Irregular Verbs Present Tense

Past Tense

Past Parti

Gerund

Spanish

• Essential verbs (no particular pattern) be was/were do did get got go went have/has had

been done got (gotten) gone had

being doing getting going having

ser, estar hacer conseguir, obtener ir tener, haber

2. verbs with no change cost cost cut cut

cost cut

costing cutting

hit

hit

hit

hitting

hurt

hurt

hurt

hurting

let put set shut

let put set shut

let put set shut

letting putting setting shutting

quit

quit

quit

quitting

costar cortar (se) golpear, pegar, chocar herir (se), lastimar (se) dejar, permitir poner poner, colocar cerrar, encerrar renunciar, darse por vencido

3. verbs changing final d to t bend bent build built lend lent

bent built lent

bending building lending

send

sent

sent

sending

spend

spent

spent

spending

begun drunk forbidden forgiven given rung shrunk sung

beginning drinking forbidding forgiving giving ringing shrinking singing

4. verbs changing i to a in the past tense begin began drink drank forbid forbad (e) forgive forgave give gave ring rang shrink shrank sing sang

doblar, inclinar construir prestar mandar, enviar, remitir gastar, pasar (tiempo)

empezar, iniciar beber prohibir, vedar perdonar dar, regalar sonar, tañer encoger, contraer cantar

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sink sit stink swim

sank sat stank swam

sunk sat stunk swum

sinking sitting stinking swimming

swing

swang

swung

swinging

hundir, sumir (se) sentar (se) apestar, heder nadar mecer, columpiar (se)

5. Verbs changing I to O in the PAST TENSE drive drove driven ride rode ridden rise rose risen shine shone shone win won won write wrote written

driving riding rising shining winning writing

manejar, conducir montar, pasear surgir, ascender brillar, resplandecer ganar escribir

6. Verbs changing EA to O. break broke speak spoke steal stole swear swore tear tore wear wore

broken spoken stolen sworn torn worn

breaking speaking stealing swearing tearing wearing

romper, quebrar hablar robar jurar, renegar rasgar, arrancar usar, llevar puesto

7. Verbs changing E to O. forget forgot freeze froze sell sold tell told

forgotten frozen sold told

forgetting freezing selling telling

olvidar congelar vender decir, contar, relatar

8. Verbs changing O to E. blow blew grow grew hold held know knew throw threw

blown grown held known thrown

blowing growing holding knowing throwing

soplar crecer sostener, detener saber, conocer lanzar, arrojar, tirar

9. Verbs that LOSE ONE OF THE DOUBLE VOWELS bleed bled bled choose chose chosen feed fed fed meet met met

bleeding choosing feeding meeting

sangrar escoger, elegir alimentar encontrar, conocer

10. Verbs that LOSE ONE VOWEL AND ADD T feel felt felt

feeling

sentir 2

keep sleep

kept slept

kept slept

11. Verbs with PAST ENDING IN OUGHT. bring brought brought buy bought bought catch caught caught fight fought fought teach taught taught think thought thought

keeping sleeping

guardar, conservar dormir

bringing buying catching fighting teaching thinking

traer comprar atrapar pelear, luchar enseñar, instruir pensar, creer

soportar, aguantar nacer, dar a luz convertirse, llegar a ser latir, golpear, vencer morder pegar, adherir (se) venir cavar, escarbar dibujar comer caer encontrar huir volar colgar oír esconder, ocultar guiar, conducir, encabezar dejar, salir, partir prender, encender perder hacer, fabricar significar pagar correr decir ver agitar, estrechar manos resbalar, deslizar

12. Verbs with DIFFERENT CHANGES bear bore (be) born

borne

bearing

become

became

become

becoming

beat bite cling come dig draw eat fall find flee fly hang hear hide

beat bit clung came dug drew ate fell found fled flew hung heard hid

beaten bitten clung come dug drawn eaten fallen found fled flown hung heard hidden

beating biting clinging coming digging drawing eating falling finding fleeing flying hanging hearing hiding

lead

led

led

leading

leave light lose make mean pay run say see

left lit lost made meant paid ran said saw

left lit lost made meant paid run said seen

leaving lighting losing making meaning paying running saying seeing

shake

shook

shaken

shaking

slide

slid

slid

sliding

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spin stand

spun stood

spun stood

spinning standing

stick

stuck

stuck

sticking

strike take understand wake wind

struck took understood woke wound

stricken taken understood woken wound

striking taking understanding waking winding

girar, dar de vueltas pararse, estar de pie pegar (se), adherir (se) golpear, en huelga tomar, llevar entender despertar dar cuerda

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