En el siguiente cuadro les ofrecemos algunos de los verbos irregulares del idioma inglés utilizados con más frecuencia. Se denominan irregulares porque no siguen una regla determinada para construir su pasado por lo que deben estudiarse de memoria. Veremos que en la columna central se encuentra el infinitivo y el presente, ambos tienen la misma forma salvo que el infinitivo va precedido por la partícula TO.
| ESPAÑOL |
INFINITIVO /
PRESENTE SIMPLE |
PASADO SIMPLE |
| Comenzar |
To begin |
began |
| Apostar |
To bet |
bet |
| Morder |
To bite |
bit |
| Romper |
To break |
broke |
| Construir |
To build |
built |
| Comprar |
To buy |
bought |
| Elegir |
To choose |
chose |
| Cortar |
To cut |
cut |
| Dibujar |
To draw |
drew |
| Beber |
To drink |
drank |
| Comer |
To eat |
ate |
| Olvidar |
To forget |
forgot |
| Obtener |
To get |
got |
| Dar |
To give |
gave |
| Ir |
Tp go |
went |
| Oír |
To hear |
heard |
| Saber |
To know |
knew |
| Aprender |
To learn |
learnt |
| Pagar |
To pay |
paid |
| Correr |
To run |
ran |
| Ver |
To see |
saw |
| Cantar |
To sing |
sang |
| Oler |
To smell |
smelt |
| Hablar |
To speak |
spoke |
| Barrer |
To sweep |
swept |
| Nadar |
To swim |
swam |
| Decir |
To tell |
told |
| Comprender |
To understand |
understood |
| Ganar |
To win |
won |
| Escribir |
To write |
wrote |
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