Todos sabemos que conjugar los verbos en inglés es una tarea muy sencilla cuando se trata de los verbos regulares, todos se conjugan igual tanto en pasado simple como en participio. Sin embargo, la pesadilla para el estudiante comienza a la hora de conjugar los verbos irregulares en inglés, que lamentablemente hay que aprender de memoria. Por ello, lo recomendable es dedicar un tiempo a aprender esa lista específica y para ayudar en el proceso, aquí te la dejamos para facilitar el estudio.
Verbos irregulares en inglés: presente, pasado simple y participio pasado
La mayoría de los verbos irregulares en inglés, menos “to be” y “to have” se comportan en presente como cualquier verbo regular, agregando la “s” al final de la tercera persona del singular. Sin embargo, en pasado simple y participio no tienen ninguna regla, aquí los tienes en orden alfabético.
Infinitivo | Pasado | Participio | Traducción |
arise | arose | arisen | surgir, levantarse |
awake | awoke | awoken | despertarse |
be – am, is, are | was – were | been | ser / estar |
bear | bore | borne – born | soportar – dar a luz |
beat | beat | beaten | golpear |
become | became | become | llegar a ser – volverse |
begin | began | begun | comenzar |
bend | bent | bent | doblar |
bet | bet | bet | apostar |
bind | bound | bound | unir, atar |
bid | bid | bid | pujar |
bite | bit | bitten | morder |
bleed | bled | bled | sangrar |
blow | blew | blown | soplar |
break | broke | broken | romper – quebrar |
breed | bred | bred | criar |
bring | brought | btought | traer- llevar |
bring | brought | brought | traer |
build | built | built | construir |
burn | burnt | burnt | quemar(se) |
burst | burst | burst | estallar |
buy | bought | bought | comprar |
cast | cast | cast | tirar |
catch | caught | caught | coger |
choose | chose | chosen | elegir |
cling | clung | clung | aferrarse |
come | came | come | venir |
cost | cost | cost | costar |
creep | crept | crept | arrastrar |
cut | cut | cut | cortar |
deal | dealt | dealt | tratar |
dig | dug | dug | cavar |
do | did | done | hacer |
draw | drew | drawn | dibujar |
dream | dreamt | dreamt | soñar |
drink | drank | drunk | beber |
drive | drove | driven | conducir |
eat | ate | eaten | comer |
fall | fell | fallen | caer(se) |
feed | fed | fed | alimentar |
feel | felt | felt | sentirse |
fight | fought | fought | pelearse |
find | found | found | encontrar |
flee | fled | fled | huir |
fly | flew | flown | volar |
forbid | forbade | forbidden | prohibir |
forget | forgot | forgotten | olvidar(se) |
forgive | forgave | forgiven | perdonar |
freeze | froze | frozen | helar(se) |
get | got | got | conseguir |
give | gave | given | dar |
go | went | gone | irse |
grind | ground | ground | moler |
grow | grew | grown | crecer |
hang | hung | hung | colgar |
have | had | had | haber, tener |
hear | heard | heard | escuchar |
hide | hid | hidden | esconder(se) |
hit | hit | hit | golpear |
hold | held | held | agarrar(se) |
hurt | hurt | hurt | hacer daño |
keep | kept | kept | guardar |
kneel | knelt | knelt | arrodillarse |
know | knew | known | saber, conocer |
lay | laid | laid | poner |
lead | led | led | llevar |
lean | leant | leant | apoyarse |
leap | leapt | leapt | brincar |
learn | learnt | learnt | aprender |
leave | left | left | dejar |
lend | lent | lent | prestar |
let | let | let | permitir |
lie | lay | lain | echarse |
light | lit | lit | encender(se) |
lose | lost | lost | perder |
make | made | made | hacer |
mean | meant | meant | significar |
meet | met | met | encontrar(se) |
overcome | overcame | overcome | vencer |
pay | paid | paid | pagar |
put | put | put | poner |
read | read | read | leer |
ride | rode | ridden | montar |
ring | rang | rung | sonar |
rise | rose | risen | levantarse |
run | ran | run | correr |
saw | sawed | sawn | serrar |
say | said | said | decir |
see | saw | seen | ver |
seek | sought | sought | buscar |
sell | sold | sold | vender(se) |
send | sent | sent | enviar |
set | set | set | poner |
sew | sewed | sewn | coser |
shake | shook | shaken | agitar |
shear | sheared | shorn | esquilar |
shine | shone | shone | brillar |
shoot | shot | shot | disparar |
show | showed | shown | mostrar |
shrink | shrank | shrunk | encoger(se) |
shut | shut | shut | cerrar(se) |
sing | sang | sung | cantar |
sink | sank | sunk | hundir(se) |
sit | sat | sat | sentar(se) |
sleep | slept | slept | dormir |
slide | slid | slid | resbalar |
smell | smelt | smelt | oler |
sow | sowed | sown | sembrar |
speak | spoke | spoken | hablar |
speed | sped | sped | acelerar |
spell | spelt | spelt | deletrear |
spend | spent | spent | pasar, gastar |
spill | spilt | spilt | derramar |
spit | spat | spat | escupir |
split | split | split | hender |
spoil | spoilt | spoilt | estropear(se) |
spread | spread | spread | extender(se) |
stand | stood | stood | estar de pie |
steal | stole | stolen | robar |
stick | stuck | stuck | pegar(se) |
sting | stung | stung | picar |
stink | stank | stunk | apestar |
strike | struck | struck | golpear |
strive | strove | striven | esforzarse |
swear | swore | sworn | jurar |
sweep | swept | swept | barrer |
swim | swam | swum | nadar |
swing | swung | swung | balancear(se) |
take | took | taken | tomar(se) |
teach | taught | taught | enseñar |
tear | tore | torn | romper(se) |
tell | told | told | contar, decir |
think | thought | thought | pensar |
throw | threw | thrown | lanzar |
tread | trod | trodden | pisar |
undergo | underwent | undergone | sufrir |
understand | understood | understood | entender |
upset | upset | upset | afligir |
wake | woke | woken | despertar(se) |
wear | wore | worn | llevar (puesto) |
weave | wove | woven | tejer |
weep | wept | wept | llorar |
win | won | won | ganar |
wind | wound | wound | enrollar |
withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn | retirar(se) |
wring | wrung | wrung | torcer |
write | wrote | written | escribir |