Lista de Irregular Verbs

Irregular verbs
I
Flee Fled Fled Huir
Gainsay Gainsaid Gainsaid Contradecir, negar
Hear Heard Heard Oír
Say Said Said Decir
Sell Sold Sold Vender
Shoe Shod Shod Herrar
Shoed Shoed
Tell Told Told Decir
II
Can Could Could Poder
Clothe Clad Clad Vestir, cubrir
Clothed Clothed
Have Had Had Tener
Make Made Made Hacer
Shall Should (to express obligation, etc.)
Will Would (to express future, volition, etc.)
III
Burn Burnt Burnt Quemar
Burned Burned
Dwell Dwelt Dwelt Morar
Dwelled Dwelled
Learn Learnt Learnt Aprender
Learned Learned
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Smell Smelt Smelt Oler
Smelled Smelled
Spell Spelt Spelt Deletrear
Spelled Spelled
Spill Spilt Spilt Derramar
Spilled Spilled
Spoil Spoilt Spoilt Estropear, maleducar
Spoiled Spoiled
Swell Swelled Swollen Hincharse
Swelled
IV
Bend Bent Bent Doblar
Blend Blent Blent Mezclar, combinar
Blended Blended
Build Built Built Construir
Gild Gilded Gilded Dorar, dar una capa dorada
Gilt
Gird Girt Girt Rodear
Girded Girded
Lend Lent Lent Prestar
Rend Rent Rent Rasgar, desgarrar
Rended Rended
Send Sent Sent Mandar
Spend Spent Spent Gastar
V
Bereave Bereft Bereft Privar
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Bereaved Bereaved
Cleave (vi) Cleaved Cleaved Dividirse, to remain loyal/faithful
Clove
Clave
(vt) Cleaved Cleaved Hender, partir
Cleft Cleft
Clove Cloven
Creep Crept Crept Arrastrarse
Deal Dealt Dealt Dar, asestar, repartir
Dream Dreamt Dreamt Soñar
Dreamed Dreamed
Feel Felt Felt Sentir
Keep Kept Kept Mantener, guardar
Kneel Knelt Knelt Arrodillarse
Kneeled Kneeled
Lean Leant Leant Apoyarse, inclinarse
Leaned Leaned
Leap Leapt Leapt Saltar
Leaped Leaped
Leave Left Left Abandonar
Lose Lost Lost Perder
Mean Meant Meant Significar
Reave Reft Reft Robar, desposeer (plunder)
Reaved Reaved
Sleep Slept Slept Dormir
Sweep Swept Swept Barrer
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Weep Wept Wept Llorar
VI
Beseech Besought Besought Suplicar
Beseeched Beseeched
Bring Brought Brought Traer
Buy Bought Bought Comprar
Catch Caught Caught Coger
Dare Dared Dared Atreverse
Durst
May Might (to express capability/probability)
Seek Sought Sought Buscar, pedir
Teach Taught Taught Enseñar
Think Thought Thought Pensar
Work Wrought Wrought Trabajar
Worked Worked
VII
Bet Bet Bet Apostar
Betted Betted
Burst Burst Burst Estallar, reventar
Bursted Bursted
Cast Cast Cast Arrojar, echar
Cost Cost Cost Costar
Hit Hit Hit Golpear
Hurt Hurt Hurt Herir
Knit Knit Knit Tejer
Knitted Knitted
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Let Let Let Permitir
Letted Letted
Must Must (to express obligation)
Ought Ought (to express obligation)
Put Put Put Poner
Quit Quit Quit Abandonar
Quitted Quitted
Rid Rid Rid Eliminar, deshacerse de
Ridded Ridded
Set Set Set Colocar, poner
Shut Shut Shut Cerrar
Slit Slit Slit Cortar
Spread Spread Spread Extender
Sweat Sweat Sweat Sudar
Sweated Sweated
Thrust Thrust Thrust Empujar, clavar
Wed Wed Wed Casarse
Wedded Wedded
VIII
Bleed Bled Bled Sangrar
Breed Bred Bred Criar, cultivar
Feed Fed Fed Alimentar
Lead Led Led Llevar, conducir
Meet Met Met Reunir
Read Read Read Leer
Speed Sped Sped Acelerar, ir rápido
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Speeded Speeded
IX
Abide Abode Abode Soportar, habitar
Abided Abided
Bind Bound Bound Atar, unir
Bounden
Cling Clung Clung Agarrarse, pegarse
Dig Dug Dug Cavar, clavar
Fight Fought Fought Luchar
Find Found Found Encontrar
Fling Flung Flung Arrojar, tirar, agitar
Grind Ground Ground Moler, triturar
Hang Hung Hung Colgar
Hanged Hanged
Heave Hove Hove Tirar de, levantar, mover
Heaved Heaved
Hold Held Held Agarrar, mantener, aguantar
Light Lit Lit Encender, iluminar
Lighted Lighted
Sit Sat Sat Sentarse
Shine Shone Shone Brillar
Shined Shined
Shoot Shot Shot Disparar
Sling Slung Slung Tirar, colgar
Slink Slunk Slunk Andar a hurtadillas
Slinked Slinked
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Spin Spun Spun Girar, dar vueltas
Spit Spat Spat Escupir
Spit Spit
Stand Stood Stood Estar de pie
Stave Stove Stove Romper, abrir un agujero
Staved Staved
Stick Stuck Stuck Pegar
Sting Stung Stung Picar
Strike Struck Struck Golpear
Stricken
Swing Swung Swung Balancear
Understand Understood Understood Comprender
Win Won Won Ganar
Wind (1) Winded Winded Olfatear, seguir el rastro
Wind (2) Wound Wound Hacer sonar
Winded Winded
Wind (3) Winded Winded Dejar sin respiración, tocar instrumento
Wound Wound
Withhold Withheld Withheld Negar, denegar, rehusar
Wring Wrung Wrung Escurrir, sacar
X
Begin Began Begun Comenzar
Come Came Come Vener
Drink Drank Drunk Beber
Drunken
Ring Rang Rung Llamar
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Run Ran Run Correr
Run
Shrink Shrank Shrunk Encoger(se), retorcer
Shrunken
Sing Sang Sung Cantar
Sink Sank Sunk Hundir
Sunk Sunken
Spring Sprang Sprung Saltar, brotar, torcerse
Sprung
Stink Stank Stunk Apestar, heder
Stunk
Swim Swam Swum Nadar
XI
Bear Bore Born Portar, llevar, soportar
Borne
Beat Beat Beaten Golpear
Beat
Befall Befell Befallen Suceder, acontecer
Bid Bade Bidden Pujar, ofrecer
Bid Bid
Bite Bit Bitten Morder
Bit
Blow Blew Blown Soplar
Break Broke Broken Romper
Chide Chid Chid Reprender
Chided Chided
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Chidden
Choose Chose Chosen Escoger
Cleave (1) Clove Cleaved Pegar
Clave
Cleave (2) Cleaved Cleaved Dividir, partir
Cleft Cleft
Clove Cloven
Do Did Done Hacer
Draw Drew Drawn Dibujar
Drive Drove Driven Conducir
Eat Ate Eaten Comer
Fall Fell Fallen Caer
Fly Flew Flown Volar
Forbid Forbade Forbidden Prohibir
Forbad
Forget Forgot Forgotten Olvidar
Forgot
Forgive Forgave Forgiven Perdonar
Forsake Forsook Forsaken Abandonar, renunciar
Freeze Froze Frozen Congelar
Give Gave Given Dar
Grow Grew Grown Cultivar, crecer
Hide Hid Hidden Esconder(se)
Hid
Know Knew Known Saber
Lie Lay Lain Estar tumbado
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Ride Rode Ridden Montar
Rise Rose Risen Subir, levantarse
See Saw Seen Ver
Seethe Seethed Seethed Hervir, bullir, borbotar
Sodden
Shake Shook Shaken Agitar
Shrive Shrived Shriven Arrugarse, resecarse
Shrove Shrived
Slay Slew Slain Matar
Slayed
Smite Smote Smitten Golpear, castigar
Smote
Speak Spoke Spoken (arch. spoke) Hablar
Steal Stole Stolen Robar
Stride Strode Stridden Montar a horcajadas
Strive Strove Striven Esforzarse, afanarse
Strived Strived
Swear Swore Sworn Jurar
Take Took Taken Coger
Tear Tore Torn Rasgar, romper
Thrive Throve Thriven Crecer mucho, prosperar
Thrived Thrived
Throw Threw Thrown Arrojar, tirar
Tread Trod Trodden Andar, pisar
Treaded Trod
Wake Woke Woken Despertar(se)
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Waked Waked
Woke
Wear Wore Worn Llevar puesto
Weave Wove Woven Tejer
Weaved Weaved
Write Wrote Written Escribir
Writ
XII
Beget Begot Begotten Causar, generar, provocar
Begat Begot
Get Got Got Conseguir
Gotten
Hew Hewed Hewn Tallar, labrar
Hewed
Lade Laded Laded Cargar (to put a load on/in)
Laden
Melt Melted Molten Derretir, fundir
Mow Mowed Mown Cortar (el césped)
Rive Rived Riven Partir, hender violentamente
Rived
Saw Sawed Sawn Serrar
Sawed
Sew Sewed Sewn Coser
Sewed
Shave Shaved Shaven Afeitar
Shaved
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Shear Sheared Sheared Esquilar
Shorn
Show Showed Shown Mostrar
Showed
Sow Sowed Sown Sembrar
Sowed
Strew Strewed Strewn Esparcir
Strewed
Swell Swelled Swollen Hinchar
Swelled
Wake Woke Woken Despertar(se)
Waked Waked
Woke
XIII
Be Was/were Been Ser, estar
Go Went Gone Ir
In this list, the groups I to VIII are historically regular, while IX−XIII are the true irregular ones, coming from
Indo−European.
Smelt−smelted−smelted: To melt or fuse, often with an accompanying chemical change usually to separate
the metal. Refine, reduce.
Girt−girted−girted: to fasten by means of a girth.
Rent−rented−rented: To grant the possession and enjoyment of in exchange for rent. To take and hold under
an agreement to pay rent. To be for rent. To obtain the possession and use of a place or article in exchange for
rent. To allow the possession and use of property in exchange for rent.
Felt−felted−felted: To make out of or cover with felt. To cause to adhere and mat together. To make into felt
or a similar substance.
Old−fashioned.
Also: Rid, rode, rode.
Bound, bounded, bounded (vt): to set limits or bounds to, confine; to form the boundary of, enclose. (vi) to
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move by leaping; rebound, bounce.
Ground, grounded, grounded (vt): a: to bring to or place on the ground; to cause to run aground; to provide a
reason or justification for our fears about technological change; to furnish with a foundation of knowledge; to
run aground; to hit a grounder.
Spit, spitted, spitted (vt): To fix on or as if on a spit.
Won, wonned, wonned (vi): (archaic) dwell; abide.
Wound, wounded, wounded (vt): to cause a wound to or in; (vi): to inflict a wound
Also drank for past participle (rare).
Ring, ringed, ringed (vt): to provide with a ring; to place or form a ring around; to throw a ringer over in a
game; (vi) to move in a ring; to rise in the air spirally; to form or take the shape of a ring.
Also shrunk (rare).
Also sung (rare).
Bore, bored, bored: to pierce with a turning or twisting movement of a tool;to make (as a cylindrical hole) by
boring or digging away material; (vi) to make a hole by or as if by boring; to sink a mine shaft or well; to
make one's way steadily esp. against resistance; to cause to feel boredom.
Bit, bitted, bitted: to put a bit in the mouth of (a horse); to control as if with a bit; to form a bit on (a key).
Fell, felled, felled: (vt) to cut, knock, or bring down; kill; to sew (a seam) by folding one raw edge under the
other and sewing flat on the wrong side.
Lie, lied, lied: to make an untrue statement with intent to deceive; to create a false or misleading impression;
(vt): to bring about by telling lies.
Vid. Lay (laid, laid).
Also Ride, rid, rid. Rid, ridded, ridded: (vt): (archaic) save, rescue; to make free: relieve, disencumber.
Vid. Saw, sawed, sawed/sawn.
This verb is semantically separated nowadays.
Slew, slewed, slewed: (vt): to turn (as a telescope or a ship's spar) about a fixed point that is usu. the axis; to
cause to skid: veer; (vi): to turn, twist, or swing about: pivot; skid.
To delight or amuse immensely <slayed the audience>.
Spoke, spoked, spoked: (vt): to furnish with or as if with spokes.
Tear, teared, teared: (vi): to fill with tears: shed tears.
Also wrote for past participle (rare).
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Laden, ladened, ladened (vt): lade.
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