Irregular Verbs ESL

IRREGULAR VERBS

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4 GROUPS

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1st GROUP

BASE FORM = PAST SIMPLE = PAST PARTICIPLE

BET - BET - BET

APOSTAR

LET - LET - LET

DEJAR, PERMITIR

HIT - HIT - HIT

GOLPEAR

HURT - HURT - HURT

HERIR DAÑAR

PUT - PUT - PUT

PONER

CUT - CUT - CUT

CORTAR

READ - READ - READ*

LEER

* Different pronunciation!!! /riːd/-/red/-/red/

2nd GROUP

BASE FORM = ≠ PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE

BECOME - BECAME - BECOME

LLEGAR A SER

COME - CAME - COME

VENIR

RUN - RAN - RUN

CORRER

3rd GROUP

BASE FORM ≠ PAST SIMPLE = PAST PARTICIPLE

COGER, AGARRAR

CATCH - CAUGHT - CAUGHT

TEACH - TAUGHT - TAUGHT

ENSEÑAR

BRING - BROUGHT - BROUGHT

TRAER

BUY - BOUGHT - BOUGHT

COMPRAR

THINK - THOUGHT - THOUGHT

PENSAR

KEEP - KEPT - KEPT

MANTENER

SENTIR

FEEL - FELT - FELT

MARCHARSE

LEAVE - LEFT - LEFT

SLEEP - SLEPT - SLEPT

DORMIR

MEET - MET - MET

REUNIR ENCONTRAR

FEED - FED - FED

ALIMENTAR

DREAM - DREAMT - DREAMT*

SOÑAR

LEARN - LEARNT - LEARNT**

APRENDER

MEAN - MEANT - MEANT

SIGNIFICAR

* it has got also the regular form > dream dreamed dreamed** it has got also the regular form > learn learned learned

BUILD - BUILT - BUILT

CONSTRUIR

SPELL - SPELT - SPELT

DELETREAR

SMELL - SMELT - SMELT

OLER

SEND - SENT - SENT

ENVIAR

SPEND - SPENT - SPENT

GASTAR

LEND - LENT - LENT

PRESTAR

SELL - SOLD - SOLD

VENDER

TELL - TOLD - TOLD

DECIR

STAND - STOOD - STOOD

ESTAR DE PIE

ENTENDER

UNDERSTAND - UNDERSTOOD - UNDERSTOOD

LAY - LAID - LAID

EXTENDER

SAY - SAID - SAID

DECIR

PAY - PAID - PAID

PAGAR

HAVE - HAD - HAD

TENER

HEAR - HEARD - HEARD

OÍR

FIND - FOUND - FOUND

ENCONTRAR

MAKE - MADE - MADE

HACER

HOLD - HELD - HELD

MANTENER

COLGAR

HANG - HUNG - HUNG*

SWING - SWUNG - SWUNG

COLUMPIAR

* it has got also the regular form > hang hanged hanged

SHOOT - SHOT - SHOT

DISPARAR

LOSE - LOST - LOST

PERDER

GET - GOT - GOT

OBTENER

WIN - WON - WON

GANAR

4th GROUP

BASE FORM ≠ PAST SIMPLE ≠ PAST PARTICIPLE

BREAK - BROKE - BROKEN

ROMPER

SPEAK - SPOKE - SPOKEN

HABLAR

STEAL - STOLE - STOLEN

ROBAR

CHOOSE - CHOSE - CHOSEN

ELEGIR

WAKE - WOKE - WOKEN

DESPERTAR

SHAKE - SHOOK - SHAKEN

AGITAR

TAKE - TOOK - TAKEN

COGER

SHOW - SHOWED - SHOWN

MOSTRAR

WEAR - WORE - WORN

LLEVAR PUESTO

GO - WENT - GONE

IR

BLOW - BLEW - BLOWN

SOPLAR

GROW - GREW - GROWN

CRECER

KNOW - KNEW - KNOWN

CONOCER, SABER

DRAW - DREW - DRAWN

DIBUJAR

FLY - FLEW - FLOWN

VOLAR

DRINK - DRANK - DRUNK

BEBER

BEGIN - BEGAN - BEGUN

COMENZAR

RING - RANG - RUNG

TELEFONEAR

SING - SANG - SUNG

CANTAR

SWIM - SWAM - SWUM

NADAR

BE - WAS/WERE - BEEN *

SER, ESTAR

DO - DID - DONE

HACER

EAT - ATE - EATEN

COMER

SEE - SAW - SEEN

VER

GIVE - GAVE - GIVEN

DAR

FORGET - FORGOT - FORGOTTEN

OLVIDAR

FALL - FELL - FALLEN

CAER

HIDE - HID - HIDDEN

ESCONDER

DRIVE - DROVE - DRIVEN

CONDUCIR

RIDE - RODE - RIDDEN

MONTAR

WRITE - WROTE - WRITTEN

ESCRIBIR

ATTENTION!!!

* BE is a "special verb"!It's special for 3 reasons!

1) it has 2 forms in the past simple and we must use them following the rule (I/he/she/it was - we/you/they were)

ATTENTION!!!

* BE is a "special verb"!It's special for 3 reasons!

2) we do its negative and interrogative formswithout any other auxiliary verbs (I'm not, he wasn't, are we, were they)

ATTENTION!!!

* BE is a "special verb"!It's special for 3 reasons!

3) its base form isn't the "base" to build e.g. the present simple(BE ≠ am, is, are)

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