Los verbos irregulares no siguen la regla -ED del Past Simple. Hay que memorizarlos. Aquí están organizados por grupos para aprenderse más fácil.
| Infinitivo | Pasado | Participio | Significado |
|---|---|---|---|
| cut | cut | cut | cortar |
| hit | hit | hit | golpear |
| put | put | put | poner |
| let | let | let | dejar/permitir |
| set | set | set | establecer/poner |
| cost | cost | cost | costar |
| read | read* | read* | leer (*se pronuncia "red") |
| Infinitivo | Pasado | Participio | Significado |
|---|---|---|---|
| have | had | had | tener |
| make | made | made | hacer |
| say | said | said | decir |
| tell | told | told | decir/contar |
| get | got | got | obtener |
| find | found | found | encontrar |
| think | thought | thought | pensar |
| bring | brought | brought | traer |
| buy | bought | bought | comprar |
| teach | taught | taught | enseñar |
| feel | felt | felt | sentir |
| leave | left | left | salir/dejar |
| keep | kept | kept | guardar |
| lose | lost | lost | perder |
| meet | met | met | conocer/reunirse |
| sit | sat | sat | sentarse |
| stand | stood | stood | estar de pie |
| hold | held | held | sostener |
| build | built | built | construir |
| send | sent | sent | enviar |
| spend | spent | spent | gastar/pasar |
| lend | lent | lent | prestar |
| mean | meant | meant | significar |
| sleep | slept | slept | dormir |
| smell | smelt | smelt | oler |
| hear | heard | heard | escuchar |
| Infinitivo | Pasado | Participio | Significado |
|---|---|---|---|
| be | was/were | been | ser/estar |
| go | went | gone | ir |
| do | did | done | hacer |
| see | saw | seen | ver |
| know | knew | known | saber/conocer |
| take | took | taken | tomar |
| come | came | come | venir |
| give | gave | given | dar |
| eat | ate | eaten | comer |
| drink | drank | drunk | beber |
| run | ran | run | correr |
| write | wrote | written | escribir |
| speak | spoke | spoken | hablar |
| choose | chose | chosen | elegir |
| drive | drove | driven | manejar |
| ride | rode | ridden | montar |
| rise | rose | risen | levantarse |
| break | broke | broken | romper |
| steal | stole | stolen | robar |
| freeze | froze | frozen | congelar |
| begin | began | begun | comenzar |
| swim | swam | swum | nadar |
| ring | rang | rung | sonar/llamar |
| sing | sang | sung | cantar |
| fly | flew | flown | volar |
| grow | grew | grown | crecer |
| throw | threw | thrown | lanzar |
| fall | fell | fallen | caer |
| bite | bit | bitten | morder |
| hide | hid | hidden | esconder |