INFINITIVE PAST PAST TRANSLATION

(PRESENT) PARTICIPLE

INFINITIVE PAST PAST TRANSLATION

(PRESENT) PARTICIPLE

1st Group: IMPORTANT VERBS

BE (AM-IS-ARE) WAS / WERE BEEN ESTABA

DO (DOES) DID DONE HIZO
HAVE (HAS) HAD HAD TENIA
COME (COMES) CAME COME VINO
GET (GETS) GOT GOT CONSIGUIO
GO (GOES) WENT GONE FUIMOS
MAKE (MAKES) MADE MADE HECHO
SAY (SAYS) SAID SAID DIJO
TELL (TELLS) TOLD TOLD DICHO

2nd Group: PERCEPTION VERBS

HEAR (HEARS) HEARD HEARD ESCUCHO

SEE (SEES) SAW SEEN MIRO
SMELL (SMELLS) SMELT SMELT OLIO

3rd Group: NO CHANGE

COST (COSTS) COST COST COSTO

CUT (CUTS) CUT CUT CORTO
HIT (HITS) HIT HIT GOLPEO
HURT (HURTS) HURT HURT HIRIO
LET (LETS) LET LET DEJO
PUT (PUTS) PUT PUT PUSO
READ* (READS) READ* READ* LEIA
SHUT (SHUTS) SHUT SHUT CERRO

4TH Group: I – E / O – E / I – EN and others

BITE (BITES) BIT* BITTEN MORDIO

BREAK (BREAKS)* BROKE BROKEN ROTO
CHOOSE (chooses)* CHOSE CHOSEN ELIGIO
DRIVE (DRIVES) DROVE DRIVEN CONDUJO
EAT (EATS)* ATE* EATEN COMIO
FALL (FALLS)* FELL* FALLEN CAYÓ
GIVE (GIVES) GAVE* GIVEN DIO
FORGET (forgets)* FORGOT* FORGOTTEN OLVIDÓ
FORGIVE (forgives) FORGAVE* FORGIVEN PERDONÓ
FREEZE (FREEZES)* FROZE FROZEN CONGELÓ
HIDE (HIDES) HID* HIDDEN ESCONDIÓ
RIDE (RIDES) RODE RIDDEN MONTÓ
RISE (RISES) ROSE RISEN SUBIÓ
SHAKE (SHAKES)* SHOOK* SHAKEN SACUDIÓ
SPEAK (SPEAKS)* SPOKE SPOKEN HABLÓ
STEAL (STEALS)* STOLE STOLEN ROBÓ
TAKE (TAKES)* TOOK* TAKEN TOMÓ
WAKE(UP) (WAKES)* WOKE WOKEN DESPERTÓ
WRITE (WRITES) WROTE WRITTEN ESCRIBIÓ

5th Group: I / U*-A / U

BEGIN (BEGINS) BEGAN BEGUN EMPEZÓ

DRINK (DRINKS) DRANK DRUNK BEBIÓ
RING (RINGS) RANG RUNG SONÓ
SING (SINGS) SANG SUNG CANTÓ
SWING (SWINGS) SWUNG* SWUNG COLUMPIÓ
SWIM (SWIMS) SWAM SWUM NADÓ

6th Group: AW-OW / EW / OWN

BLOW (BLOWS) BLEW BLOWN SOPLÓ

DRAW (DRAWS) DREW DRAWN DIBUJÓ
FLY* (FLIES) FLEW FLOWN VOLÓ
GROW (GROWS) GREW GROWN CRECIÓ
KNOW (KNOWS) KNEW KNOWN SABÍA
THROW (THROWS) THREW THROWN TIRÓ

7th Group: -AUGHT / -OUGHT

BRING (BRINGS) BROUGHT BROUGHT TRAJO

BUY (BUYS) BOUGHT BOUGHT COMPRÓ
CATCH (CATCHES) CAUGHT CAUGHT ATRAPÓ
FIGHT FOUGHT FOUGHT LUCHÓ
TEACH (TEACHES) TAUGHT TAUGHT ENSEÑÓ
THINK (THINKS) THOUGHT THOUGHT PENSÓ
8TH Group: -STAND / -STOOD / -STOOD

STAND (STOODS) STOOD STOOD ESTUVÓ

UNDERSTAND UNDERSTOOD UNDERSTOOD ENTENDIÓ
(UNDERSTANDS)

9th Group: -EE- / -E- / -E- /

BLEED (BLEEDS) BLED BLED SANGRÓ

FEED (FEEDS) FED FED ALIMENTÓ
FEEL (FEELS) FELT FELT SINTIÓ
KEEP (KEEPS) KEPT KEPT MANTUVÓ
MEET (MEETS) MET MET REUNIÓ
SLEEP (SLEEPS) SLEPT SLEPT DURMIÓ
SWEEP (SWEEPS) SWEPT SWEPT BARRIÓ

10th Group : -D / -T / -T

BUILD (BUILDS) BUILT BUILT CONSTRUYÓ

LEND (LENDS) LENT LENT PRESTÓ
SEND (SENDS) SENT SENT ENVIÓ
SPEND (SPENDS) SPENT SPENT GASTÓ

11th Group : -T / -T

BURN (BURNS) BURNT BURNT QUEMÓ

DREAM (DREAMS) DREAMT DREAMT SOÑÓ
LEARN (LESRNS) LEARNT LEARNT APRENDIÓ
LEAVE (LEAVES) LEFT LEFT SALIÓ
LIGHT (LIGHTS) LIT LIT ILUMINÓ
LOSE (LOSES) LOST LOST PERDIÓ
MEAN (MEANS) MEANT MEANT ENTENDIÓ
SHOOT (SHOOTS) SHOT SHOT DISPARO
SIT (SITS) SAT SAT SENTÓ
SPELL (SPELLS) SPELT SPELT DELETREÓCON

12th Group : MISCELLANEOUS

BECOME (BECOMES) BECAME BECOME CONVIRTIO

FIND (FINDS) FOUND FOUND ENCONTRÓ
HANG (HANGS) HUNG HUNG COLGÓ
HOLD (HOLDS) HELD HELD SOSTUVÓ
LAY (LAYS) LAID LAID PUSÓ
LIE (LIES) LAY LAIN MINTIÓ
PAY (PAYS) PAID PAID PAGÓ
RUN (RUNS) RAN RUN CORRIÓ
SELL (SELLS) SOLD SOLD VENDIÓ
SHINE (SHINES) SHONE SHONE BRILLÓ
SHOW (SHOWS) SHOWED SHOWN MOSTRÓ
WEAR (WEARS) WORE WORN VISTIÓ
WIN (WINS) WON WON GANÓ
PRESENT SIMPLE

Examples: They play tennis

They don’t play tennis.
Do they play tennis? Yes, they do / No, they don’t.

 Affirmative: 3RD person singular adds –S/-ES.

He plays tennis
 Negative: Don’t add –s/-es.
He doesn’t play tennis.
 Interrogative: Don’t add –s/-es.
Does he play tennis? Yes, he does / No, he doesn’t

PAST SIMPLE

 Regular verbs in the past simple and past participle end in –ed.
Example: He played tennis yesterday.
 Both Irregular verbs and regular verbs form negatives and questions in
the same way: did / didn’t + infinitivo.
 Examples: He didn’t go to Benidorm last Sunday.
Did he go to Benidorm last Sunday?
He didn’t play tennis yesterday.
Did he play tennis yesterday?

PAST SIMPLE OF TO BE

I WAS / I WASN’T / WAS I ? WE WERE / WE WEREN’T / WERE WE?

YOU WERE / YOU WEREN’T / WERE YOU? YOU WERE / YOU WEREN’T / WERE YOU?
HE/SHE/IT WAS /WASN’T / WAS HE/SHE/IT ? THEY WERE / THEY WEREN’T / WERE THEY?