List of Irregular Verbs
       Infinitive            Past Tense        Past Participle           Infinitive              Past Tense        Past Participle
Arise plantear           Arose            Arisen                 Lose perder               Lost               Lost
Awake despertarse        Awoke            Awoken                 Make hacer                Made               Made
Be ser/estar             Was/Were         Been                   Mean significar           Meant              Meant
Beat golpear/batir       Beat             Beat                   Meet encontrar/conocer    Met                Met
Become convertirse       Became           Become                 Owe deber                 Owed               Owed
Begin empezar            Began            Begun                  Pay pagar                 Paid               Paid
Bend torcer/inclinarse   Bent             Bent                   Put poner                 Put                Put
Bet apostar              Bet              Bet                    Quit dejar/renunciar      Quit               Quit
Bite morder              Bit              Bitten                 Read leer                 Read               Read
Bleed sangrar            Bled             Bled                   Ride montar               Rode               Ridden
Blow soplar              Blew             Blown                  Ring sonar                Rang               Rung
Break romper             Broke            Broken                 Rise levantarse           Rose               Risen
Bring traer              Brought          Brought                Run correr                Ran                Run
Build construir          Built            Built                  Say decir                 Said               Said
Burn quemar/incendiar    Burned           Burned                 See ver                   Saw                Seen
Burst reventar           Burst            Burst                  Seek buscar               Sought             Sought
Buy comprar              Bought           Bought                 Sell vender               Sold               Sold
Catch atrapar            Caught           Caught                 Send mandar/enviar        Sent               Sent
Choose escoger           Chose            Chosen                 Set poner/colocar         Set                Set
Cling adherir            Clung            Clung                  Shake agitar              Shook              Shaken
Come venir               Came             Come                   Shave afeitarse           Shaved             Shaved
Cost costar              Cost             Cost                   Shine brillar             Shone              Shone
Creep arrastrarse        Crept            Crept                  Shoot disparar            Shot               Shot
Cut cortar               Cut              Cut                    Show mostrar              Showed             Shown
Deal tratar              Dealt            Dealt                  Shrink encoger            Shrank             Shrunk
Dig excavar              Dug              Dug                    Shut cerrar/callarse      Shut               Shut
Do hacer                 Did              Done                   Sing cantar               Sang               Sung
Draw dibujar             Drew             Drawn                  Sink hundirse             Sank               Sunk
Dream soñar              Dreamed          Dreamed                Sit sentarse              Sat                Sat
Drink beber              Drank            Drunk                  Sleep dormir              Slept              Slept
Drive conducir           Drove            Driven                 Slide deslizarse          Slid               Slid
Eat comer                Ate              Eaten                  Smell oler                Smelt              Smelt
Fall caer                Fell             Fallen                 Speak hablar              Spoke              Spoken
Feed alimentar           Fed              Fed                    Spell deletrear           Spelled            Spelled
Feel sentir              Felt             Felt                   Spend gastar              Spent              Spent
Fight pelear             Fought           Fought                 Spin girar                Spun               Spun
Find encontrar           Found            Found                  Spoil estropear           Spoiled            Spoiled
Fling arrojar            Flung            Flung                  Spread esparcir           Sprang             Sprung
Fly volar                Flew             Flown                  Stand pararse             Stood              Stood
Forbid prohibir          Forbade          Forbidden              Steal robar               Stole              Stolen
Forget olvidar           Forgot           Forgotten              Stick pegar/meter         Stuck              Stuck
Forgive perdonar         Forgave          Forgiven               Sting picar               Stung              Stung
Freeze congelar          Froze            Frozen                 Stink apestar             Stank              Stung
Get conseguir            Got              Gotten                 Strike golpear            Struck             Struck
Give dar                 Gave             Given                  Swear jurar               Swore              Sworn
Go ir                    Went             Gone                   Sweep barrer              Swept              Swept
Grind moler              Ground           Ground                 Swim nadar                Swam               Swum
Grow crecer              Grew             Grown                  Swing oscilar             Swung              Swung
Hang colgar              Hung             Hung                   Take tomar                Took               Taken
Have tener               Had              Had                    Teach enseñar             Taught             Taught
Hear oir                 Heard            Heard                  Tear rasgar               Tore               Torn
Hide esconder            Hid              Hidden                 Tell decir                Told               Told
Hit golpear              Hit              Hit                    Think pensar/creer        Thought            Thought
Hold sostener            Held             Held                   Throw echar/tirar         Threw              Thrown
Hurt lastimar            Hurt             Hurt                   Understand comprender     Understood         Understood
Keep guardar             Kept             Kept                   Wake despertar            Woke               Woken
Know saber/conocer       Knew             Known                  Wear usar/llevar puesto   Wore               Worn
Lay colocar              Laid             Laid                   Wed casarse               Wed                Wed
Lead dirigir             Led              Led                    Weep sollozar             Wept               Wept
Learn aprender           Learned          Learned                Win ganar                 Won                Won
Leave dejar/partir       Left             Left                   Wind dar cuerda           Wound              Wound
Lend prestar             Lent             Lent                   Wring exprimir            Wrung              Wrung
Let permitir             Let              Let                    Write escribir            Wrote              Written
Lie yacer/mentir         Lay              Lain
Light encender           Lit              Lit
Pronunciation of Regular Verbs in the Simple Past Tense
             /ed/                          /d/                            /t/
Pronounce –ed as /ed/ only Pronounce –ed as /d/ with:        Pronounce –ed as /t/ with
with verbs that end with a t                                 these consonants: c, ch, f, k,
or d sound.                   1. Verbs that end with         p, s, sh, x.
                                   these consonants: b,
Examples                           g, j, l, m, n, r, v, z.   Examples
operate – operated                                           kiss – kissed
wait           hand           Examples                       slice            hope
visit          provide        grab – grabbed                 watch            wash
demand         collect        hug               stare        fluff            fix
land                          call              starve       talk
                              dim               buzz
                              open

                                 2. Verbs that end with
                                    vowel sounds.

                                 Examples
                                 stay – stayed
                                 cry           allow
                                 veto          agree
                                 argue         review

Irregular verbs

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    List of IrregularVerbs Infinitive Past Tense Past Participle Infinitive Past Tense Past Participle Arise plantear Arose Arisen Lose perder Lost Lost Awake despertarse Awoke Awoken Make hacer Made Made Be ser/estar Was/Were Been Mean significar Meant Meant Beat golpear/batir Beat Beat Meet encontrar/conocer Met Met Become convertirse Became Become Owe deber Owed Owed Begin empezar Began Begun Pay pagar Paid Paid Bend torcer/inclinarse Bent Bent Put poner Put Put Bet apostar Bet Bet Quit dejar/renunciar Quit Quit Bite morder Bit Bitten Read leer Read Read Bleed sangrar Bled Bled Ride montar Rode Ridden Blow soplar Blew Blown Ring sonar Rang Rung Break romper Broke Broken Rise levantarse Rose Risen Bring traer Brought Brought Run correr Ran Run Build construir Built Built Say decir Said Said Burn quemar/incendiar Burned Burned See ver Saw Seen Burst reventar Burst Burst Seek buscar Sought Sought Buy comprar Bought Bought Sell vender Sold Sold Catch atrapar Caught Caught Send mandar/enviar Sent Sent Choose escoger Chose Chosen Set poner/colocar Set Set Cling adherir Clung Clung Shake agitar Shook Shaken Come venir Came Come Shave afeitarse Shaved Shaved Cost costar Cost Cost Shine brillar Shone Shone Creep arrastrarse Crept Crept Shoot disparar Shot Shot Cut cortar Cut Cut Show mostrar Showed Shown Deal tratar Dealt Dealt Shrink encoger Shrank Shrunk Dig excavar Dug Dug Shut cerrar/callarse Shut Shut Do hacer Did Done Sing cantar Sang Sung Draw dibujar Drew Drawn Sink hundirse Sank Sunk Dream soñar Dreamed Dreamed Sit sentarse Sat Sat Drink beber Drank Drunk Sleep dormir Slept Slept Drive conducir Drove Driven Slide deslizarse Slid Slid Eat comer Ate Eaten Smell oler Smelt Smelt Fall caer Fell Fallen Speak hablar Spoke Spoken Feed alimentar Fed Fed Spell deletrear Spelled Spelled Feel sentir Felt Felt Spend gastar Spent Spent Fight pelear Fought Fought Spin girar Spun Spun Find encontrar Found Found Spoil estropear Spoiled Spoiled Fling arrojar Flung Flung Spread esparcir Sprang Sprung Fly volar Flew Flown Stand pararse Stood Stood Forbid prohibir Forbade Forbidden Steal robar Stole Stolen Forget olvidar Forgot Forgotten Stick pegar/meter Stuck Stuck Forgive perdonar Forgave Forgiven Sting picar Stung Stung Freeze congelar Froze Frozen Stink apestar Stank Stung Get conseguir Got Gotten Strike golpear Struck Struck Give dar Gave Given Swear jurar Swore Sworn Go ir Went Gone Sweep barrer Swept Swept Grind moler Ground Ground Swim nadar Swam Swum Grow crecer Grew Grown Swing oscilar Swung Swung Hang colgar Hung Hung Take tomar Took Taken Have tener Had Had Teach enseñar Taught Taught Hear oir Heard Heard Tear rasgar Tore Torn Hide esconder Hid Hidden Tell decir Told Told Hit golpear Hit Hit Think pensar/creer Thought Thought Hold sostener Held Held Throw echar/tirar Threw Thrown Hurt lastimar Hurt Hurt Understand comprender Understood Understood Keep guardar Kept Kept Wake despertar Woke Woken Know saber/conocer Knew Known Wear usar/llevar puesto Wore Worn Lay colocar Laid Laid Wed casarse Wed Wed Lead dirigir Led Led Weep sollozar Wept Wept Learn aprender Learned Learned Win ganar Won Won Leave dejar/partir Left Left Wind dar cuerda Wound Wound Lend prestar Lent Lent Wring exprimir Wrung Wrung Let permitir Let Let Write escribir Wrote Written Lie yacer/mentir Lay Lain Light encender Lit Lit
  • 2.
    Pronunciation of RegularVerbs in the Simple Past Tense /ed/ /d/ /t/ Pronounce –ed as /ed/ only Pronounce –ed as /d/ with: Pronounce –ed as /t/ with with verbs that end with a t these consonants: c, ch, f, k, or d sound. 1. Verbs that end with p, s, sh, x. these consonants: b, Examples g, j, l, m, n, r, v, z. Examples operate – operated kiss – kissed wait hand Examples slice hope visit provide grab – grabbed watch wash demand collect hug stare fluff fix land call starve talk dim buzz open 2. Verbs that end with vowel sounds. Examples stay – stayed cry allow veto agree argue review