Principales verbos irregulares Para cada verbo incluimos el infinitivo, seguido del pasado (imperfecto) y del participio de pasado.

Estas formas son a veces diferentes: To do, did, done (I do, I did, I have done); a veces dos de ellas son iguales: To come, came, come (I come, I came, I have come); y finalmente a veces son iguales las tres formas: to cost, cost, cost (I cost, I cost, I have cost). Lo importante es que se los grabe usted bien en la memoria repitindolos, a lo largo de las lecciones, pues se indican con asterisco todos los verbos irregulares. As primero aprender usted los verbos irregulares ms usuales. Cuando llegue al final del curso, no estara mal que diera un vistazo a la lista entera.arise, arose, arisen elevarse.awake, awoke, awaked despertarse.be, was, been ser, estar.bear, bore, borne (born = nacido) llevar, soportar.beat, beat, beaten golpear.become, became, become llegar a ser, convertirse en.begin, began, begun comenzar.bend, bent, bent plegar, curvar.bid, bade, bid o bidden convidar, ordenar.bind, bound, bound atar, amarrar.bite, bit, bitten morder.bleed, bled, bled sangrar.blow, blew, blown soplar.break, broke, broken romper.breed, bred, bred educar, engendrar.bring, brought, brought traer.build, built, built construir.burn, burnt, burnt o burned quemar, arder.burst, burst, burst estallar.buy, bought, bought comprar.catch, caught, caught atrapar.choose, chose, chosen elegir.cling, clung, clung adherirse, aferrarse.come, came, come, venir.cost, cost, cost costar.creep, crept, crept arrastrarse,insinuarse.cut, cut, cut cortar.deal, dealt, dealt tratar,distribuir, ocuparse.dig, dug, dug cavar.do, did, did hacer, cumplir.draw, drew, drawn sacer, dibujar.dream, dreamt, dreamt o dreamed soar.drink, drank, drunk beber.drive, drove, driven conducir.dwell, dwelt, dwelt permanecer, alojarse.eat, ate, eaten comer.fall, fell, fallen caer.feed, fed, fed alimentar.feel, felt, felt sentir (experimentar).fight, fought, fought combatir, luchar.find, found, found encontrar.flee, fled, fled huir.fling, flung, flung arrojar, tirar.fly, flew, flown volar (por el aire).forbid, forbade, forbidden prohibir.forget, forgot, forgotten olvidar.forgive, forgave, forgiven perdonar.freeze, froze, frozen helar, enfriar.get, got, got obtener, llegar a ser.give, gave, given dar.go, went, gone ir.grind, ground, ground moler.grow, grew, grown crecer.

To hang, hung, hung (1) tener.hear, heard, heard hidden

suspender,pender, colgar.have, had, had

orhide, hid, ocultar, ocultarse.hit, hit, hit golpear, insistir.hold, held, held mantener.hurt, hurt, hurt daar, hacer mal.keep, kept, kept guardar, conservar.kneel, knelt, knelt arrodillarse.knit, knit, knit tejer.know, knew, known saber, conocer.lay, laid, laid colocar.lead, led, led conducir, llevar.lean, leant, leant apoyarse, inclinarse.leap, Ieapt, Ieapt saltar.learn, learnt, learnt aprender.leave, Ieft, Ieft dejar, abandonar, irse.lend, Ient, Ient prestar.let, let, let dejar,permitir,alquilar.lie, Iay, bin (2) yacer, estar tumbado.light, lit, lit encender.lose, lost, lost perder.make, made, made hacer, fabricar.mean, meant, meant significar,querer decir.meet, met, met encontrarse, conocer (a alguien).mistake, mistook, mistaken confundirse.mow, mowed, mown segar.pay, paid, paid pagar.(1) Cuando hablamos de la condena se dice hanged (hangd) y no hung.(2) To lie, en el sentido de rnentir, es regular he lied, he has lied (laid).

To put, put, put leer.rid, rid, rid

poner.read, read, read

deshacerse de, librarse de.ride, rode, ridden cabalgar, montar.ring, rang, rung Ilamar (a la puerta).rise, rose, risen Ievantarse.run, ran, run correr.saw, sawed, sawn (3) aserrar.say, said, said decir.see, saw, seen ver.seek, sought, sought buscar.sell, sold, sold vender.send, sent, sent. enviar.set, set, set poner, colocar.shake, shook, shaken sacudir.shine, shone, shone brillar.shoot, shot, shot. tirar,disparar, fusilar.show, showed, shown mostrar, ensear.shrink, shrank, shrunk encogerse.shut, shut, shut cerrar.sing, sang, sung cantar.sink, sank, sunk hundirse.sit, sat, sat sentarse, estar sentado.sleep, slept, slept dormir.slide, slid, slid deslizarse.slit, slit, slit rajar, hendir.smell, smelt, smelt oler.(3) No confundir I saw: yo sierro, con I saw, pasado de l see: yo v, pues ambos se pronuncian igual.

To sow, sowed, sown (4) sembrar.speak, spoke, spoken hablar.spell, spelt, spelt (5) deletrear.spend, spent, spent gastar.spill, spilt, spilt (6) derramar, esparcir.spin, spun, spun hilar, alargar.spit, spat, spit escupir.split, split, split hendir, dividir, partir.spread, spread, spread extender, propagar.spring, sprang, sprung saltar, surgir.stand, stood, stood estar de pie, mantenerse.steal, stole, stolen robar.stick, stuck, stuck clavar, encajar.sting, stung, stung picar, pinchar, raspar.stink, stank, stunk apestar.strike, struck, struck golpear.swear, swore, sworn jurar.sweep, swept, swept barrer.swell, swelled, swollen inflar, hinchar.swim, swam, swum nadar.swing, swung, swung balancear, columpiar.take, took, taken tomar, coger.tear, tore, torn rasgar.tell, told, torn decir.think, thought, thought pensar.throw, threw, thrown Ianzar, tirar.tread, trod, trodden pisar, andar sobre.(4) No confundir con to sew: coser, que se pronuncia "soou", y es regular: I sewed, I havesewed.(5) Se dice tambien spelled.(6) O tambin, spilled, spilled.

To understand, understood, understood entender.upset, upset, upset volar.wake, woke, woke (7) despertar.wear, wore, worn IIevar puesto.weep, wept, wept Ilorar.win, won, won ganar.write, wrote, written. escribir.(7) o tambin: woke, woken.PGINA 285