Verbos Irregulares en Inglés: Lista Completa con Traducción al Español

Verbos Irregulares en Inglés

Los verbos irregulares son aquellos que no siguen la regla general de formación del pasado simple y del participio pasado (agregar -ed). Por ello, es necesario memorizarlos. A continuación encontrarás la lista de los verbos irregulares más comunes, con su forma base, pasado simple, participio pasado y su significado en español.

Tabla de verbos irregulares

• be – was / were – been – ser, estar
• beat – beat – beaten – derrotar, golpear
• become – became – become – convertirse en, hacerse
• begin – began – begun – comenzar
• bite – bit – bitten – morder, picar
• break – broke – broken – romper
• bring – brought – brought – traer, llevar
• build – built – built – construir
• buy – bought – bought – comprar
• catch – caught – caught – coger, agarrar
• choose – chose – chosen – elegir, escoger
• come – came – come – venir, llegar
• cost – cost – cost – costar
• cut – cut – cut – cortar
• do – did – done – hacer
• draw – drew – drawn – tirar, sacar
• dream – dreamed/dreamt – dreamed/dreamt – soñar
• drink – drank – drunk – beber, tomar
• drive – drove – driven – conducir
• eat – ate – eaten – comer
• fall – fell – fallen – caer(se)
• feed – fed – fed – alimentar
• feel – felt – felt – sentir
• fight – fought – fought – luchar, pelearse
• find – found – found – encontrar
• fly – flew – flown – volar
• forget – forgot – forgotten – olvidar
• get – got – got – conseguir
• give – gave – given – dar
• go – went – gone – ir(se)
• grow – grew – grown – crecer
• have – had – had – tener
• hear – heard – heard – oír
• hide – hid – hidden – esconder(se)
• hit – hit – hit – pegar, golpear
• hold – held – held – sujetar
• hurt – hurt – hurt – lastimar
• keep – kept – kept – guardar
• know – knew – known – saber
• learn – learned/learnt – learned/learnt – aprender, entenderse de
• leave – left – left – dejar, partir
• lend – lent – lent – prestar
• let – let – let – dejar
• lose – lost – lost – perder
• make – made – made – hacer
• mean – meant – meant – significar
• meet – met – met – encontrar(se), conocer
• pay – paid – paid – pagar
• put – put – put – poner
• read – read – read – leer
• ring – rang – rung – tocar, sonar
• run – ran – run – correr
• say – said – said – decir
• see – saw – seen – ver
• seek – sought – sought – buscar
• sell – sold – sold – vender
• send – sent – sent – enviar
• shine – shone – shone – brillar
• shoot – shot – shot – disparar
• show – showed – shown – mostrar
• shut – shut – shut – cerrar
• sing – sang – sung – cantar
• sit – sat – sat – sentarse
• sleep – slept – slept – dormir
• speak – spoke – spoken – hablar
• spell – spelt – spelt – deletrear
• spend – spent – spent – gastar
• stand – stood – stood – estar de pie
• steal – stole – stolen – robar
• swim – swam – swum – nadar
• take – took – taken – tomar
• teach – taught – taught – enseñar
• tell – told – told – decir
• think – thought – thought – pensar
• throw – threw – thrown – echar
• understand – understood – understood – entender
• wake – woke – woken – despertar(se)
• wear – wore – worn – llevar
• win – won – won – ganar
• write – wrote – written – escribir

Consejos para memorizar los verbos irregulares

Memorizar esta lista requiere práctica constante. Te recomendamos:

• Agrupar los verbos por patrones similares (por ejemplo, ring – rang – rung, sing – sang – sung).
• Repetir en voz alta las tres formas del verbo.
• Crear oraciones con cada verbo para fijar su uso.
• Practicar con tarjetas (flashcards) de forma diaria.

Conclusión

Dominar los verbos irregulares en inglés es un paso fundamental para hablar y escribir con corrección en el pasado simple y en los tiempos perfectos. Con dedicación y repaso regular, podrás incorporarlos de forma natural a tu vocabulario.