LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBS

Group 1 : the three forms are identical in spelling and pronunciation

INFINITIVE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH

Bet bet bet apostar

Bid bid bid ordenar
Burst burst burst estallar
Cast cast cast asignar
Cost cost cost costar
Cut cut cut costar
Hit hit hit golpear
Hurt hurt hurt herir
Knit knit knit tejer
Let let let permitir
Put put put poner
Quit quit quit dejar de
Rid rid rid librar de
Set set set establecer
Shed shed shed derramar
Shut shut shut cerrar
Slit slit slit rajar
Split split split dividir
Spread spread spread extender
Sweat sweat sweat sudar
Thrust thrust thrust meter
Wed wed wed casarse
Wet wet wet mojar

GROUP 2 : the past and the past participle share the same form ending in –t or –d and the three forms are
pronounced the same.

INFINITIVE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH

Burn burnt burnt quemar

Dwell dwelt dwelt habitar
Learn learnt learnt aprender
Smell smelt smelt oler
Spell spelt spelt deletrear
Spill spilt spilt derramar
Spoil spoilt spoilt estropear
Bend bent bent doblar
Build built built construir
Lend lent lent prestar
Rend rent rent arrancar
Send sent sent enviar
Have had had haber, tener
Make made made elaborar
Lay laid laid extender
GROUP 3 : the past and the past participle are the same form.
The vowel of the root of the verb has a different sound in the
infinitive and the other two forms.

INFINITIVE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH

Bereave bereft bereft privar

Cleave cleft cleft partir
Creep crept crept arrastrarse
Deal dealt dealt tratar
Dream dreamt dreamt soñar
Feel felt felt sentir
Flee fled fled escapar
Keep kept kept guardar
Kneel knelt knelt arrodillarse
Lean leant leant inclinarse
Leap leapt leapt saltar
Leave left left irse, dejar
Mean meant meant significar
Sleep slept slept dormir
Sweep swept swept barrer
Weep wept wept llorar
Beseech besought besought suplicar
Bring brought brought traer
Buy bought bought comprar
Catch caught caught atrapar
Fight fought fought luchar
Seek sought sought buscar
Teach taught taught enseñar
Think thought thought pensar
Lose lost lost perder
Sell sold sold vender
Tell told told contar, decir
Hear heard heard oir
Say said said decir
Bleed bled bled sangrar
Breed bred bred criar
Feed fed fed alimentar
Hold held held sujetar
Lead led led dirigir
Meet met met verse con
Read read read leer
Speed sped sped apresurarse
Cling clung clung adherirse
Dig dug dug cavar
Fling flung flung tirar
Hang hung hung colgar
Sling slung slung estirar
Slink slunk slunk escurrirse
Spin spun spun girar
Stick stuck stuck pegarse
Sting stung stung picar
Strike struck struck golpear
String strung strung hilar
Swing swung swung balancear
Win won won ganar
Wring wrung wrung retorcer
Bind bound bound atar
Find found found encontrar
Grind ground ground moler
Wind wound wound enrollar
Light lit lit encender
Slide slit slit deslizarse
Sit sat sat sentarse
Spit spat spat escupir
Get got got/gotten obtener
Shine shone shone brillar
Shoot shot shot disparar
Stand stood stood permanecer en pie
Understand understood understood comprender
Stride strode strode caminar

GROUP 4 : the past takes the suffix –ed and the past participle ends in –n.

INFINITIVE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH

Hew hewed hewn labrar, arar
Mow mowed mown segar
Saw sawed sawn aserrar
Sew sewed sewn coser
Shear sheared shorn esquilar
Show showed shown mostrar
Sow sowed sown sembrar
Strew strewed strewn esparcir
Swell swelled swollen hincharse

GROUP 5 : the three forms are different. The past particilpe ends in –n.

INFINITIVE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH

Break broke broken romper
Choose chose chosen escoger
Freeze froze frozen congelar
Speak spoke spoken hablar
Steal stole stolen robar
(a)wake (a)woke (a)woken despertar
weave wove woven hilar
bear bore born soportar
be was/were been ser/estar
swear swore sworn jurar
tear tore torn rasgar
wear wore worn vestir
bite bit bitten morder
hide hid hidden esconder
forget forgot forgotten olvidar
tread trod trodden pisar
lie lay lain yacer
blow blew blown soplar
grow grew grown crecer
know knew known saber
throw threw thrown arrojar
forsake forsook forsaken abandonar
shake shook shaken agitar
take took taken llevar/coger
forbid forbade forbidden prohibir
give gave given dar
draw drew drawn arrastrar
fall fell fallen caer
fly flew flown volar
eat ate eaten comer
see saw seen ver
slay slew slain matar
drive drove driven conducir
ride rode riden montar
rise rose risen elevarse
strive strove striven oponerse
write wrote written escribir
do did done hacer
go went gone ir
beat beat beaten golpear/vencer
dive dove dived zambullirse
thrive throve thriven bullir

GROUP 6 : every form has a different vowel in the root. – i, -a, -u.

INFINITIVE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH

Begin began begun empezar
Drink drank drunk beber
Ring rang rung sonar/llamar
Shrink shrank shrunk encoger
Sing sang sung cantar
Sink sank sunk hundirse
Stink stank stunk heder
Swim swam swum nadar
Come came come venir
Become became become volverse
Run ran run corer