IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUPED)

PRESENT PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE MEANING

bet e bet e bet e Jugar / Apostar

All three forms of the verb are the same

cost ɒ cost ɒ cost ɒ Costar/ Valer
cut ʌ cut ʌ cut ʌ Cortar/ Recortar
hit ɪ hit ɪ hit ɪ Pegar/ Chocar / Golpear
hurt 3: hurt 3: hurt 3: Doler/ Lastimar
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-1
let e let e let e Dejar / Permitir
(1
1
P

put ʊ put ʊ put ʊ Poner/ Colocar

OU
GR

read i: read e read e Leer

shut ʌ shut ʌ shut ʌ Cerrar de golpe
split ɪ split ɪ split ɪ Partir, dividir / Cortar
spread e spread e spread e Extender(se) / Untar
feel i: felt e felt e Sentir
keep i: kept e kept e Guardar/ Conservar
i: > e
leave i: left e left e Dejar / Abandonar/ Irse
mean i: meant e meant e Significar/ Querer decir
meet i: met e met e Encontrarse/ Quedar
sleep i: slept e slept e Dormir
bend e bent e bent e Doblar
lend e lent e lent e Prestar/ Dejar algo
say eɪ said e said e Decir
end > ent
el > elt send e sent e sent e Enviar
smell e smelt e smelt e Oler
spell e spelt e spelt e Deletrear
spend e spent e spent e Gastar
The 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb are the same

buy aɪ bought ɔː bought ɔː Comprar

bring ɪ brought ɔː brought ɔː Llevar / Traer
… > …ɔ:t
catch æ caught ɔː caught ɔː Coger / Pillar/ Atrapar
fight aɪ fought ɔː fought ɔː Luchar/ Pelear
)
-2

teach i: taught ɔː taught ɔː Enseñar

-2
(1
2

think ɪ thought ɔː thought ɔː Creer/ Pensar

P
OU
GR

build ɪ built ɪ built ɪ Construir Edificar

find aɪ found aʊ found aʊ Encontrar
get e got ɒ got ɒ Conseguir/ Recibir /
have æ had æ had æ Tener
hear ɪə heard 3: heard 3: Oír
hold əʊ held e held e Agarrar/ Abrazar
light aɪ lit ɪ lit ɪ Encender/ Alumbrar
lose uː lost ɒ lost ɒ Perder/ Fracasar
Different
patterns make eɪ made eɪ made eɪ Hacer
pay eɪ paid eɪ paid eɪ Pagar
sell e sold əʊ sold əʊ Vender
shoot u: shot ɒ shot ɒ Disparar
sit ɪ sat æ sat æ Sentarse
stand æ stood ʊ stood ʊ Estar de pie
tell e told əʊ told əʊ Decir/ Contar
understand ʌəæ understood ʌəʊ understood ʌəʊ Entender/ Comprender
win ɪ won ʌ won ʌ Ganar/ Triunfar
be i: was ɒ been i: Ser Estar
were 3:
begin ɪ’ɪ began ɪ‘æ begun ɪ‘ʌ Empezar/ Comenzar
bite aɪ bit ɪ bitten ɪə Morder / Picar (insects)
blow əʊ blew uː blown əʊ Soplar/ Volar / Estallar
break eɪ broke əʊ broken əʊ ə Romper(se) /
choose uː chose əʊ chosen əʊˈ ɛ Elegir/ Escoger
do uː did ɪ done ʌ Hacer
draw ɔː drew uː drawn ɔː Dibujar
drink ɪ drank æ drunk ʌ Beber
drive aɪ drove əʊ driven ɪə Conducir
eat i: ate eɪ eaten i: ə Comer/ Alimentarse
The 1st , 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb are different

fall ɔː fell e fallen ɔː ə Caer (se)

fly aɪ flew uː flown əʊ Volar
forgive əɪ forgave ə eɪ forgiven əɪə Perdonar
give ɪ gave eɪ given ɪ Dar
go aʊ went e gone ɒ Ir/ Partir
)
-3
-2
(1

grow əʊ grew uː grown əʊ Crecer

3
P
OU

know əʊ knew juː known əʊ Conocer/ Saber

GR

ride aɪ rode əʊ ridden ɪə Montar en

ring ɪ rang æ rung ʌ (Hacer) sonar/ Llamar
rise aɪ rose əʊ risen ɪə Crecer/ Subir
see i: saw ɔː seen i: Ver
show əʊ showed əʊ shown əʊ Mostrar/ Enseñar
sing ɪ sang æ sung ʌ Cantar
speak i: spoke əʊ spoken əʊ ə Hablar
steal i: stole əʊ stolen əʊ ə Robar
swim ɪ swam æ swum ʌ Nadar
take eɪ took ʊ taken eɪ ə Coger/ Agarrar
tear eə tore ɔː torn ɔː Arrancar/ Romper
throw əʊ threw uː thrown əʊ Lanzar/ Tirar
wake eɪ woke əʊ woken əʊ ə Despertar
wear eə wore ɔː worn ɔː Vestir / Llevar puesto
write aɪ wrote əʊ written ɪə Escribir
become ɪʌ became ɪ eɪ become ɪʌ Llegar a ser/ Convertirse
The 1st and 3rd
forms of the
verb are the
2- (1-

come ʌ came eɪ come ʌ Venir

same
4
1)
P
OU

run ʌ ran æ run ʌ Correr

GR

The 1st and 2nd

forms of the
verb are the
(1 case

beat i: beat i: beaten i: ə Golpear/ Derrotar

same
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