Irregular Verbs

By: Mrs. Neisha M. Velez

For some verbs, you do not form the past by adding -ed. Irregular verbs have special forms to show the past.

There are no rules to help you form the past of irregular verbs. However, certain patterns will help you remember the past form of some irregular verbs.

Group 1:

The Present and the Past tense is

the same.

Group 1: The Present and the Past is the same.Present Past Past Participle

has/have

beat beat beat golpear

bet bet bet apostar

burst burst burst explotar

cost cost cost costar

cut cut cut cortar

fit fit fit caber

hit hit hit pegar / golpear

hurt hurt hurt herir

let let let dejar

put put put poner

quit quit quit renunciar

read* read* read* leer

set set set poner / preparar

shut shut shut cerrar

Group 2:

The simple past and the past

participle are -ought and -

aught

Group 2: The simple past and the past participle change to - ought and - aught

Present Past Past ParticipleHas / have

bring brought brought traer

buy bought bought comprar

fight fought fought pelear

seek sought sought buscar

think thought thought pensar

catch caught caught atrapar

teach taught taught enseñar

Group 3:

The simple past and past

participle change to

-ept.

Group 3: The simple past and the past participle change to -ept.

Present Past Past Participle

creep crept crept arrastrar

keep kept kept mantener

sleep slept slept dormir

sweep swept swept barrer

weep wept wept gemir

Group 4:

The simple past and the past

participle loose the second vowel.

Group 4: The simple past and past participle loose the second vowel.

Present Past Future

bleed bled bled sangrar

breed bred bred reproducir

feed fed fed alimentar

flee fled fled huir

plead pled pled suplicar

speed sped sped acelerar

meet met met conocer

shoot shot shot disparar

Group 5:

the simple past and past participle change the -d for a -t.

Group 5: the simple past and past participle change the -d for a -t

Present Past Past Participle

bend bent bent doblar

lend lent lent prestar

send sent sent enviar

spend spent spent gastar

Group 6:

the simple past and past participle change to

-old

Group 6: Change to -0ld

Present Past Past ParticipleHas / have

sell sold sold vender

tell told told decir

Group 7 :

change the -y

to -id.

Group 7: Change the -y to -id.

Present Past Past ParticipleHas / have

lay laid laid acostar / poner

say said said decir

pay paid paid pagar

mislay mislaid mislaid mal poner

Group 8:

change to -ung.

Group 8: Change to -ung.

Present Past Past ParticipleHas / have

hang hung hung colgar

string strung strung hilar

swing swung swung columpiar

Group 9:

the simple form and the past

participle are the same.

Group 9: The simple past and the past participle are the same.

Present Past Past ParticipleHas / have

come came came venir

become became became convertir

Group 10:

the vowel change to

-a in the simple past and to

-u in the past participle

Group 10: The vowel in the simple past change to -aand to -u in the past participle.

Present Past Past ParticipleHas / have

begin began begun comenzar

drink drank drunk beber

ring rang rung sonar

sing sang sung cantar

run ran run correr

sink sank sunk hundir

shrink shrank shrunk encoger

stink stank stunk apestar

swim swam swum nadar

Group 11: change the simple

past to -ewand the past

participle to -own.

Group 11: change the simple past to -ew and the past participle to -own.

Present Past Past ParticipleHas / have

Meaning

bear bore born Desafiar /soportar

swear swore sworn jurar

blow blew blown soplar

tear tore torn romper

wear wore worn vestir

draw drew drown dibujar

fly flew flown volar

know knew known saber

throw threw thrown tirar

Group 12:

Group 12: the past participle ends in -en.

Present Past Past ParticipleHas / have

Meaning

see saw seen ver

break broke broken romper

speak spoke spoken hablar

drive drove driven guiar

give gave given dar

forgive forgave forgiven perdonar

hide hid hidden esconder

ride rode ridden Montar /correr

bite bit bitten morder

get got gotten tomar

write wrote written escribir