Aprender los verbos irregulares en inglés es esencial para mejorar tu fluidez y preparación para exámenes como el B1 Preliminary. En este artículo, te proporcionamos una lista completa de verbos irregulares, acompañada de ejemplos prácticos para ayudarte a memorizarlos y aplicarlos con éxito.
Para facilitarte el estudio, hemos marcado en verde algunos de los verbos de uso más cotidiano para que puedas empezar con ellos. Puedes agruparlos en grupos de cinco, diez o veinte y ponerte retos cada semana para ver si los has aprendido, buscar ejemplos en canciones o películas que conozcas.
Plantéatelo como un juego y no como una obligación, poco a poco irás fijándolos en tu cabeza. Además, la lista de los verbos irregulares es como ir en bici: una vez que te la has aprendido, no se olvida nunca, ¡prometido!
Listado de verbos irregulares
Infinitive | Simple Past | Past Participle | Castellano |
arise | arose | arisen | surgir |
be | was / were | been | ser |
beat | beat | beaten | golpear |
become | became | become | convertirse |
begin | began | begun | comenzar |
bet | bet/betted | bet/betted | apostar |
bite | bit | bitten | morder |
bleed | bled | bled | sangrar |
blow | blew | blown | soplar |
break | broke | broken | romper |
bring | brought | brought | traer |
build | built | built | construir |
buy | bought | bought | comprar |
catch | caught | caught | atrapar |
choose | chose | chosen | elegir |
come | came | come | venir |
cost | cost | cost | costar |
creep | crept | crept | arrastrarse |
cut | cut | cut | cortar |
deal | dealt | dealt | dar, repartir |
do | did | done | hacer |
draw | drew | drawn | dibujar |
dream | dreamt/dreamed | dreamt/dreamed | soñar |
drink | drank | drunk | beber |
drive | drove | driven | conducir |
eat | ate | eaten | comer |
fall | fell | fallen | caer |
feed | fed | fed | alimentar |
feel | felt | felt | sentir |
fight | fought | fought | pelear |
find | found | found | encontrar |
flee | fled | fled | huir |
fly | flew | flown | volar |
forget | forgot | forgotten | olvidar |
forgive | forgave | forgiven | perdonar |
forsake | forsook | forsaken | abandonar |
freeze | froze | frozen | congelar |
get | got | got | tener, obtener |
give | gave | given | dar |
go | went | gone | ir |
grind | ground | ground | moler |
grow | grew | grown | crecer |
hang | hung | hung | colgar |
have | had | had | tener |
hear | heard | heard | oír |
hide | hid | hidden | esconderse |
hit | hit | hit | golpear |
hold | held | held | tener, mantener |
hurt | hurt | hurt | herir, doler |
keep | kept | kept | guardar |
kneel | knelt | knelt | arrodillarse |
know | knew | known | saber |
lead | led | led | encabezar |
learn | learnt/learned | learnt/learned | aprender |
leave | left | left | dejar |
lend | lent | lent | prestar |
let | let | let | dejar |
lie | lay | lain | yacer |
lose | lost | lost | perder |
make | made | made | hacer |
mean | meant | meant | significar |
meet | met | met | conocer, encontrar |
pay | paid | paid | pagar |
put | put | put | poner |
quit | quit/quitted | quit/quitted | abandonar |
read | read | read | leer |
ride | rode | ridden | montar, ir |
ring | rang | rung | llamar por teléfono |
rise | rose | risen | elevar |
run | ran | run | correr |
say | said | said | decir |
see | saw | seen | ver |
sell | sold | sold | vender |
send | sent | sent | enviar |
set | set | set | fijar |
sew | sewed | sewn/sewed | coser |
shake | shook | shaken | sacudir |
shine | shone | shone | brillar |
shoot | shot | shot | disparar |
show | showed | shown/showed | mostrar |
shrink | shrank/shrunk | shrunk | encoger |
shut | shut | shut | cerrar |
sing | sang | sung | cantar |
sink | sank | sunk | hundir |
sit | sat | sat | sentarse |
sleep | slept | slept | dormir |
slide | slid | slid | deslizar |
sow | sowed | sown/sowed | sembrar |
speak | spoke | spoken | hablar |
spell | spelt/spelled | spelt/spelled | deletrear |
spend | spent | spent | gastar |
spill | spilt/spilled | spilt/spilled | derramar |
split | split | split | partir |
spoil | spoilt/spoiled | spoilt/spoiled | estropear |
spread | spread | spread | extenderse |
stand | stood | stood | estar de pie |
steal | stole | stolen | robar |
sting | stung | stung | picar |
stink | stank/stunk | stunk | apestar |
strike | struck | struck | golpear |
swear | swore | sworn | jurar |
sweep | swept | swept | barrer |
swim | swam | swum | nadar |
take | took | taken | tomar |
teach | taught | taught | enseñar |
tear | tore | torn | romper |
tell | told | told | decir |
think | thought | thought | pensar |
throw | threw | thrown | lanzar |
tread | trode | trodden/trod | pisar |
understand | understood | understood | entender |
wake | woke | woken | despertarse |
wear | wore | worn | llevar puesto |
weave | wove | woven | tejer |
weep | wept | wept | llorar |
win | won | won | ganar |
wring | wrung | wrung | retorcer |
write | wrote | written | escribir |
Consejos para el estudio
¡Mucho ánimo con el estudio de esta lista de verbos irregulares en inglés! Tómatelo como un reto y organízate bien para ir aprendiendo todos los verbos poco a poco.
¡Recuerda revisar los que has estudiado semanas anteriores! Ya sabes que un idioma no se estudia solamente para aprobar un examen, sino para comunicarse. Así que de nada sirve aprender una lista como un loro para olvidarla a los pocos días. You can do it!
¡Ponte a prueba! En este enlace puedes hacer una actividad para comprobar qué tal te ha ido el estudio.
Y ahora que ya dominas los verbos irregulares, ¿qué tal empezar con los phrasal verbs? El manual English Phrasal Verbs in Use Intermediate es perfecto para que sigas aprendiendo. ¡Consíguelo aquí!
También puedes seguir trabajando la gramática en inglés con el manual Essential Grammar in Use
