Como ves, los verbos regulares siguen un patrón predecible, mientras que los irregulares pueden cambiar completamente su estructura, sin seguir una norma fija.
Existen alrededor de 200 verbos irregulares en inglés, pero no te asustes; la buena noticia es que solo unos 50 a 80 de ellos son los que se usan con frecuencia en el día a día. Por lo tanto, centrar tus esfuerzos en la lista de los más comunes es la estrategia más eficaz.
: Estudiar el verbo en una frase te ayuda a recordar su uso y significado. Por ejemplo, no aprendas "go - went - gone". Aprende "I go to school", "Yesterday, I went to the cinema", "I have gone to London". Esto te dará una comprensión mucho más profunda.
Verbos que cambian su vocal interna en un orden musical y repetitivo. - Began - Begun (Empezar) Drink - Drank - Drunk (Beber) Ring - Rang - Rung (Llamar por teléfono / Sonar) Sing - Sang - Sung (Cantar) Swim - Swam - Swum (Nadar) 4. Verbos que terminan en "O-K-E" y "O-N-E" Break - Broke - Broken (Romper) Choose - Chose - Chosen (Elegir) Speak - Spoke - Spoken (Hablar) Wake - Woke - Woken (Despertar) Consejos Finales para el Aprendizaje Diario
Verbos Irregulares en Inglés Lista: Los 50 Más Usados - Migaku lista de verbos irregulares traducidos al espa%C3%B1ol
| Infinitivo | Pasado Simple | Participio Pasado | Traducción | |------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------| | be | was / were | been | ser / estar | | become | became | become | convertirse en / llegar a ser | | begin | began | begun | empezar / comenzar | | break | broke | broken | romper | | bring | brought | brought | traer / llevar | | build | built | built | construir | | buy | bought | bought | comprar | | catch | caught | caught | atrapar / coger | | choose | chose | chosen | elegir | | come | came | come | venir | | cost | cost | cost | costar | | cut | cut | cut | cortar | | do | did | done | hacer | | drink | drank | drunk | beber | | drive | drove | driven | conducir | | eat | ate | eaten | comer | | fall | fell | fallen | caer | | feel | felt | felt | sentir | | find | found | found | encontrar | | fly | flew | flown | volar | | forget | forgot | forgotten | olvidar | | get | got | got / gotten | obtener / conseguir | | give | gave | given | dar | | go | went | gone | ir | | have | had | had | tener / haber | | hear | heard | heard | oír | | keep | kept | kept | guardar / mantener | | know | knew | known | saber / conocer | | leave | left | left | dejar / salir | | lend | lent | lent | prestar |
No te limites a leer la lista. Escribe oraciones con cada verbo, haz ejercicios de rellenar huecos (fill-in-the-blanks) o usa aplicaciones interactivas.
Lista de verbos irregulares en inglés | PDF para imprimir - QuillBot
go → went (past simple) → gone (past participle): Como ves, los verbos regulares siguen un patrón
Los verbos irregulares en inglés representan uno de los mayores desafíos para los estudiantes hispanohablantes. A diferencia de los verbos regulares, que forman el pasado y el participio añadiendo la terminación "-ed", los verbos irregulares cambian su estructura de forma drástica o, en algunos casos, permanecen completamente idénticos.
Se usa para acciones que comenzaron y terminaron en el pasado (ej. I ate an apple / Me comí una manzana).
: Puedes descargar listas completas en formato PDF desde sitios como Cambridge Blog o Salón de Idiomas para tenerlos siempre a mano.
| Infinitivo | Pasado Simple | Participio Pasado | Traducción | |------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------| | arise [əˈraɪz] | arose [əˈrəʊz] | arisen [əˈrɪzən] | surgir, levantarse | | awake [əˈweɪk] | awoke [əˈwəʊk] | awoken [əˈwəʊkən] | despertarse | | be [biː] | was/were [wɒz]/[wɜː] | been [biːn] | ser, estar | | beat [biːt] | beat [biːt] | beaten [ˈbiːtən] | golpear, vencer | | become [bɪˈkʌm] | became [bɪˈkeɪm] | become [bɪˈkʌm] | convertirse en | | begin [bɪˈɡɪn] | began [bɪˈɡæn] | begun [bɪˈɡʌn] | empezar, comenzar | | bend [bend] | bent [bent] | bent [bent] | doblar, curvar | | bet [bet] | bet [bet] | bet [bet] | apostar | | bite [baɪt] | bit [bɪt] | bitten [ˈbɪtən] | morder | | bleed [bliːd] | bled [bled] | bled [bled] | sangrar | | blow [bləʊ] | blew [bluː] | blown [bləʊn] | soplar | | break [breɪk] | broke [brəʊk] | broken [ˈbrəʊkən] | romper | | bring [brɪŋ] | brought [brɔːt] | brought [brɔːt] | traer | | broadcast [ˈbrɔːdkɑːst] | broadcast [ˈbrɔːdkɑːst] | broadcast [ˈbrɔːdkɑːst] | transmitir | | build [bɪld] | built [bɪlt] | built [bɪlt] | construir | | burn [bɜːn] | burnt [bɜːnt] | burnt [bɜːnt] | quemar | | burst [bɜːst] | burst [bɜːst] | burst [bɜːst] | reventar, estallar | | buy [baɪ] | bought [bɔːt] | bought [bɔːt] | comprar | | cast [kɑːst] | cast [kɑːst] | cast [kɑːst] | lanzar, echar | | catch [kætʃ] | caught [kɔːt] | caught [kɔːt] | atrapar, coger | | choose [tʃuːz] | chose [tʃəʊz] | chosen [ˈtʃəʊzən] | elegir | | cling [klɪŋ] | clung [klʌŋ] | clung [klʌŋ] | agarrarse, aferrarse | | come [kʌm] | came [keɪm] | come [kʌm] | venir | | cost [kɒst] | cost [kɒst] | cost [kɒst] | costar | | creep [kriːp] | crept [krept] | crept [krept] | arrastrarse | | cut [kʌt] | cut [kʌt] | cut [kʌt] | cortar | | deal [diːl] | dealt [delt] | dealt [delt] | tratar, repartir | | dig [dɪɡ] | dug [dʌɡ] | dug [dʌɡ] | cavar | | do [duː] | did [dɪd] | done [dʌn] | hacer | | draw [drɔː] | drew [druː] | drawn [drɔːn] | dibujar | | dream [driːm] | dreamt [dremt] | dreamt [dremt] | soñar | | drink [drɪŋk] | drank [dræŋk] | drunk [drʌŋk] | beber | | drive [draɪv] | drove [drəʊv] | driven [ˈdrɪvən] | conducir | | eat [iːt] | ate [eɪt] | eaten [ˈiːtən] | comer | | fall [fɔːl] | fell [fel] | fallen [ˈfɔːlən] | caer | | feed [fiːd] | fed [fed] | fed [fed] | alimentar | | feel [fiːl] | felt [felt] | felt [felt] | sentir | | fight [faɪt] | fought [fɔːt] | fought [fɔːt] | luchar, pelear | | find [faɪnd] | found [faʊnd] | found [faʊnd] | encontrar | | flee [fliː] | fled [fled] | fled [fled] | huir | | fly [flaɪ] | flew [fluː] | flown [fləʊn] | volar | | forget [fəˈɡet] | forgot [fəˈɡɒt] | forgotten [fəˈɡɒtən] | olvidar | | forgive [fəˈɡɪv] | forgave [fəˈɡeɪv] | forgiven [fəˈɡɪvən] | perdonar | | freeze [friːz] | froze [frəʊz] | frozen [ˈfrəʊzən] | congelar | | get [ɡet] | got [ɡɒt] | got/gotten [ɡɒt/ˈɡɒtən] | obtener, conseguir | | give [ɡɪv] | gave [ɡeɪv] | given [ˈɡɪvən] | dar | | go [ɡəʊ] | went [went] | gone [ɡɒn] | ir | | grow [ɡrəʊ] | grew [ɡruː] | grown [ɡrəʊn] | crecer | | hang [hæŋ] | hung [hʌŋ] | hung [hʌŋ] | colgar | | have [hæv] | had [hæd] | had [hæd] | tener, haber | | hear [hɪə] | heard [hɜːd] | heard [hɜːd] | oír | | hide [haɪd] | hid [hɪd] | hidden [ˈhɪdən] | esconder(se) | | hit [hɪt] | hit [hɪt] | hit [hɪt] | golpear | | hold [həʊld] | held [held] | held [held] | sostener, mantener | | hurt [hɜːt] | hurt [hɜːt] | hurt [hɜːt] | herir, doler | | keep [kiːp] | kept [kept] | kept [kept] | guardar, mantener | | know [nəʊ] | knew [njuː] | known [nəʊn] | saber, conocer | | lay [leɪ] | laid [leɪd] | laid [leɪd] | poner, colocar | | lead [liːd] | led [led] | led [led] | liderar, conducir | | learn [lɜːn] | learnt [lɜːnt] | learnt [lɜːnt] | aprender | | leave [liːv] | left [left] | left [left] | dejar, salir | | lend [lend] | lent [lent] | lent [lent] | prestar | | let [let] | let [let] | let [let] | permitir, dejar | | lie [laɪ] | lay [leɪ] | lain [leɪn] | echarse, yacer | | light [laɪt] | lit [lɪt] | lit [lɪt] | encender | | lose [luːz] | lost [lɒst] | lost [lɒst] | perder | | make [meɪk] | made [meɪd] | made [meɪd] | hacer, fabricar | | mean [miːn] | meant [ment] | meant [ment] | significar | | meet [miːt] | met [met] | met [met] | conocer, encontrarse | | pay [peɪ] | paid [peɪd] | paid [peɪd] | pagar | | put [pʊt] | put [pʊt] | put [pʊt] | poner | | read [riːd] | read [red] | read [red] | leer | | ride [raɪd] | rode [rəʊd] | ridden [ˈrɪdən] | montar | | ring [rɪŋ] | rang [ræŋ] | rung [rʌŋ] | llamar (por teléfono) | | rise [raɪz] | rose [rəʊz] | risen [ˈrɪzən] | elevarse, levantarse | | run [rʌn] | ran [ræn] | run [rʌn] | correr | | say [seɪ] | said [sed] | said [sed] | decir | | see [siː] | saw [sɔː] | seen [siːn] | ver | | sell [sel] | sold [səʊld] | sold [səʊld] | vender | | send [send] | sent [sent] | sent [sent] | enviar | | set [set] | set [set] | set [set] | poner(se), fijar | | shake [ʃeɪk] | shook [ʃʊk] | shaken [ˈʃeɪkən] | sacudir | | shine [ʃaɪn] | shone [ʃɒn] | shone [ʃɒn] | brillar | | shoot [ʃuːt] | shot [ʃɒt] | shot [ʃɒt] | disparar | | show [ʃəʊ] | showed [ʃəʊd] | shown [ʃəʊn] | mostrar | | shrink [ʃrɪŋk] | shrank [ʃræŋk] | shrunk [ʃrʌŋk] | encoger(se) | | shut [ʃʌt] | shut [ʃʌt] | shut [ʃʌt] | cerrar | | sing [sɪŋ] | sang [sæŋ] | sung [sʌŋ] | cantar | | sink [sɪŋk] | sank [sæŋk] | sunk [sʌŋk] | hundirse | | sit [sɪt] | sat [sæt] | sat [sæt] | sentarse | | sleep [sliːp] | slept [slept] | slept [slept] | dormir | | speak [spiːk] | spoke [spəʊk] | spoken [ˈspəʊkən] | hablar | | spend [spend] | spent [spent] | spent [spent] | gastar, pasar (tiempo) | | stand [stænd] | stood [stʊd] | stood [stʊd] | estar de pie, soportar | | steal [stiːl] | stole [stəʊl] | stolen [ˈstəʊlən] | robar | | swim [swɪm] | swam [swæm] | swum [swʌm] | nadar | | take [teɪk] | took [tʊk] | taken [ˈteɪkən] | tomar, coger | | teach [tiːtʃ] | taught [tɔːt] | taught [tɔːt] | enseñar | | tell [tel] | told [təʊld] | told [təʊld] | contar, decir | | think [θɪŋk] | thought [θɔːt] | thought [θɔːt] | pensar | | throw [θrəʊ] | threw [θruː] | thrown [θrəʊn] | lanzar, tirar | | understand [ˌʌndəˈstænd] | understood [ˌʌndəˈstʊd] | understood [ˌʌndəˈstʊd] | entender | | wake [weɪk] | woke [wəʊk] | woken [ˈwəʊkən] | despertar(se) | | wear [weə] | wore [wɔː] | worn [wɔːn] | llevar puesto, usar | | win [wɪn] | won [wʌn] | won [wʌn] | ganar | | write [raɪt] | wrote [rəʊt] | written [ˈrɪtən] | escribir | : Estudiar el verbo en una frase te
| Criterion | Evaluation | |-----------|-------------| | | Many lists include 50–100 verbs, which is sufficient for B1/B2 levels. But some omit important verbs like awake , forsake , stride . | | Accuracy of Spanish translations | Often problematic: get can be obtener , llegar , ponerse – but lists give only one translation. Lie (recostarse) vs lay (poner) is frequently confused. | | Organization | Best lists are alphabetical (English). Some group by pattern (e.g., sing‑sang‑sung ). The worst are random or only sorted by Spanish. | | Pronunciation help | Rarely included, but very helpful (e.g., read /riːd/ → /red/ → /red/). | | Usability | Digital lists with search/filter are superior. Printable PDFs are good for study, but many have tiny fonts or cramped columns. | | Extra features | Excellent lists include: example sentences, audio, quizzes, or color‑coded patterns (e.g., AAA, ABB, ABC). |
A continuación, se presenta la lista con los verbos irregulares más comunes e importantes en inglés, ordenados alfabéticamente para facilitar su consulta. Infinitivo Pasado Simple Participio Pasado Traducción al Español (am/is/are) was / were Ser / Estar Beat Golpear / Batir Become Llegar a ser / Convertirse en Begin Empezar / Comenzar Bend Doblar / Inclinarse Bet Bite Bleed Blow Break Bring Build Burn burnt / burned burnt / burned Buy Catch Atrapar / Coger Choose Elegir / Escoger Come Cost Cut Dig Do Draw Dream dreamt / dreamed dreamt / dreamed Drink Drive Conducir / Manejar Eat Fall Feed Feel Fight Pelear / Combatir Find Fly Forget Forgive Freeze Get got / gotten Obtener / Conseguir Give Go Grow Crecer / Cultivar Hang Have Tener / Haber Hear Hide Hit Hold Sostener / Mantener Hurt Herir / Doler Keep Mantener / Guardar Know Saber / Conocer Lead Guiar / Liderar Learn learnt / learned learnt / learned Leave Dejar / Salir / Abandonar Lend Let Permitir / Dejar Lie Tumbarse / Mentir (ver nota) Light Lose Make Hacer / Fabricar Mean Significar / Querer decir Meet Encontrarse con / Conocer Pay Put Poner / Colocar Read read (se pronuncia /red/) read (se pronuncia /red/) Ride Montar / Cabalgar Ring Sonar / Llamar por teléfono Rise Subir / Elevarse Run Say See Sell Send Set Establecer / Fijar Shake Agitar / Sacudir Shine Shoot Show Shut Sing Sink Sit Sleep Slide Deslizarse Smell smelt / smelled smelt / smelled Speak Spend Gastar (dinero) / Pasar (tiempo) Spill spilt / spilled spilt / spilled Stand Estar de pie Steal Stick Pegar / Pegarse Swim Take Tomar / Llevar Teach Tear Rasgar / Romper Tell Decir / Contar Think Throw Lanzar / Tirar Understand understood understood Entender / Comprender Wake Despertarse Wear Llevar puesto / Vestir Win Write Notas importantes y excepciones
Éste es el grupo más numeroso y el que más ayuda a la memorización: