IRREGULAR VERBS Irregular verbs follow some patterns. In this lesson you will learn “groups” of irregular verbs that will help you remember them better.
Irregular verbs with all 3 forms identical These verbs are the same in the present, past and past participle. INFINITIVE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH Bet Bet Bet Apostar Cost Cut Hit Hurt Let Put Quit Set Shut
Verbs with identical present and past participle forms The only different form is the past. INFINITIVE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH Become Became Become Llegar a ser Come Run
Verbs with –N in the past participle: Verbs with “o” in the past and past participle INFINITIVE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH Break Broke Broken Romper Choose Forget Freeze Get Speak Steal Tear Wake Wear
Verbs with –N in the past participle: Verbs with “o” in the past only The only different form is the past. INFINITIVE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH Drive Drove Driven Conducir Ride Rise Write
Verbs with –N in the past participle: Verbs ending in“- ew ” in the past and “-own” in the past participle INFINITIVE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH Blow Blew Blown Soplar Fly Grow Know Throw
Verbs with –N in the past participle: Other These verbs have “-n” in the past participle, but they don’t appear to follow any pattern. INFINITIVE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH Beat Beat Beaten Golpear Bite Eat Fall Forgive Give Hide See Shake Take
Verbs with pronunciation changes: long “e” changes to short “e” INFINITIVE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH Bleed Bled Bled Sangrar Feed Feel Keep Lead Leave Meet Sleep Sweep
Verbs with: “ ea ” pronounced differently from the present to the past and past participle INFINITIVE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH Deal Dealt Dealt Ocuparse de Hear Mean Read
Verbs with pronunciation changes: long “ i ” changes to “ ou ” INFINITIVE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH Bind Bound Bound Atar / Amarrar Find Grind Wind
Verbs with pronunciation changes: short “ i ” changes to “u” INFINITIVE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH Dig Dug Dug Cavar Spin Stick Sting
Verbs with pronunciation changes: “-aught” and “ought” endings in the past and past participle INFINITIVE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH Bring Brought Brought Traer Buy Catch Fight Seek Teach Think
Verbs with 3 different vowels: the vowel changes from “ i ” to “a” to “u” INFINITIVE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH Begin Began Begun Empezar Drink Ring Shrink Sing Spring Swim
Verbs with the same form in the past and in the past participle INFINITIVE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH Bend Bent Bent Doblar / Torcer Build Hang (up) Have Hold Lay Lend Light Lose Make Pay Say Sell Send
Verbs with the same form in the past and in the past participle INFINITIVE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH Shine Shone Shone Brillar Shoot Sit Slide Spend Stand Tell Understand Win
Completely Irregular Verbs INFINITIVE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH Be (am/is/are) Was/Were Been Ser / Estar Do Draw Go Lie (down) Swear