101 ejemplos de verbos irregulares en inglés
Los verbos, son las palabras en una frase u oración que señalan la acción, es decir, lo que el sujeto en cuestión está haciendo. Los verbos son una parte fundamental y completamente imprescindible en casi cualquier idioma, y es que, formar una oración completa sin usar uno es casi imposible.
En el inglés, los verbos se clasifican en dos categorías en base a la forma en la que se conjugan. Al estudiar varios ejemplos de verbos regulares, notamos que son todos aquellos que forman el pasado simple y el pasado participo agregando la terminación “ed” o “d”.
Por ejemplo, el verbo “ask” (preguntar), en pasado simple y pasado participo sería “asked” (pregunté).
Los verbos irregulares, al contrario, son una historia completamente diferente, se le dicen “irregulares” porque no tienen una forma definida de formar el pasado simple y participo.
A veces no cambian en absoluto, otras veces son palabras completamente diferentes, algunas lo forman con pequeños cambios o terminaciones diferentes, algunas incluso se diferencian solo por la forma en la que se pronuncian.
Por ejemplo, el verbo irregular “find” (encontrar), sería “found” (encontré/he encontrado) si lo conjugamos en pasado simple o participo.
En conclusión, los verbos irregulares son un verdadero dolor de cabeza para todo estudiante de inglés; sin embargo, si deseas entender este idioma, estudiarlos a detalle será esencial, y lo tendrás que hacer tarde o temprano, entonces ¿Por qué no empezar ya mismo?
Ejemplos de verbos irregulares en inglés
Base verbal | Pasado simple | Pasado partícipo | Traducción | |
1. | Awake | Awoke | Awoken | Despertar |
2. | Arise | arose | arisen | surgir |
3. | Buy | bought | bought | comprar |
4. | Burn | burnt | burnt | quemar |
5. | Build | built | built | construir |
6. | Be | Was | Been | Ser – Estar |
7. | Becom | Became | Become | Convertirse |
8. | Break | Broke | Broken | Romper |
9. | Bite | Bit | Bitten | Morder |
10. | Begin | Began | Begun | Empezar |
11. | Bear | Bore | Born | Soportar |
12. | Bring | Brought | Brought | Traer |
13. | Bind | Bound | Bound | Unir |
14. | Bet | Bet | Bet | Apostar |
15. | Beat | Beat | Beaten | Golpear |
16. | Cost | Cost | Cost | Costar |
17. | Can | Could | Poder | |
18. | Catch | Caught | Caught | Atrapar |
19. | Choose | Choset | Chosen | Elegir |
20. | Come | Came | Come | Venir |
21. | Cut | Cut | Cut | Cortar |
22. | Clap | Clapt | Clapt | Aplaudir |
23. | Draw | Drew | Drawn | Dibujar |
24. | Deal | Dealt | Dealt | Repartir |
26. | Dive | Dove | Dived | Bucear |
27. | Do | Did | Done | Hacer |
28. | Dream | Dreamt | Dreamt | Soñar |
30. | Drive | Drove | Driven | Conducir |
31. | Drink | drank | drunk | beber |
32. | Eat | Ate | Eaten | Comer |
33. | Freeze | Froze | Frozen | Congelar |
34. | Forgive | Forgave | Forgiven | Perdonar |
35. | Forbid | Forbade | Forbidden | Prohibir |
36. | Foresee | Foresaw | Foreseen | Preveer |
37. | Feel | Felt | Felt | Sentir |
39. | Fall | Fell | Fallen | Caer |
40. | Find | Found | Found | Encontrar |
41. | Feed | Fed | Fed | Alimentar |
42. | Go | Went | Gone | Ir |
43. | Get | Got | Gotten | Conseguir |
44. | Hit | Hit | Hit | Golpear |
45. | Have | Had | Had | Tener |
46. | Hear | Heard | Heard | Oír |
47. | Hurt | Hurt | Hurt | Herir |
48. | Hide | Hid | Hidden | Esconder |
49. | Keep | Kept | Kept | Mantener |
50. | Know | Knew | Known | Saber |
51. | Lose | Lost | Lost | Perder |
52. | Leave | Left | Left | Irse |
53. | Lean | Leant | Leant | Inclinarse |
54. | Lead | Led | Led | Guiar |
55. | Learn | Learnt | Learnt | Aprender |
56. | Mean | Meant | Meant | Significar |
57. | Mistake | Mistook | Mistaken | Confundir |
58. | Misunderstand | Misunderstood | Misunderstood | Entender mal |
59. | Make | Made | Made | Hacer |
60. | Mislead | Misled | Misled | Engañar |
61. | Meet | Met | Met | Conocer |
62. | Overtake | Overtook | Overtaken | Sobrepasar |
63. | Prove | Proved | Proven | Probar |
64. | Put | Put | Put | Poner |
65. | Pay | Paid | Paid | Pagar |
66. | Quit | Quit | Quit | Abandonar |
67. | Rid | Rid | Rid | Librar |
68. | Read | Read | Read | Leer |
69. | Run | Ran | Run | Correr |
70. | See | Saw | Seen | Ver |
71. | Say | Said | Said | Decir |
72. | Shake | Shook | Shaken | Sacudir |
73. | Shave | Shaved | Shaven | Afeitarse |
74. | Shed | Shed | Shed | Derramar |
75. | Spoil | Spoilt | Spoilt | Arruinar |
76. | Shine | Shone | Shone | Brillar |
77. | Send | Sent | Sent | Enviar |
78. | Sleep | Slept | Slept | Dormir |
79. | Speak | Spoke | Spoken | Hablar |
80. | Swim | Swam | Swum | Nadar |
81. | Swear | Swore | Sworn | Jurar |
82. | Set | Set | Set | Colocar |
83. | Teach | Taught | Taught | Enseñar |
84. | Tell | Told | Told | Decir |
85. | Take | Took | Taken | Tomar |
86. | Think | Thought | Thought | Pensar |
87. | Tear | Tore | Torn | Desgarrar |
88. | Throw | Threw | Thrown | Arrojar |
89. | Undertake | Undertook | Undertaken | Emprender |
90. | Understand | Understood | Understood | Entender |
91. | Upset | Upset | Upset | Enfadar |
92. | Weave | wove | worn | tejer |
93. | Wet | wet | wet | mojar |
94. | Wring | wrung | wrung | escurrir |
95. | Wed | wed | wed | casarse |
96. | Wind | Wound | Wound | Envolver |
97. | Wear | Wore | Worn | Vestir |
98. | Wake | Woke | Woken | Despertar |
99. | Win | Won | Won | Ganar |
100. | Write | Wrote | Written | Escribir |
101. | Wake | Woke | Woken | Despertar |