Irregular verbs # Verbos irregulares

Present Tense

Past Tense

Past Parti

Gerund

Spanish

be

was/were

been

being

ser, estar

do

did

done

doing

hacer

get

got

got (gotten)

getting

conseguir, obtener

go

went

gone

going

ir

have/has

had

had

having

tener, haber

2. verbs with no change

cost

cost

cost

costing

costar

cut

cut

cut

cutting

cortar (se)

hit

hit

hit

hitting

golpear, pegar, chocar

hurt

hurt

hurt

hurting

herir (se), lastimar (se)

let

let

let

letting

dejar, permitir

put

put

put

putting

poner

set

set

set

setting

poner, colocar

shut

shut

shut

shutting

cerrar, encerrar

quit

quit

quit

quitting

renunciar, darse por vencido

3. verbs changing final “d” to “t”

bend

bent

bent

bending

doblar, inclinar

build

built

built

building

construir

lend

lent

lent

lending

prestar

send

sent

sent

sending

mandar, enviar, remitir

spend

spent

spent

spending

gastar, pasar (tiempo)

4. verbs changing “i” to “a” in the past tense

begin

began

begun

beginning

empezar, iniciar

drink

drank

drunk

drinking

beber

forbid

forbad (e)

forbidden

forbidding

prohibir, vedar

forgive

forgave

forgiven

forgiving

perdonar

give

gave

given

giving

dar, regalar

ring

rang

rung

ringing

sonar, tañer

shrink

shrank

shrunk

shrinking

encoger, contraer

sing

sang

sung

singing

cantar

sink

sank

sunk

sinking

hundir, sumir (se)

sit

sat

sat

sitting

sentar (se)

stink

stank

stunk

stinking

apestar, heder

swim

swam

swum

swimming

nadar

swing

swang

swung

swinging

mecer, columpiar (se)

5. Verbs changing “I” to “O” in the PAST TENSE

drive

drove

driven

driving

manejar, conducir

ride

rode

ridden

riding

montar, pasear

rise

rose

risen

rising

surgir, ascender

shine

shone

shone

shining

brillar, resplandecer

win

won

won

winning

ganar

write

wrote

written

writing

escribir

6. Verbs changing “EA” to “O.”

break

broke

broken

breaking

romper, quebrar

speak

spoke

spoken

speaking

hablar

steal

stole

stolen

stealing

robar

swear

swore

sworn

swearing

jurar, renegar

tear

tore

torn

tearing

rasgar, arrancar

wear

wore

worn

wearing

usar, llevar puesto

7. Verbs changing “E” to ”O.”

forget

forgot

forgotten

forgetting

olvidar

freeze

froze

frozen

freezing

congelar

sell

sold

sold

selling

vender

tell

told

told

telling

decir, contar, relatar

8. Verbs changing ”O” to “E.”

blow

blew

blown

blowing

soplar

grow

grew

grown

growing

crecer

hold

held

held

holding

sostener, detener

know

knew

known

knowing

saber, conocer

throw

threw

thrown

throwing

lanzar, arrojar, tirar

9. Verbs that LOSE ONE OF THE DOUBLE VOWELS

bleed

bled

bled

bleeding

sangrar

choose

chose

chosen

choosing

escoger, elegir

feed

fed

fed

feeding

alimentar

meet

met

met

meeting

encontrar, conocer

10. Verbs that LOSE ONE VOWEL AND ADD “T”

feel

felt

felt

feeling

sentir

keep

kept

kept

keeping

guardar, conservar

sleep

slept

slept

sleeping

dormir

11. Verbs with PAST ENDING IN “OUGHT.”

bring

brought

brought

bringing

traer

buy

bought

bought

buying

comprar

catch

caught

caught

catching

atrapar

fight

fought

fought

fighting

pelear, luchar

teach

taught

taught

teaching

enseñar, instruir

think

thought

thought

thinking

pensar, creer

12. Verbs with DIFFERENT CHANGES

bear

bore

borne

bearing

soportar, aguantar

(be) born

nacer, dar a luz

become

became

become

becoming

convertirse, llegar a ser

beat

beat

beaten

beating

latir, golpear, vencer

bite

bit

bitten

biting

morder

cling

clung

clung

clinging

pegar, adherir (se)

come

came

come

coming

venir

dig

dug

dug

digging

cavar, escarbar

draw

drew

drawn

drawing

dibujar

eat

ate

eaten

eating

comer

fall

fell

fallen

falling

caer

find

found

found

finding

encontrar

flee

fled

fled

fleeing

huir

fly

flew

flown

flying

volar

hang

hung

hung

hanging

colgar

hear

heard

heard

hearing

oír

hide

hid

hidden

hiding

esconder, ocultar

lead

led

led

leading

guiar, conducir, encabezar

leave

left

left

leaving

dejar, salir, partir

light

lit

lit

lighting

prender, encender

lose

lost

lost

losing

perder

make

made

made

making

hacer, fabricar

mean

meant

meant

meaning

significar

pay

paid

paid

paying

pagar

run

ran

run

running

correr

say

said

said

saying

decir

see

saw

seen

seeing

ver

shake

shook

shaken

shaking

agitar, estrechar manos

slide

slid

slid

sliding

resbalar, deslizar

spin

spun

spun

spinning

girar, dar de vueltas

stand

stood

stood

standing

pararse, estar de pie

stick

stuck

stuck

sticking

pegar (se), adherir (se)

strike

struck

stricken

striking

golpear, en huelga

take

took

taken

taking

tomar, llevar

understand

understood

understood

understanding

entender

wake

woke

woken

waking

despertar

wind

wound

wound

winding

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