Los verbos irregulares en inglés son aquellos que tienen formas únicas en el pasado simple y el participio pasado, sin seguir la estructura regular de añadir «-ed» al infinitivo. Cada verbo irregular tiene sus propias formas específicas, que a menudo deben ser aprendidas de memoria. Algunos verbos irregulares también presentan cambios vocálicos o consonánticos en su raíz al conjugarse.
Aquí tienes una lista de 200 verbos irregulares en inglés, que incluye el infinitivo, el pasado simple y el participio pasado de cada verbo, junto con su traducción al español:
- Arise – Arose – Arisen: Surgir
- Awake – Awoke – Awoken: Despertar
- Be – Was/Were – Been: Ser/Estar
- Bear – Bore – Born: Soportar/Parir
- Beat – Beat – Beaten: Golpear/Vencer
- Become – Became – Become: Convertirse en
- Begin – Began – Begun: Empezar
- Bend – Bent – Bent: Doblar
- Bet – Bet – Bet: Apostar
- Bind – Bound – Bound: Atar
- Bite – Bit – Bitten: Morder
- Bleed – Bled – Bled: Sangrar
- Blow – Blew – Blown: Soplar
- Break – Broke – Broken: Romper
- Bring – Brought – Brought: Traer
- Build – Built – Built: Construir
- Burn – Burned/Burnt – Burned/Burnt: Quemar
- Buy – Bought – Bought: Comprar
- Cast – Cast – Cast: Echar/Lanzar
- Catch – Caught – Caught: Atrapar
- Choose – Chose – Chosen: Elegir
- Cling – Clung – Clung: Aferrarse
- Come – Came – Come: Venir
- Cost – Cost – Cost: Costar
- Creep – Crept – Crept: Arrastrarse
- Cut – Cut – Cut: Cortar
- Deal – Dealt – Dealt: Tratar
- Dig – Dug – Dug: Cavar
- Dive – Dived/Dove – Dived: Bucear/Zambullirse
- Do – Did – Done: Hacer
- Draw – Drew – Drawn: Dibujar
- Dream – Dreamed/Dreamt – Dreamed/Dreamt: Soñar
- Drink – Drank – Drunk: Beber
- Drive – Drove – Driven: Conducir
- Eat – Ate – Eaten: Comer
- Fall – Fell – Fallen: Caer
- Feed – Fed – Fed: Alimentar
- Feel – Felt – Felt: Sentir
- Fight – Fought – Fought: Pelear
- Find – Found – Found: Encontrar
- Flee – Fled – Fled: Huir
- Fly – Flew – Flown: Volar
- Forbid – Forbade – Forbidden: Prohibir
- Forget – Forgot – Forgotten: Olvidar
- Forgive – Forgave – Forgiven: Perdonar
- Freeze – Froze – Frozen: Congelar
- Get – Got – Gotten/Got: Obtener/Conseguir
- Give – Gave – Given: Dar
- Go – Went – Gone: Ir
- Grind – Ground – Ground: Moler
- Grow – Grew – Grown: Crecer
- Hang – Hung – Hung: Colgar
- Have – Had – Had: Tener
- Hear – Heard – Heard: Oír
- Hide – Hid- Hidden: Esconder
- Hit – Hit – Hit: Golpear
- Hold – Held – Held: Sostener
- Hurt – Hurt – Hurt: Lastimar
- Keep – Kept – Kept: Mantener
- Kneel – Knelt/Kneeled – Knelt/Kneeled: Arrodillarse
- Know – Knew – Known: Saber/Conocer
- Lay – Laid – Laid: Colocar/Poner
- Lead – Led – Led: Liderar
- Leap – Leaped/Leapt – Leaped/Leapt: Saltar
- Learn – Learned/Learnt – Learned/Learnt: Aprender
- Leave – Left – Left: Dejar
- Lend – Lent – Lent: Prestar
- Let – Let – Let: Permitir/Dejar
- Lie – Lay – Lain: Echarse/Acostarse
- Light – Lit – Lit: Encender
- Lose – Lost – Lost: Perder
- Make – Made – Made: Hacer
- Mean – Meant – Meant: Significar
- Meet – Met – Met: Conocer/Encontrar
- Pay – Paid – Paid: Pagar
- Put – Put – Put: Poner
- Read – Read – Read: Leer
- Ride – Rode – Ridden: Montar
- Ring – Rang – Rung: Llamar/Sonar (timbre)
- Rise – Rose – Risen: Levantarse/Surgir
- Run – Ran – Run: Correr
- Say – Said – Said: Decir
- See – Saw – Seen: Ver
- Seek – Sought – Sought: Buscar
- Sell – Sold – Sold: Vender
- Send – Sent – Sent: Enviar
- Set – Set – Set: Establecer/Poner
- Shake – Shook – Shaken: Sacudir
- Shine – Shone – Shone: Brillar
- Shoot – Shot – Shot: Disparar
- Show – Showed – Shown: Mostrar
- Shrink – Shrank – Shrunk: Encogerse
- Shut – Shut – Shut: Cerrar
- Sing – Sang – Sung: Cantar
- Sink – Sank – Sunk: Hundir
- Sit – Sat – Sat: Sentarse
- Sleep – Slept – Slept: Dormir
- Slide – Slid – Slid: Deslizar
- Speak – Spoke – Spoken: Hablar
- Spend – Spent – Spent: Gastar/Pasar
- Spit – Spat/Spit – Spat/Spit: Escupir
- Split – Split – Split: Dividir
- Spread – Spread – Spread: Extender/Esparcir
- Spring – Sprang – Sprung: Saltar
- Stand – Stood – Stood: Pararse
- Steal – Stole – Stolen: Robar
- Stick – Stuck – Stuck: Pegar
- Sting – Stung – Stung: Picar
- Stink – Stank – Stunk: Oler mal
- Stride – Strode – Stridden: Caminar con zancadas largas
- Strike – Struck – Struck: Golpear
- String – Strung – Strung: Enlazar
- Strive – Strove – Striven: Esforzarse
- Swear – Swore – Sworn: Jurar
- Sweat – Sweat/Sweated – Sweat/Sweated: Sudar
- Sweep – Swept – Swept: Barrer
- Swim – Swam – Swum: Nadar
- Swing – Swung – Swung: Balancearse
- Take – Took – Taken: Tomar/Llevar
- Teach – Taught – Taught: Enseñar
- Tear – Tore – Torn: Rasgar
- Tell – Told – Told: Decir/Contar
- Think – Thought – Thought: Pensar
- Thrive – Thrived/Throve – Thrived/Thriven: Prosperar
- Throw – Threw – Thrown: Arrojar
- Thrust – Thrust – Thrust: Empujar
- Tread – Trod – Trodden: Pisar
- Understand – Understood – Understood: Entender
- Undertake – Undertook – Undertaken: Emprender
- Upset – Upset – Upset: Desconcertar/Molestar
- Wake – Woke – Woken: Despertar
- Wear – Wore – Worn: Usar/Llevar puesto
- Weave – Wove – Woven: Tejer
- Wed – Wed/Wedded – Wed/Wedded: Casar
- Weep – Wept – Wept: Llorar
- Win – Won – Won: Ganar
- Wind – Wound – Wound: Enrollar
- Withdraw – Withdrew – Withdrawn: Retirar
- Withhold – Withheld – Withheld: Retener
- Withstand – Withstood – Withstood: Resistir
- Wring – Wrung – Wrung: Estrujar
- Write – Wrote – Written: Escribir