participle: Shaken
• Shear (Esquilar):
  • Infinitive: Shear
  • Past Simple: Sheared
  • Past Participle: Shorn
• Shine (Brillar):
  • Infinitive: Shine
  • Past Simple: Shone
  • Past Participle: Shone
• Shoot (Disparar):
  • Infinitive: Shoot
  • Past Simple: Shot
  • Past Participle: Shot
• Show (Mostrar):
  • Infinitive: Show
  • Past Simple: Showed
  • Past Participle: Shown
• Shrink (Encoger/se):
  • Infinitive: Shrink
  • Past Simple: Shrank
  • Past Participle: Shrunk
• Shut (Cerrar/se):
  • Infinitive: Shut
  • Past Simple: Shut
  • Past Participle: Shut
• Sing (Cantar):
  • Infinitive: Sing
  • Past Simple: Sang
  • Past Participle: Sung
• Sink (Hundir/se):
  • Infinitive: Sink
  • Past Simple: Sank
  • Past Participle: Sunk
• Sit (Sentar/se):
  • Infinitive: Sit
  • Past Simple: Sat
  • Past Participle: Sat
• Sleep (Dormir):
  • Infinitive: Sleep
  • Past Simple: Slept
  • Past Participle: Slept
• Slide (Resbalar):
  • Infinitive: Slide
  • Past Simple: Slid
  • Past Participle: Slid
• Smell (Oler):
  • Infinitive: Smell
  • Past Simple: Smelt
  • Past Participle: Smelt
• Sow (Sembrar):
  • Infinitive: Sow
  • Past Simple: Sowed
  • Past Participle: Sown
• Speak (Hablar):
  • Infinitive: Speak
  • Past Simple: Spoke
  • Past Participle: Spoken
• Speed (Acelerar):
  • Infinitive: Speed
  • Past Simple: Sped
  • Past Participle: Sped
• Spell (Deletrear):
  • Infinitive: Spell
  • Past Simple: Spelt
  • Past Participle: Spelt
• Spend (Pasar, gastar):
  • Infinitive: Spend
  • Past Simple: Spent
  • Past Participle: Spent
• Spill (Derramar):
  • Infinitive: Spill
  • Past Simple: Spilt
  • Past Participle: Spilt
• Spit (Escupir):
  • Infinitive: Spit
  • Past Simple: Spat
  • Past Participle: Spat
• Split (Hender):
  • Infinitive: Split
  • Past Simple: Split
  • Past Participle: Split
• Spoil (Estropear/se):
  • Infinitive: Spoil
  • Past Simple: Spoilt
  • Past Participle: Spoilt
• Spread (Extender/se):
  • Infinitive: Spread
  • Past Simple: Spread
  • Past Participle: Spread
• Stand (Estar de pie):
  • Infinitive: Stand
  • Past Simple: Stood
  • Past Participle: Stood
• Steal (Robar):
  • Infinitive: Steal
  • Past Simple: Stole
  • Past Participle: Stolen
• Stick (Pegar/se):
  • Infinitive: Stick
  • Past Simple: Stuck
  • Past Participle: Stuck
• Sting (Picar):
  • Infinitive: Sting
  • Past Simple: Stung
  • Past Participle: Stung
• Stink (Apestar):
  • Infinitive: Stink
  • Past Simple: Stank
  • Past Participle: Stunk
• Strike (Golpear):
  • Infinitive: Strike
  • Past Simple: Struck
  • Past Participle: Struck
• Strive (Esforzarse):
  • Infinitive: Strive
  • Past Simple: Strove
  • Past Participle: Striven
• Swear (Jurar):
  • Infinitive: Swear
  • Past Simple: Swore
  • Past Participle: Sworn
• Sweep (Barrer):
  • Infinitive: Sweep
  • Past Simple: Swept
  • Past Participle: Swept
• Swim (Nadar):
  • Infinitive: Swim
  • Past Simple: Swam
  • Past Participle: Swum
• Swing (Balancear/se):
  • Infinitive: Swing
  • Past Simple: Swung
  • Past Participle: Swung
• Take (Tomar/se):
  • Infinitive: Take
  • Past Simple: Took
  • Past Participle: Taken
• Teach (Enseñar):
  • Infinitive: Teach
  • Past Simple: Taught
  • Past Participle: Taught
• Tear (Romper/se):
  • Infinitive: Tear
  • Past Simple: Tore
  • Past Participle: Torn
• Tell (Contar, decir):
  • Infinitive: Tell
  • Past Simple: Told
  • Past Participle: Told
• Think (Pensar):
  • Infinitive: Think
  • Past Simple: Thought
  • Past Participle: Thought
• Throw (Lanzar):
  • Infinitive: Throw
  • Past Simple: Threw
  • Past Participle: Thrown
• Tread (Pisar):
  • Infinitive: Tread
  • Past Simple: Trod
  • Past Participle: Trodden
• Undergo (Sufrir):
  • Infinitive: Undergo
  • Past Simple: Underwent
  • Past Participle: Undergone
• Understand (Entender):
  • Infinitive: Understand
  • Past Simple: Understood
  • Past Participle: Understood
• Upset (Afligir):
  • Infinitive: Upset
  • Past Simple: Upset
  • Past Participle: Upset
• Wake (Despertar/se):
  • Infinitive: Wake
  • Past Simple: Woke
  • Past Participle: Woken
• Wear (Llevar puesto):
  • Infinitive: Wear
  • Past Simple: Wore
  • Past Participle: Worn
• Weave (Tejer):
  • Infinitive: Weave
  • Past Simple: Wove
  • Past Participle: Woven
• Weep (Llorar):
  • Infinitive: Weep
  • Past Simple: Wept
  • Past Participle: Wept
• Win (Ganar):
  • Infinitive: Win
  • Past Simple: Won
  • Past Participle: Won
• Wind (Enrollar):
  • Infinitive: Wind
  • Past Simple: Wound
  • Past Participle: Wound
• Withdraw (Retirar/se):
  • Infinitive: Withdraw
  • Past Simple: Withdrew
  • Past Participle: Withdrawn
• Wring (Torcer):
  • Infinitive: Wring
  • Past Simple: Wrung
  • Past Participle: Wrung
• Write (Escribir):
  • Infinitive: Write
  • Past Simple: Wrote
  • Past Participle: Written