Los verbos Irregulares en Inglés
The Irregular Verbs
Los verbos Irregulares en Inglés son un conjunto de verbos, los cuales cambian por completo en su forma pasada y participio. Normalmente, los puedes encontrar en los tiempos verbales como past, and perfect times (pasados o tiempos perfectos). Para entender bien cuáles son los verbos Irregulares en Inglés debemos comenzar primero por entender cuáles son los regulares. De igual manera, por si ya lo sabes más adelante encontrarás un listado de verbos irregulares.
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The Regular Verbs (Los verbos Regulares)
Los verbos regulares en inglés son aquellos que forman el pasado y el participio pasado agregando “-ed” al infinitivo del verbo. Estos verbos siguen un patrón regular de conjugación y son muy comunes en el idioma inglés.
Existen tres formas de conjugación de los verbos regulares para formar el pasado y el participio pasado, estás son:
Terminación en -ed y -d:
Para formar el pasado simple y el participio pasado de los verbos regulares, se agrega “-ed” al infinitivo del verbo, excepto en aquellos verbos que terminan en “e”, en cuyo caso solo se agrega “-d”.
Por ejemplo:
El verbo regular “walk” (caminar), como este verbo termina en consonante, se le debe anexar “-ed”, y se convierte en “walk
ed” en pasado y participio pasado.
El verbo regular “change” (cambiar), como este verbo termina en la vocal “e” solo agregamos la “-d”, lo que se convierte en “changed” en pasado y participio pasado.
Terminación en -ied, y su excepción:
Se debe tener en cuenta una excepción con algunos verbos regulares que terminan en “y”, a los que se les cambiaría la “y” por una “i”, entonces quedaría como “-ied” para que forme el pasado simple o participio pasado, pero no todos los verbos que terminan en “y” quedaran como “-ied” sino como “-yed”.
Por ejemplo:
- El verbo regular “carry” (llevar), tiene una particularidad, en el inglés la “y” es tomada en algunos casos como vocal, como en este, ya que antes de la letra “y” encontramos la consonante “r” lo que convierte a la “y” en una vocal, por lo tanto, este verbo quedaría como “carried” en pasado y participio pasado, en cuyo caso solo se agrega “-ied” porque cumple con la estructura de Consonante – Consonante – Vocal + ied.
- El verbo regular “play” (jugar), a este verbo no se le debe cambiar la “y” por una “i”, ya que este verbo antes de la “y” tenemos la vocal “a”, lo que convierte a la “y” en consonante, cuando está letra cumple su función como consonante solo vamos a anexar “-ed” y la “y” no se cambia por una “i”. Por lo tanto, el verbo conjugado queda como “played” en pasado y participio pasado porque cumple con la estructura de Consonante – Vocal – Consonante + ed.
- Los verbos regulares se usan en una gran cantidad de situaciones en inglés, como para describir acciones en el pasado o para formar tiempos verbales compuestos como el pasado perfecto.
- A continuación encontrará una lista de algunos verbos regulares, con su significado en español. Tenga en cuenta que esta lista no es exhaustiva y hay muchos otros verbos regulares en inglés, estos son solo algunos de los más comunes.
Regular Verbs
Infinite Verbs | Simple Past | Past Participle | Spanish |
Accept | Accepted | Accepted | Aceptar |
Add | Added | Added | Agregar |
Answer | Answered | Answered | Responder |
Ask | Asked | Asked | Preguntar |
Believe | Believed | Believed | Creer |
Carry | Carried | Carried | Llevar |
Change | Changed | Changed | Cambiar |
Clean | Cleaned | Cleaned | Limpiar |
Close | Closed | Closed | Cerrar |
Complete | Completed | Completed | Completar |
Cook | Cooked | Cooked | Cocinar |
Count | Counted | Counted | Contar |
Cover | Covered | Covered | Cubrir |
Dance | Danced | Danced | Bailar |
Decide | Decided | Decided | Decidir |
Deliver | Delivered | Delivered | Entregar |
Discuss | Discussed | Discussed | Conversar |
Divide | Divided | Divided | Dividir |
Earn | Earned | Earned | Ganar |
End | Ended | Ended | Terminar |
Enjoy | Enjoyed | Enjoyed | Disfrutar |
Explain | Explained | Explained | Explicar |
Face | Faced | Faced | Afrontar |
Fill | Filled | Filled | Llenar |
Finish | Finished | Finished | Finalizar |
Fix | Fixed | Fixed | Arreglar |
Follow | Followed | Followed | Seguir |
Gather | Gathered | Gathered | Recolectar |
Guess | Guessed | Guessed | Adivinar |
Hate | Hated | Hated | Odiar |
Help | Helped | Helped | Ayudar |
Hope | Hoped | Hoped | Esperar/Desear |
Improve | Improved | Improved | Mejorar |
Include | Included | Included | Incluir |
Introduce | Introduced | Introduced | Presentar |
Invite | Invited | Invited | Inventar |
Jump | Jumped | Jumped | Saltar |
Kiss | Kissed | Kissed | Besar |
Laugh | Laughed | Laughed | Reir |
Learn | Learned | Learned | Aprender |
Like | Liked | Liked | Gustar |
Listen | Listened | Listened | Escuchar |
Live | Lived | Lived | Vivir |
Look | Looked | Looked | Mirar |
Love | Loved | Loved | Amar |
Move | Moved | Moved | Mudar |
Need | Needed | Needed | Necesitar |
Notice | Noticed | Noticed | Avisar |
Open | Opened | Opened | Abrir |
Organize | Organized | Organized | Organizar |
Play | Played | Played | Jugar |
Point | Pointed | Pointed | Señalar |
Prepare | Prepared | Prepared | Preparar |
Provide | Provided | Provided | Aportar |
Rain | Rained | Rained | Llover |
Reach | Reached | Reached | Alcanzar |
Receive | Received | Received | Recibir |
Recognize | Recognized | Recognized | Reconocer |
Reduce | Reduced | Reduced | Reducir |
Refuse | Refused | Refused | Rechazar |
Remember | Remembered | Remembered | Recordar |
Repeat | Repeated | Repeated | Repetir |
Reply | Replied | Replied | Responder |
Rest | Rested | Rested | Descansar |
Return | Returned | Returned | Regresar |
Save | Saved | Saved | Guardar |
Scare | Scared | Scared | Asustar |
Search | Searched | Searched | Buscar |
Separate | Separated | Separated | Separar |
Share | Shared | Shared | Compartir |
Show | Showed | Showed | Mostrar |
Start | Started | Started | Empezar |
Stop | Stoped | Stoped | Parar |
Study | Studied | Studied | Estudiar |
Suffer | Suffered | Suffered | Sufrir |
Suggest | Suggested | Suggested | Proponer |
Taste | Tasted | Tasted | Probar |
Touch | Touched | Touched | Tocar |
Travel | Travelled | Travelled | Viajar |
Try | Tried | Tried | Intentar |
Turn | Turned | Turned | Girar |
Use | Used | Used | Usar |
Visit | Visited | Visited | Visitar |
Wait | Waited | Waited | Esperar |
Walk | Walked | Walked | Caminar |
Want | Wanted | Wanted | Querer |
Watch | Watched | Watched | Observar |
Work | Worked | Worked | Trabajar |
Yell | Yelled | Yelled | Gritar |
Los verbos irregulares en Inglés
Los verbos irregulares en inglés son aquellos que no siguen las reglas de formación del pasado simple y del participio pasado, como los verbos regulares. Por lo tanto, su forma cambia de manera impredecible y debe ser aprendida de memoria.
Se usan verbos irregulares, de la misma manera que los regulares, para expresar acciones en el pasado o en tiempos compuestos.
Irregular Verbs
Infinite Verbs | Simple Past | Past Participle | Spanish |
Arise | Arose | Arisen | Surgir |
Awake | Awoke | Awoken | Despertar |
Be | Was/were | Been | Ser/Estar |
Bear | Bore | Borne | Soportar |
Beat | Beat | Beaten | Golpear |
Become | Became | Become | Convertirse |
Begin | Began | Begun | Empezar |
Bend | Bend | Bend | Doblar |
Bet | Bet | Bet | Apostar |
Bite | Bit | Bitten | Morder |
Bleed | Bled | Bled | Sangrar |
Blow | Blew | Blown | Soplar |
Break | Broke | Broken | Romper |
Breed | Bred | Bred | Reproducir |
Bring | Brought | Brought | Traer |
Build | Built | Built | Construir |
Burn | Burnt | Burnt | Quemar |
Burst | Burst | Burst | Reventar |
Buy | Bought | Bought | Comprar |
Catch | Caught | Caught | Atrapar |
Choose | Chose | Chosen | Elegir |
Cling | Clung | Clung | Afferrarse |
Come | Came | Come | Venir |
Cost | Cost | Cost | Costar |
Creep | Crept | Crept | Arrastrarse |
Cut | Cut | Cut | Cortar |
Deal | Dealt | Dealt | Tratar |
Dig | Dug | Dug | Cavar |
Do | Did | Done | Hacer |
Draw | Drew | Drawn | Dibujar |
Dream | Dreamt | 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 |
Fly | Flew | Flown | Volar |
Forbide | Forbade | Forbidden | Prohibir |
Forget | Forget | Forgotten | Olvidar |
Forgive | Forgave | Forgiven | Perdonar |
Freeze | Froze | Frozen | Congelar |
Get | Got | Gotten | Obtener |
Give | Gave | Given | Dar |
Go | Went | Gone | Ir |
Grow | Grew | Grown | Crecer |
Hang | Hung | Hung | Colgar |
Have | Had | Had | Tener |
Hear | Heard | Heard | Oir |
Hide | Hid | Hidden | Ocultar |
Hit | Hit | Hit | Golpear |
Hold | Held | Held | Sostener |
Hurt | Hurt | Hurt | Herir |
Keep | Kept | Kept | Mantener |
Kneel | Knelt | Knelt | Arrodillar |
Know | Knew | Known | Saber |
Lay | Laid | Laid | Poner |
Lead | Led | Lead | Guiar |
Learn | Learnt | Learnt | Aprender |
Leave | Left | Left | Dejar |
Lend | Lent | Lent | Prestar |
Let | Let | Let | Permitir |
Light | Lit | Lit | Encender |
Lose | Lost | Lost | Perder |
Make | Made | Made | Hacer |
Mean | Meant | Meant | Significar |
Meet | Met | Met | Reunir |
Pay | Paid | Paid | Pagar |
Put | Put | Put | Poner |
Read | Read | Read | Leer |
Ride | Road | Ridden | Montar |
Ring | Rang | Rung | Timbrar |
Run | Ran | Run | Correr |
Say | Said | Said | Decir |
See | Saw | Seen | Ver |
Sell | Sold | Sold | Vender |
Send | Sent | Sent | Enviar |
Shoot | Shot | Shot | Disparar |
Sit | Sat | Sat | Sentar |
Sing | Sang | Sung | Cantar |
Sleep | Slept | Slept | Dormir |
Spend | Spent | Spent | Gastar |
Speak | Spoke | Spoken | Hablar |
Stand | Stood | Stood | Estar de pie |
Swim | Swam | Swum | Nadar |
Teach | Taught | Taught | Enseñar |
Tear | Tore | Torn | Llorar |
Take | Took | Taken | Tomar |
Think | Thought | Thought | Pensar |
Tell | Told | Told | Contar |
Understand | Understood | Understood | Entender |
Wake | Woke | Woken | Despertar |
Wear | Wore | Worn | Usar (ropa) |
Win | Won | Won | Ganar |
Write | Wrote | Written | Escribir |