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 1 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 3 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 4