1. REGULAR AND
IRREGULAR VERBS

2. REGULAR VERBS
1 INFINITIVE 2 PAST 3 PARTICIPLE CASTELLANO
admit admitted admitted admitir
ban banned banned prohibir
beg begged begged rogar
bury buried buried enterrar
clap clapped clapped aplaudir
copy copied copied copiar
cry cried cried gritar, llorar
drop dropped dropped
dejar caer,
caerse
dry dried dried secar

3. 1. Cuando el verbo termina en “e”, se le añade
únicamente la letra “d” a su terminación.
Ejemplos:
decide -> decided
fire -> fired
hire -> hired
REGLAS PARA AÑADIR “ED “ A LOS VERBOS
REGULARES

4. 2. Cuando el verbo termina en consonante
precedida de una vocal y lleva el acento tónico en
la última silaba, se duplica la última consonante y
se aumenta “ed”.
Ejemplos:
stop -> stopped
grab -> grabbed
permit -> permitted
transmit -> transmitted

5. 3. Cuando el verbo termina en “y” precedido por una
consonante, se le reemplaza la “y” por “i” y
añadimos “ed”.
Ejemplos:
study -> studied
copy -> copied
fry -> fried
try -> tried

6. TERMINACIONES "ED" DEL PAST TENSE DE
VERBOS REGULARES
Si la pronunciación de los verbos termina con "d"
o " t" , la "ed" se pronuncia como "id“
visit visited /id/
start started /id/
want wanted /id/
add added /id/
hate hated /id/
rent rented /id/
arrest arrested /id/

7. SI LA TERMINACION DE LOS VERBOS TERMINA EN
“r”, “n”, “i” ó “l”. LA “ed” SE PRONUNCIA COMO “d”
discover discovered /d/
conquer conquered /d/
notify notified /d/
specify specified /d/
explore explored /d/
destroy destroyed /d/
sweeten sweetened /d/

8. CON EL RESTO DE LAS TERMINACIONES
LA “ed” SE PRONUNCIA COMO “t”
talk talked /t/
walk walked /t/
work worked /t/
love loved /t/
receive received /t/
help helped /t/
cook cooked /t/

9. IRREGULAR VERBS
1 INFINITIVE 2 PAST 3 PARTICIPLE
be was/were been
become became become
begin began begun
break broke broken
build built built
buy bought bought
catch caught caught
choose chose chosen

10. Present: become (bikám)
Past: became (bikéim)
Past
Participle:
become (bikám)
My son wants to become a doctor when he grows up.
Mi hijo quiere llegar a ser un doctor cuando él crezca.
Bill won the lottery and became rich overnight.
Bill ganó la lotería y se hizo rico de la noche a la mañana.
Obesity has become a problem in the United States.
La obesidad se ha vuelto un problema en los Estados
Unidos.

11. Present: have (jáav)
Past: had (jáad)
Past
Participle:
had (jáad)
The Jacksons have three small children.
Mr. White had a lot of money years ago, but now he is very
poor.
Linda has had a well-paid job since 2004.