LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBS (C1-C2 LEVEL) SPANISH INFINITIVE INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE arise awaken ser/estar bear beat become began doblar(se) bet bound bitten sangrar blow romper bring broadcast built burst bought cast coger choose pegarse/aferrarse came cost creep cortar dealt dug do drew 1
drunk conducir eat fell alimentar felt fought encontrar fit fled flung fly prohibir forecast forgot forgive helar(se)/congelar(se) got dar go grew hung tener hear hid hit sujetar/sostener hurt kept knit known lay led dejar/irse 2
lent let echarse/tumbarse lit lose made quedar con/ encontrarse con comprobar/demostrar montar (en) ver fijar/establecer brillar encogerse pay quit ring saw sell sew shear shoot shut mowed put ran sent shed showed meant read risen said sought shaken 3
sung sink sentar(se) sleep slid sling sembrar spoke speed spent spun spit partir/repartir spoil spread sprung estar de pie steal stuck stung stink strike jurar/ decir palabrotas enseñar tirar/echar swell swing tell strove swept swam thought taken torn 4
thrust trod understood despertar(se) wear wove llorar wet won Ovillar/devanar wring THESE VERBS CAN BE REGULAR OR IRREGULAR: dwell lean spell burned/burnt kneeled/knelt learned/learnt spilled/spilt written dreamed/dreamt leaped/leapt smelled/smelt spoiled/spoilt 5
LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBS (C1-C2 LEVEL) SPANISH INFINITIVE INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE surgir/presentarse arise arose arisen despertar awake awoke awoken ser/estar be was/were been aguantar/soportar bear bore borne batir/golpear beat beat beaten convertirse en/ become became become llegar a ser empezar begin began begun doblar(se) bend bent bent apostar bet bet bet atar/sujetar bind bound bound morder bite bit bitten sangrar bleed bled bled soplar blow blew blown romper break broke broken traer bring brought brought transmitir/emitir broadcast broadcast broadcast construir build built built reventar(se)/explotar burst burst burst comprar buy bought bought arrojar/proyectar cast cast cast coger catch caught caught elegir choose chose chosen pegarse/aferrarse cling clung clung venir come came come costar cost cost cost arrastrarse creep crept crept cortar cut cut cut repartir deal dealt dealt cavar dig dug dug zambullirse/bucear dive dived/dove 1 dived hacer do did done 6
dibujar draw drew drawn beber drink drank drunk conducir drive drove driven comer eat ate eaten caer fall fell fallen alimentar feed fed fed sentir feel felt felt luchar fight fought fought encontrar find found found quedar bien (a)/ fit fitted/fit 1 fitted/fit 1 encajar (en) huir (de) flee fled fled arrojar/lanzar fling flung flung volar fly flew flown prohibir forbid forbade forbidden pronosticar/prever forecast forecast/forecasted 2 forecast/forecasted 2 olvidar forget forgot forgotten perdonar forgive forgave forgiven helar(se)/congelar(se) freeze froze frozen obtener/conseguir get got got/gotten 1 dar give gave given ir go went gone crecer grow grew grown colgar hang 3 hung hung tener have had had oír hear heard heard esconder hide hid hidden golpear hit hit hit sujetar/sostener hold held held herir hurt hurt hurt guardar/conservar keep kept kept tejer knit knit/knitted 2 knit/knitted 2 saber know knew known colocar/extender lay laid laid dirigir/encabezar lead led led 7
dejar/irse leave left left prestar lend lent lent permitir let let let echarse/tumbarse lie 4 lay lain encender light lit/lighted 2 lit/lighted 2 perder lose lost lost hacer/fabricar make made made significar mean meant meant quedar con/ meet met met encontrarse con segar mow mowed mown/mowed 2 pagar pay paid paid demostrar prove proved proven poner/colocar put put put renunciar/dejar quit quit quit leer read read read montar (en) ride rode ridden llamar/sonar ring rang rung levantar(se) rise rose risen correr run ran run serrar saw sawed sawn/sawed 1 decir say said said ver see saw seen buscar/solicitar seek sought sought vender sell sold sold enviar send sent sent fijar/establecer set set set coser sew sewed sewn/sewed 2 agitar/sacudir shake shook shaken esquilar shear sheared shorn/sheared 2 despojarse de shed shed shed brillar shine shone shone disparar shoot shot shot mostrar show showed shown/showed 2 encogerse shrink shrank shrunk 8
cerrar shut shut shut cantar sing sang sung hundir(se) sink sank sunk sentar(se) sit sat sat dormir sleep slept slept deslizar(se)/resbalar slide slid slid arrojar/lanzar/echar sling slung slung sembrar sow sowed sown/sowed 2 hablar speak spoke spoken correr a toda prisa/ speed sped/speeded 2 sped/speeded 2 darse prisa gastar/pasar spend spent spent girar/hacer girar spin spun spun escupir spit spat spat partir/repartir split split split extender/difundir spread spread spread saltar/brotar spring sprang sprung estar de pie stand stood stood robar steal stole stolen pegars(se)/clavar(se) stick stuck stuck picar/escocer sting stung stung apestar stink stank stunk golpear/chocar (con) strike struck struck esforzarse strive strove striven jurar/ swear swore sworn decir palabrotas barrer sweep swept swept nadar swim swam swum balancear(se) swing swung swung tomar/llevar take took taken enseñar teach taught taught rasgar tear tore torn decir/contar tell told told pensar think thought thought tirar/echar throw threw thrown 9
empujar thrust thrust thrust andar/pisar tread trod trodden entender understand understood understood despertar(se) wake woke/waked 1 woken/waked 1 llevar puesto wear wore worn tejer weave wove wove/woven 2 llorar weep wept wept mojar wet wet/wetted 2 wet/wetted 2 ganar win won won ovillar/devanar wind 5 wound wound escurrir/retorcer wring wrung wrung escribir write wrote written THESE VERBS CAN BE REGULAR OR IRREGULAR: quemar/arder burn burned/burnt burned/burnt soñar dream dreamed/dreamt dreamed/dreamt morar/vivir dwell dwelled/dwelt dwelled/dwelt arrodillarse kneel kneeled/knelt kneeled/knelt inclinarse/apoyarse lean leaned/leant leaned/leant saltar/brincar leap leaped/leapt leaped/leapt aprender learn learned/learnt learned/learnt oler smell smelled/smelt smelled/smelt deletrear spell spelled/spelt spelled/spelt derramar(se) spill spilled/spilt spilled/spilt estropear(se) spoil spoiled/spoilt spoiled/spoilt 1 American English 2 Both are possible 3 Hang, hanged, hanged, when it refers to ahorcar 4 Lie, lied, lied, when it refers to mentir 5 Wind, winded, winded, when it refers to dejar sin aliento Source: Hewings, Martin. Advanced Grammar in Use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013 (3rd Ed.) 10