Past Simple

Regular and

Irregular Verbs

PAST SIMPLE

REGULAR VERBS

AFFIRMATIVEUtilizamos el Past Simple para hablar de

acciones que sucedieron en un momento concreto del pasado.

La forma del verbo es la misma para todas las personas del singular y del plural.

Verbo en infinitivo + -ed.

Watch - WatchedCook - CookedWork - Worked

Listen - Listened

Dance - DancedServe - Served

Live - Lived

Carry - CarriedHurry - Hurried

Try - Tried

Travel – TravelledRob – Robbed

PAST SIMPLE

IRREGULAR VERBS

•Igual que ocurre con los verbos regulares, utilizamos el past simple de los verbos irregulares para hablar de acciones que sucedieron en un momento concreto del pasado.

•La forma del verbo es la misma para todas las personas del singular y del plural.

•No hay reglas para la formación del past simple de los verbos irregulares. Todos son diferentes y hay que aprenderlos de memoria.

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

be was / were been ser, estar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

beat beat beaten golpear

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

become became become llegar a ser

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

begin began begun empezar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

bend bent bent doblar(se)

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

bet bet bet apostar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

bite bit bitten morder

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

bleed bled bled sangrar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

blow blew blown soplar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

break broke broken romper(se)

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

bring brought brought traer

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

build built built construir

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

burnburnt

/burnedburnt / burned

quemar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

buy bought bought comprar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

catch caught caughtatrapar,

coger

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

choose chose chosen elegir

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

come came come venir

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

cost cost cost costar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

cut cut cut cortar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

dig dug dug cavar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

do did done hacer

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

draw drew drawn dibujar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

dreamdreamt / dreamed

dreamt / dreamed

soñar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

drink drank drunk beber

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

drive drove driven conducir

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

eat ate eaten comer

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

fall fell fallen caer(se)

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

feed fed fed alimentar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

feel felt felt sentir(se)

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

fight fought fought luchar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

find found found encontrar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

fly flew flown volar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

forget forgot forgotten olvidar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

forgive forgave forgiven perdonar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

freeze froze frozencongelar(s

e)

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

get got gotconseguir,

llegar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

get up got up got up levantarse

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

give gave given dar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

go went gone ir(se)

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

grow grew growncrecer, cultivar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

hanghanged /

hunghanged /

hungcolgar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

have had hadhaber, tener

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

hear heard heard oír

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

hide hid hiddenesconder(s

e)

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

hit hit hitgolpear,

pegar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

hold held held sujetar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

hurt hurt hurtherir,

hacer daño

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

keep kept keptguardar, mantener

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

know knew knownsaber,

conocer

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

lay laid laidponer,

extender

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

lead led led dirigir

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

learnlearnt / learned

learnt / learned

aprender

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

leave left leftsalir,

marcharse

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

lend lent lent prestar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

let let letpermitir,

dejar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

lie lay laintumbarse, echarse

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

lie lied lied mentir

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

light lit lit encender

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

lose lost lost perder

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

make made madehacer,

fabricar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

mean meant meantsignificar,

querer decir

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

meet met metconocer,

encontrarse

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

pay paid paid pagar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

put put put poner

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

read read read leer

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

ride rode ridden montar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

ring rang rungllamar (por teléfono)

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

rise rose risenelevarse, alzarse

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

run ran run correr

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

say said said decir

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

see saw seen ver

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

sell sold sold vender

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

send sent sent enviar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

set set setponer, colocar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

shake shook shaken agitar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

shine shone shone brillar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

shoot shot shot disparar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

show showed shown mostrar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

shut shut shutcerrar, callarse

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

sing sang sung cantar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

sink sank sunk hundirse

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

sit sat sat sentarse

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

sleep slept slept dormir

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

smellsmelt / smelled

smelt / smelled

oler

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

speak spoke spoken hablar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

spellspelt

/spelledspelt / spelled

deletrear

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

spend spent spentgastar,

pasar(tiempo)

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

stand stood stoodestar de

pie

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

steal stole stolen robar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

stick stuck stuck pegar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

sweep swept swept barrer

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

swim swam swum nadar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

take took takentomar, coger

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

teach taught taught enseñar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

tear tore tornromper,

desgarrar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

tell told tolddecir, contar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

think thought thought pensar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

throw threw throwntirar,

arrojar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

understand

understood understoodentender,

comprender

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

wake up woke up woken updespertar(

se)

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

wear wore wornllevar

puesto, ponerse

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

win won won ganar

Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past simplePast

participleTranslation

write wrote written escribir

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