IRREGULAR VERBS Infinitive Past Past Participle Meaning arise arose arisen alzarse be was/were been ser, estar beat beat beaten batir, golpear become became become llegar a ser, convertirse begin began begun empezar behold beheld beheld contemplar bend bent bent doblar, torcer beset beset beset acosar bet bet bet apostar bind bound bound vendar bite bit bitten morder bleed bled bled sangrar blow blew blown soplar break broke broken romper, partir breed bred bred criar bring brought brought traer broadcast broadcast broadcast emitir build built built construir, edificar burn burned, burnt burned, burnt quemar, arder burst burst burst reventarse buy bought bought comprar cast cast cast echar catch caught caught coger, agarrar choose chose chosen elegir cling clung clung adherirse come came come venir cost cost cost costar creep crept crept arrastrarse cut cut cut cortar deal dealt dealt repartir (cartas), (with) tratar con/de dig dug dug cavar do did done hacer draw drew drawn dibujar dream dreamed, dreamt dreamed, dreamt soñar drink drank drunk beber drive drove driven conducir dwell dwelt dwelt morar eat ate eaten comer fall fell fallen caer feed fed fed dar de comer feel felt felt sentirse fight fought fought luchar, combatir, pelear find found found encontrar flee fled fled huir fling flung flung arrojar fly flew flown volar forbid forbade forbidden prohibir foretell foretold fortold predecir forget forgot forgotten olvidar forsake forsook forsaken desamparar freeze froze frozen helarse get got got – AmE also gotten conseguir, obtener give gave given dar go went gone ir grind ground ground moler grow grew grown cultivar hang hung hung colgar have had had tener hear heard heard oír hit hit hit golpear, pegar hit hit hit golpear hold held held agarrar hurt hurt hurt doler, hacer daño keep kept kept guardar kneel knelt, kneeled knelt, kneeled arrodillarse knit knit knit hacer punto know knew known saber lay laid laid posar lead led led llevar, guiar lean leant leant apoyarse leap leapt, leaped leapt, leaped saltar learn learned, learnt learned, learnt aprender leave left left abandonar, dejar lend lent lent prestar let let let dejar, permitir lie lay lain tumbarse light lit lit encender lose lost lost perder make made made hacer, fabricar mean meant meant significar meet met met encontrar(se) con, conocer pay paid paid pagar plead pled, pleaded pled, pleaded alegar, defender put put put poner, colocar quit quit, quitted quit, quitted abandonar, dejar read read read leer rend rent rent rasgar, desgarrar ride rode ridden montar ring rang rung sonar, repicar, telefonear rise rose risen levantarse, subir run ran run correr say said said decir seek sought sought buscar sell sold sold vender send sent sent enviar set set set colocar shake shook shaken temblar shed shed shed despojarse de shine shone shone brillar shoot shot shot disparar show showed shown, showed mostrar shrink shrank, shrunk shrunk, shrunken encoger(se), reducir(se) shut shut shut cerrar sing sang sung cantar sink sank sunk hundir sit sat sat sentarse slay slew slain matar sleep slept slept dormir slide slid slid deslizar sling slung slung lanzar slink slunk slunk andar furtivamente smell smelled, smelt smelled, smelt oler smite smote smitten golpear sow sowed sown sembrar speak spoke spoken hablar speed sped sped acelerar spell spelled, spelt spelled, spelt deletrear spend spent spent gastar spill spilt spilt derramar spin spun spun hilar spit spat spat escupir split split split hender spoil spoilt spoilt estropear spread spread spread untar spring sprang, AmE also sprung sprung brincar steal stole stolen robar stick stuck stuck pegar, clavar sting stung stung picar stink stank, stunk stunk apestar stride strode stridden dar zancadas strike struck struck golpear strive strove, strived striven esforzarse, luchar swear swore sworn jurar sweep swept swept barrer swim swam swum nadar swing swang swung balancear take took taken tomar, llevar teach taught taught enseñar tear tore torn rasgar think thought thought pensar, creer throw threw thrown tirar thrust thrust thrust impulsar, empujar tread trod trod, trodden pisotear understand understood understood entender, comprender upset upset upset perturbar wake woke woken despertar wear wore worn llevar puesto weep wept wept llorar wet wet, wetted wet, wetted mojar, humedecer win won won ganar wind /wawnd/ wound wound ovillar, dar cuerda wring wrung wrung escurrir, retorcer write wrote written escribir