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 12

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 . 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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