Forman el pasado y participio pasado de manera irregular. Para el presente se comportan como los verbos regulares, añadiendo ‘-s’ a la tercera persona singular (excepto ‘to be’ y ‘to have’).
Present Past Past-Participle Traducción
arise arose arisen levantarse, surgir,
awake awoke awoken despertarse
be/am,are,is was/were been ser, estar
bear bore born nacer
beat beat beaten golpear, vencer
become became become llegar a ser…
bend bent bent curvar, doblar
bet bet bet apostar
bind bound bound atar, amarrar
bid bid bid ofertar, pujar
bite bit bitten morder
bleed bled bled sangrar
blow blew blown soplar
break broke broken romper, partir breed bred bred criar (animales)
bring brought brought traer
build built built construir, edificar
burn burnt burnt quemar, arder
burst burst burst reventar, estallar
buy bought bought comprar
cast cast cast lanzar, arrojar, tirar
catch cought cought coger, agarrar
come came come venir
cost cost cost costar
cut cut cut cortar
choose chose chosen elegir, escoger
cling clung clung agarrarse, aferrarse
creep crept crept arrastrar, reptar,
deal dealt dealt tratar, acordar
dig dug dug cavar
do/does did done hacer, preparar
draw drew drawn dibujar, pintar
dream dreamt dreamt soñar
drink drank drunk beber
drive drove driven conducir
eat ate eaten comer
feed fed fed alimentar
feel felt felt sentir
fight fought fought pelear, luchar
flee fled fled huir de…
fly flew flown volar
forbid forbade forbidden prohibir
forget forgot forgotten olvidar
forgive forgave forgiven perdonar, disculpar
freeze froze frozen helar, congelar
get got gotten conseguir, obtener
give gave given dar
go went gonne ir
grind ground ground moler, machacar
have had had tener, haber, poseer
hear heard heard escuchar, oir
hide hid hidden esconder
hit hit hit golpear
hold held held sujetar, agarrar
hurt hurt hurt herir, lesionar
keep kept kept guardar, mantener
know knew known saber, conocer
kneel knelt knelt arrodillarse
knit knit knit tejer, tricotar
lead led led dirigir, guiar,
lean leant leant apoyarse
leap leapt leapt saltar, brincar
learn learnt learnt aprender
leave left eft dejar, (abandonar)
lend lent lent prestar
let let let dejar, permitir
lie lay lain echarse, tenderse
light lit lit encender, alumbrar
lose lost lost perder, extraviar
make made made hacer, fabricar
mean meant meant significar
meet met met conocerse
mistake mistook mistaken equivocar, errar
overcome overcame overcome vencer
pay paid paid pagar
put put put poner, colocar
read read read leer
ring rang rang sonar, tocar
rise rose risen elevarse, levantarse
run ran run correr