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L  V I

V (F I) P S P P S
• (to) abide abode abode habitar, morar
• (to) arise arose arisen levantarse
• (to) awake awoke awoke despertarse
• (to) be was/were been ser, estar
• (to) bear bore borne/born aguantar, soportar
• (to) beat beat beaten/beat vencer, golpear
• (to) become became become llegar a ser
• (to) befall befell befallen ocurrir
• (to) beget begot begotten/begot engendrar
• (to) begin began begun empezar(a hacer algo)
• (to) behold beheld beheld contemplar
• (to) bend bent bent doblar(se), curvarse
• (to) bereave bereft/bereaved bereft/bereaved privar(de), desconsolar
• (to) beseech besought besought suplicar
• (to) bestride bestrode bestridden estar sobre algo
• (to) bet ◦ bet bet apostar
• (to) betake betook betaken recurrir, acudir
• (to) bethink bethought bethought acordarse(de), considar
• (to) bid ◦ bid bid pujar(subasta), hacer ofertas
• (to) bide bode/bided bided esperar la oportunidad
• (to) bind ◦ bound bound atar a, encuadernar
• (to) bite bit bitten morder
• (to) bleed bled bled sangrar
• (to) bless blest/blessed blest/blessed bendecir
• (to) blow blew blown soplar
• (to) break broke broken romper
• (to) breed ◦ bred bred producir, engendrar
• (to) bring brought brought traer, llevar
• (to) broadcast ◦ broadcast broadcast emitir, difundir por TV
• (to) build built built edificar, construir
• (to) burn burnt/burned burnt/burned quemar, arder
• (to) burst ◦ burst burst reventar, estallar
• (to) buy bought bought comprar
• (to) can could been able poder, ser capaz
• (to) cast ◦ cast cast arrojar, emitir(voto)
• (to) catch caught caught coger, atrapar
• (to) choose chose chosen elegir, escoger
• (to) cleave (to split) cleft/clove/cleaved cleft/clove/cleaved partirse, rajarse
• (to) cling ◦ clung clung agarrarse, aferrarse
• (to) clothe clad/clothed clad/clothed vestir(a alguien), cubrir
• (to) come came come venir, llegar
• (to) cost cost cost costar, valer
• (to) creep ◦ crept crept deslizarse, arrastrarse
• (to) crow crew/crowed crowed cantar(gallo), jactarse
• (to) cut cut cut cortar
• (to) deal ◦ dealt dealt dar(de trato)
• (to) dig dug dug cavar
• (to) do/does did done hacer
• (to) draw drew drawn dibujar, trazar
• (to) dream dreamt/dreamed dreamt/dreamed soñar
• (to) drink drank drunk beber
• (to) drive drove driven manejar, conducir
• (to) dwell dwelt/dewelled dwelt/dewelled habitar, morar

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V (F I) P S P P S

• (to) eat ate eaten comer
• (to) fall fell fallen caer(se
• (to) feed fed fed alimentar
• (to) feel felt felt sentir, tocar
• (to) fight fought fought luchar(contra)
• (to) find found found encontrar, hallar
• (to) flee ◦ fled fled huir, abandonar
• (to) fling ◦ flung flung lanzar, dar un empujon a
• (to) fly flew flown volar
• (to) forbear forbore forborne abstenerse
• (to) forbid forbade forbidden prohibir
• (to) forecast ◦ forecast forecast pronosticar
• (to) foreknow foreknew foreknown preconocer
• (to) foresee foresaw foreseen preveer, antever
• (to) foretell foretold foretold predecir
• (to) forget forgot forgotten olvidar
• (to) forgive forgave forgiven perdonar
• (to) forsake ◦ forsook forsaken abandonar, renunciar a
• (to) forswear forswore forsworn abjurar, renunciar, perjurar
• (to) freeze froze frozen congelar(se), helar(se)
• (to) get ? got got recibir, conseguir
• (to) give gave given dar (algo a alguien)
• (to) go went gone ir(se), marchar(se))
• (to) grind ◦ ground ground moler(se), afilar
• (to) grow up grew up grown up crecer, cultivar
• (to) hamstring hamstrung hamstrung debilitar
• (to) hang ?? hung hung colgar
• (to) have had had tener
• (to) hear heard heard oir, escuchar
• (to) heave hoved/heaved hoven/heaved tirar, empujar, arrojar
• (to) hew hewed hewn/hewed labrar, extraer
• (to) hide hid hidden ocultar, esconder
• (to) hit hit hit pegar, golpear, chocar
• (to) hold held held aguantar, agarrar
• (to) hurt hurt hurt dañar, herir
• (to) inlay inlaid inlaid incrustar, embutir
• (to) keep kept kept guardar, quedarse
• (to) kneel knelt knelt arrodillarse
• (to) knit knit knit tejer, hacer punto
• (to) know knew known saber, conocer
• (to) lade laded laden/laded cargar, embarcar
• (to) lay laid laid colocar, poner
• (to) lead led led llevar, conducir
• (to) lean leant/leaned leant/leaned apoyar(se) en, inclinar(se)
• (to) leap lept/leaped lept/leaped saltar, brincar
• (to) learn learnt/learned learnt/learned aprender
• (to) leave left left ir(se), salir (de), dejar
• (to) lend lent lent prestar algo(a alguien)
• (to) let let let dejar, permitir
• (to) lie lay lain echarse, yacer
• (to) light lit/lighted lit/lighted encender(se), iluminar
• (to) lose lost lost perder
• (to) make made made hacer, fabricar
• (to) may might quiza

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V (F I) P S P P S

• (to) mean meant meant querer decir, significar
• (to) meet met met encontrarse, conocerse
• (to) miscast miscast miscast escoger actor inadecuado
• (to) misdeal misdealt misdealt reparto erroneo, mal negocio
• (to) mow mowed mown segar, cortar
• (to) mislead misled misled despistar, engañar
• (to) misspell misspelt/mispelled misspelt/mispelled escribir con mala ortografía
• (to) misspend misspent misspent malgastar
• (to) mistake mistook mistaken errar, equivocarse
• (to) misunderstand misunderstood misunderstood entender o interpretar mal
• (to) mow mowed mown/mowed segar, guadañar, dallar
• (to) must had to deber, haber de, tener que
• (to) outbid outbade/outbid outbidden/outbid pujar, ofrececer más que
• (to) outdo outdid outdone sobrepujar, exceder
• (to) outgrow outgrew outgrown crecer mas, hacerse muy grande
• (to) outrun outran outrun aventajar, dejar detras
• (to) outshine outshone outshone eclipsar
• (to) overbear overbore overborne agobiar, abrumar, oprimir
• (to) overcome overcame overcome vencer, superar
• (to) overdo overdid overdone exagerar, pasarse con
• (to) overfeed overfed overfed sobrealimentar
• (to) overhang overhung overhung colgar(por encimar)
• (to) overhear overheard overheard oir(por casualidad)
• (to) overlay overlaid overlaid recubrir, dar una capa
• (to) overleap overleapt overleapt sobrepasar la capacidad de uno
• (to) overlie overlay overlain descansar, estar sobre
• (to) override overrode overridden atropellar, pisotear
• (to) overrun overran overrun cubrir enteramente, inundar
• (to) oversee oversaw overseen vigilar, inspeccionar
• (to) overset overset overset volcar, voltear, tumbar
• (to) overshoot overshot overshot tirar por encima, más alla de
• (to) oversleep overslept overslept dormir demasiado
• (to) overtake overtook overtaken adelantar(a), desbancar
• (to) overthrow overthrew overthrow tumbar, derribar, vencer
• (to) partake partook partaken participar en comer
• (to) pay paid paid pagar(algo)
• (to) prove proved proved/proven(USA) probar, demostrar
• (to) put put put poner, colocar, meter
• (to) quit ??? quit quit dejar(de hacer algo)
• (to) read read read leer
• (to) rebind rebound rebound reencuadernar, volver a atar
• (to) rebuild rebuilt rebuilt reconstruir
• (to) recast recast recast reformar, refundir
• (to) redo redid redone rehacer
• (to) relay relaid relaid transmitir, retransmitir(TV, Radio)
• (to) remake remade remade rehacer
• (to) rend rent/rended rent/rended desgarrar, rasgar
• (to) repay repaid repaid pagar(prestamo), reembolsar
• (to) rerun reran rerun reponer, reestrenar, reanudar
• (to) reset reset reset reajustar, poner a cero
• (to) retell retold retold volver a contar
• (to) rewind rewound rewound rebobinar
• (to) rewrite rewrote rewritten reescribir

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V (F I) P S P P S

• (to) rid rid/ridded rid/ridded librarse(de), deshacerse(de)
• (to) ride rode ridden montar, cabalgar
• (to) ring rang rung timbrar, sonar(teléfono o timbre)
• (to) rise rose risen elevarse, subir
• (to) run ran run correr
• (to) say said said decir
• (to) saw sawed sawn serrar(con una sierra)
• (to) see saw seen ver
• (to) seek ◦ sought sought buscar
• (to) sell sold sold vender
• (to) send sent sent enviar, mandar algo(a algn)
• (to) set set set poner, colocar
• (to) sew sewed sewn coser
• (to) shake shook shaken sacudir, agitar
• (to) shall should (Verbo Ax. para formar el futuro)
• (to) shear sheared shorn/sheared esquilar, trasquilar
• (to) shed ◦ shed shed deshacerse de
• (to) shave shaved shaven/shaved afeitar(se)
• (to) shear sheared shorn esquilar
• (to) shine shone shone brillar
• (to) shoe shod/shoed shod/shodden/shoed calzar, herrar(un caballo)
• (to) shoot shot shot disparar(algo), fusilar
• (to) show showed shown mostrar, enseñar
• (to) shred shred/shredded shred/shredded hacer tiras, desmenuzar
• (to) shrink ◦ shrank/shrunk shrunk enconger(se), reducir(se)
• (to) shut shut shut cerrar(se)
• (to) sing sang sung cantar
• (to) sink ◦ sank sunk hundir(se)
• (to) sit sat sat sentarse, estar sentado
• (to) slay slew slain matar(violentamente)
• (to) sleep slept slept dormir
• (to) slide ◦ slid slid deslizarse, resbalar
• (to) sling slung slung colgar
• (to) slink slunk slunk deslizarse(sigilosamente)
• (to) slit ◦ slit slit cortar
• (to) smell smelt/smelled smelt/smelled oler(a algo)
• (to) smite smote smote golpear
• (to) sow sowed sown sembrar
• (to) speak spoke spoken hablar
• (to) speed sped sped acelerar
• (to) spell spelt spelt deletrear, suponer
• (to) spend spent spent gastar(en algo), pasar(tiempo)
• (to) spill spilt/spilled spilt/spilled derramar, verter
• (to) spin ◦ spun spun hilar, tejer(araña)
• (to) spit spat spat escupir
• (to) split ◦ split split partir(se), dividir(se)
• (to) spoil spoilt/spoiled spoilt/spoiled estropear(se), arruinar(se)
• (to) spread ◦ spread spread cubrir, extenderse
• (to) spring ◦ sprang sprung saltar, brotar(lagrimas)
• (to) stand stood stood estar de pie
• (to) stave stove/staved stove/staved reventar, desfondar
• (to) steal stole stolen robar

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V (F I) P S P P S

• (to) stick stuck stuck hincar, clavar
• (to) sting ◦ stung stung picar, escocer
• (to) stink ◦ stank stunk apestar, heder
• (to) stride strod stridden andar a zancos
• (to) strike ◦ struck struck/stricken golpear, pegar
• (to) string strung strung colgar algo(con cuerda)
• (to) strive ◦ strove/strived striven/strived esforzarse
• (to) sunburn sunburnt/sunburned sunburnt/sunburned quemarse al sol
• (to) swear swore sworn jurar
• (to) sweat sweat sweat sudar
• (to) sweep swept swept barrer
• (to) swell swelled swollen hinchar(se)
• (to) swim swam swum nadar
• (to) swing ◦ swung swung balancear(se)
• (to) take took taken coger, tomar
• (to) teach taught taught enseñar, dar clases(de)
• (to) tear tore torn rasgar(se)
• (to) tell told told contar, saber, explicar
• (to) think thought thought pensar
• (to) thrive throve thriven prosperar
• (to) throw threw thrown lanzar, arrojar
• (to) thrust ◦ thrust thrust meter, clavar, hundir
• (to) tread trod trodden pisar, aplastar algo
• (to) unbend unbent unbent enderezar, desencorvar
• (to) unbind unbound unbound desatar, desligar
• (to) underbid underbid underbid ofrecer menos que, rebajar
• (to) undergo underwent undergone experimentar, sufrir
• (to) understand understood understood entender, comprender
• (to) undertake undertook undertaken emprender, encargarse(de)
• (to) undo undid undone deshacer, desatar, anular
• (to) unwind unwound unwound desenrollar(se), relajarse
• (to) uphold upheld upheld defender(derechos), mantener(tradición)
• (to) upset upset upset disgustar, afectar
• (to) wake up woke up woken up despertarse
• (to) waylay waylaid waylaid acechar, abordar, demorar
• (to) wear wore worn llevar(puesto), usar
• (to) weave ◦ wove woven tejer algo(con algo)
• (to) wed wed/wedded wed/wedden casarse, unir
• (to) weep ◦ wept wept llorar
• (to) wet wet/wetted wet/wetted mojar, humedecer
• (to) will would desear(forma futura de verbos)
• (to) win won won ganar
• (to) wind ◦ wound wound enrrollar, serpentear
• (to) withdraw withdrew withdrawn retirar(se)
• (to) withhold withheld withheld retener, ocultar(información)
• (to) withstand withstood withstood resistir
• (to) wring wrung wrung torcer, estrujar
• (to) write wrote written escribir

? In British English: get-got-got. In American English: get-got-gotten/got.

?? hang is a regular verb when it means to kill someone with a rope around his/her neck. COMPARE: I hung
my clothes in the closet. They hanged the murderer by the neck until he was dead.
??? Also possible in British English: quit-quitted-quitted.

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List of Irregular Verbs + Past Simple + Past Participle + Meaning
◦ Definition of some of the less frequently used Irregular Verbs:
bet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wager: offer to pay money if one loses.
bid . . . . . . . make an offer of money, usually at a public sale.
bind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fasten or secure.
breed . . . . . . . . . . . bring animals together to produce young.
broadcast . . . . send information by radio waves; announce.
burst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .explode; break suddenly.
cast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . throw.
cling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hold on tightly.
creep . . crawl close to the ground; move slowly and quietly.
cling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hold on tightly.
creep . . crawl close to the ground; move slowly and quietly.
deal . . . . . . . . . . distribute playing cards to each person; give
attention to (deal with).
flee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . escape; run away.
fling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . throw with force.
forecast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . predict a future ocurrence.
forsake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .abandon or desert.
grind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . crush, reduce to small pieces.
seek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . look for.
shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . drop off or get rid of.
shrink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . become smaller.
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sink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . move downward, often under water.
slide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . glide smoothly; slip or skid.
slit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cut a narrow opening.
spin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . turn rapidly around a central point.
split . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . divide into two or more parts.
spread . . . . push out in all directions (e.g., butter on bread,
news).
spring . . . . . . . . . jump or rise suddenly from a still position.
sting . . . . . . . . . . . . cause pain with a sharp object (e.g., pin)
or bite (e.g., by an insect).
stink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . have a bad or foul smell.
strike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hit something with force.
strive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . try hard to archieve a goal.
swing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .move back and forth.
thrust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . push forcibly; shove.
weave . . form by passing pieces of material over and under
each other (as in making baskets, cloth).
weep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cry.
wind . . . . . . . . . . (sounds like find) turn around and around.