Verbos irregulares en inglés: la lista y un quiz para aprenderlos
Un verbo irregular no forma el pasado con -ed: go pasa a went y después a gone. Esta lista reúne los 150 que realmente usarás, agrupados en cuatro patrones para recordarlos mejor, con el significado en tu idioma y un quiz rápido para ponerte a prueba.
Los cuatro patrones
AAA: Las tres formas son iguales (19)
- cost / cost / cost
- cut / cut / cut
- put / put / put
ABB: El pasado y el participio son iguales (66)
- sleep / slept / slept
- sit / sat / sat
- hear / heard / heard
ABC: Las tres formas son diferentes (61)
- go / went / gone
- give / gave / given
- get / got / gotten
ABA: El participio vuelve a la forma base (4)
- come / came / come
- run / ran / run
- become / became / become
Lista completa
| Forma base | Pasado | Participio pasado | Significado | Nivel | Ejemplo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| arise | arose | arisen | surgir | B2 | |
| awake | awoke | awoken | despertar | B2 | |
| be | was/were | been | ser/estar | A1 |
How have you been lately? |
| bear | bore | borne | soportar | B2 | |
| become | became | become | convertirse | A2 | |
| begin | began | begun | empezar | A1 | |
| bend | bent | bent | doblar | B1 | |
| bet | bet | bet | apostar | B1 | |
| bind | bound | bound | atar | B2 | |
| bite | bit | bitten | morder | B1 | |
| bleed | bled | bled | sangrar | B1 | |
| blow | blew | blown | soplar | B1 | |
| break | broke | broken | romper | A2 | |
| breed | bred | bred | criar | B2 | |
| bring | brought | brought | traer | A1 | |
| broadcast | broadcast | broadcast | emitir | B2 | |
| build | built | built | construir | A2 | |
| burst | burst | burst | estallar | B1 | |
| buy | bought | bought | comprar | A1 | |
| cast | cast | cast | lanzar | B2 | |
| catch | caught | caught | atrapar | A2 | |
| choose | chose | chosen | elegir | A2 | |
| cling | clung | clung | aferrarse | B2 | |
| come | came | come | venir | A1 | |
| cost | cost | cost | costar | A1 |
How much does this cost? |
| creep | crept | crept | avanzar sigilosamente | B2 | |
| cut | cut | cut | cortar | A1 | |
| deal | dealt | dealt | repartir | B1 | |
| dig | dug | dug | cavar | B1 | |
| do | did | done | hacer | A1 |
Where did you learn Spanish? |
| draw | drew | drawn | dibujar | A2 | |
| drink | drank | drunk | beber | A1 | |
| drive | drove | driven | conducir | A1 | |
| eat | ate | eaten | comer | A1 |
I have an allergic reaction to something I ate. |
| fall | fell | fallen | caer | A2 | |
| feed | fed | fed | alimentar | B1 | |
| feel | felt | felt | sentir | A1 | |
| fight | fought | fought | luchar | B1 | |
| find | found | found | encontrar | A1 | |
| flee | fled | fled | huir | B2 | |
| fling | flung | flung | arrojar | B2 | |
| fly | flew | flown | volar | A2 | |
| forbid | forbade | forbidden | prohibir | B2 | |
| forecast | forecast | forecast | pronosticar | B2 | |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | olvidar | A2 | |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven | perdonar | B1 | |
| freeze | froze | frozen | congelar | B1 | |
| get | got | gotten | conseguir | A1 | |
| give | gave | given | dar | A1 |
In case of an emergency, stay calm and follow the instructions given. |
| go | went | gone | ir | A1 |
Do you know where my sister went? |
| grow | grew | grown | crecer | A2 | |
| hang | hung | hung | colgar | B1 | |
| have | had | had | tener | A1 |
What a nice surprise running into you here, I thought you had moved abroad. |
| hear | heard | heard | oír | A1 |
I’ve heard great things about this place; what do you recommend? |
| hide | hid | hidden | esconder | A2 |
Could you recommend a few hidden gems that tourists often miss? |
| hit | hit | hit | golpear | A2 | |
| hold | held | held | sostener | A2 | |
| hurt | hurt | hurt | lastimar | A2 | |
| keep | kept | kept | guardar | A2 | |
| know | knew | known | saber | A1 |
Since we have known each other for a long time, we should plan a trip together soon. |
| lay | laid | laid | poner | B1 | |
| lead | led | led | dirigir | B1 | |
| leave | left | left | dejar | A1 | |
| lend | lent | lent | prestar | A2 | |
| let | let | let | permitir | A2 |
Let's visit our grandparents |
| lie | lay | lain | estar tumbado | B1 | |
| light | lit | lit | encender | B1 | |
| lose | lost | lost | perder | A1 |
I am lost |
| make | made | made | hacer | A1 |
I would like to know if reservations can be made for the weekend |
| mean | meant | meant | significar | A2 | |
| meet | met | met | conocer | A1 |
Excuse me, I don't think we've met, I'm Ana. |
| mislead | misled | misled | engañar | B2 | |
| mistake | mistook | mistaken | confundir | B2 | |
| misunderstand | misunderstood | misunderstood | malinterpretar | B1 | |
| outgrow | outgrew | outgrown | quedársele pequeño | B2 | |
| overcome | overcame | overcome | superar | B2 | |
| oversleep | overslept | overslept | quedarse dormido | B1 | |
| overtake | overtook | overtaken | adelantar | B2 | |
| overthrow | overthrew | overthrown | derrocar | B2 | |
| pay | paid | paid | pagar | A1 | |
| prove | proved | proven | demostrar | B1 | |
| put | put | put | poner | A1 | |
| quit | quit | quit | dejar | B1 | |
| read | read | read | leer | A1 |
I was wondering if you could recommend a good book to read |
| rebuild | rebuilt | rebuilt | reconstruir | B2 | |
| redo | redid | redone | rehacer | B1 | |
| repay | repaid | repaid | reembolsar | B2 | |
| reset | reset | reset | restablecer | B1 | |
| retake | retook | retaken | repetir | B2 | |
| retell | retold | retold | volver a contar | B2 | |
| rewrite | rewrote | rewritten | reescribir | B1 | |
| ride | rode | ridden | montar | A2 | |
| ring | rang | rung | sonar | A2 | |
| rise | rose | risen | subir | B1 | |
| run | ran | run | correr | A1 | |
| say | said | said | decir | A1 | |
| see | saw | seen | ver | A1 | |
| seek | sought | sought | buscar | B2 | |
| sell | sold | sold | vender | A2 | |
| send | sent | sent | enviar | A1 | |
| set | set | set | fijar | B1 | |
| sew | sewed | sewn | coser | B1 | |
| shake | shook | shaken | sacudir | A2 | |
| shine | shone | shone | brillar | B1 | |
| shoot | shot | shot | disparar | B1 | |
| show | showed | shown | mostrar | A1 | |
| shrink | shrank | shrunk | encoger | B2 | |
| shut | shut | shut | cerrar | A2 | |
| sing | sang | sung | cantar | A1 | |
| sink | sank | sunk | hundirse | B1 | |
| sit | sat | sat | sentarse | A1 | |
| sleep | slept | slept | dormir | A1 | |
| slide | slid | slid | deslizarse | B1 | |
| speak | spoke | spoken | hablar | A1 | |
| spend | spent | spent | gastar | A2 | |
| spin | spun | spun | girar | B1 | |
| split | split | split | dividir | B1 | |
| spread | spread | spread | extender | B1 | |
| spring | sprang | sprung | saltar | B2 | |
| stand | stood | stood | estar de pie | A1 | |
| steal | stole | stolen | robar | B1 | |
| stick | stuck | stuck | pegar | B1 | |
| sting | stung | stung | picar | B1 | |
| stink | stank | stunk | apestar | B2 | |
| strike | struck | struck | golpear | B2 | |
| swear | swore | sworn | jurar | B2 | |
| sweep | swept | swept | barrer | B1 | |
| swim | swam | swum | nadar | A1 | |
| swing | swung | swung | balancearse | B1 | |
| take | took | taken | tomar | A1 |
Is this seat taken? |
| teach | taught | taught | enseñar | A1 |
My parents taught me the importance of family values and respect for others |
| tear | tore | torn | rasgar | B1 | |
| tell | told | told | contar | A1 | |
| think | thought | thought | pensar | A1 |
What a nice surprise running into you here, I thought you had moved abroad. |
| throw | threw | thrown | lanzar | A2 | |
| undergo | underwent | undergone | someterse a | B2 | |
| understand | understood | understood | entender | A1 | |
| undertake | undertook | undertaken | emprender | B2 | |
| undo | undid | undone | deshacer | B1 | |
| unwind | unwound | unwound | relajarse | B2 | |
| upset | upset | upset | molestar | B1 | |
| wake | woke | woken | despertarse | A2 | |
| wear | wore | worn | llevar puesto | A1 | |
| weep | wept | wept | llorar | B2 | |
| win | won | won | ganar | A2 | |
| wind | wound | wound | enrollar | B2 | |
| withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn | retirar | B2 | |
| withstand | withstood | withstood | resistir | B2 | |
| wring | wrung | wrung | escurrir | B2 | |
| write | wrote | written | escribir | A1 |
Quiz: 10 verbos
Escribe el pasado y el participio pasado.
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Verbos para repasar
Úsalos en voz alta
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¿Cuántos verbos irregulares hay en inglés?
Unos 200, pero muchos son poco frecuentes. Los 150 de esta página cubren lo que necesitarás en conversaciones cotidianas y en la mayoría de los exámenes.
¿Cuál es la forma más rápida de aprenderlos?
Apréndelos por patrones en lugar de por orden alfabético, unos pocos cada vez, y di cada uno en voz alta dentro de una frase. Los quizzes diarios cortos funcionan mejor que una sesión larga.
¿Qué diferencia hay entre el pasado y el participio pasado?
El pasado se usa para acciones terminadas (I went). El participio se usa con have o con la voz pasiva (I have gone, it was written).
¿Puedo imprimir esta lista?
Sí. Usa «Imprimir / guardar como PDF» para obtener la tabla completa sin el quiz.
Úsalos en voz alta
Saber went y gone sobre el papel es solo la mitad del trabajo. En PollyStop los usas en conversaciones reales con Polly, tu tutora de IA, que detecta los que todavía confundes.
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