Tabla de Verbos Irregulares (100+)
Los 100 Verbos Irregulares Más Frecuentes
Los verbos irregulares NO siguen la regla -ED en pasado. Debes memorizar cada uno.
Los 30 verbos irregulares CRÍTICOS para el examen
Son los que salen en casi TODO examen:
| Infinitivo | Past Simple | Past Participle | Traducción |
|---|---|---|---|
| be | was/were | been | ser/estar |
| have | had | had | tener |
| do | did | done | hacer |
| go | went | gone | ir |
| get | got | got | conseguir/obtener |
| make | made | made | hacer/fabricar |
| say | said | said | decir |
| see | saw | seen | ver |
| know | knew | known | saber/conocer |
| think | thought | thought | pensar |
| come | came | come | venir |
| take | took | taken | coger/llevar |
| find | found | found | encontrar |
| give | gave | given | dar |
| tell | told | told | contar/decir |
| work | worked | worked | trabajar |
| call | called | called | llamar |
| ask | asked | asked | preguntar |
| try | tried | tried | intentar |
| need | needed | needed | necesitar |
| feel | felt | felt | sentir |
| become | became | become | convertirse/llegar a ser |
| leave | left | left | dejar/irse |
| put | put | put | poner |
| mean | meant | meant | significar |
| keep | kept | kept | mantener/guardar |
| let | let | let | permitir/dejar |
| begin | began | begun | comenzar |
| seem | seemed | seemed | parecer |
| help | helped | helped | ayudar |
40 verbos irregulares secundarios
También salen en el examen, pero menos frecuentemente:
| Infinitivo | Past Simple | Past Participle | Traducción |
|---|---|---|---|
| bring | brought | brought | traer |
| build | built | built | construir |
| buy | bought | bought | comprar |
| catch | caught | caught | coger/atrapar |
| cut | cut | cut | cortar |
| drive | drove | driven | conducir |
| drink | drank | drunk | beber |
| eat | ate | eaten | comer |
| fall | fell | fallen | caer |
| fly | flew | flown | volar |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | olvidar |
| grow | grew | grown | crecer |
| hang | hung | hung | colgar |
| have | had | had | tener |
| hear | heard | heard | oír |
| hold | held | held | sostener |
| hurt | hurt | hurt | lastimar |
| keep | kept | kept | mantener |
| know | knew | known | saber |
| lay | laid | laid | colocar |
| lead | led | led | liderar |
| learn | learned/learnt | learned/learnt | aprender |
| leave | left | left | dejar |
| lend | lent | lent | prestar |
| let | let | let | permitir |
| lie | lay | lain | tumbarse |
| light | lit/lighted | lit/lighted | iluminar |
| lose | lost | lost | perder |
| make | made | made | hacer |
| mean | meant | meant | significar |
| meet | met | met | conocer/encontrar |
| pay | paid | paid | pagar |
| read | read (pasado: /red/) | read | leer |
| ride | rode | ridden | montar |
| ring | rang | rung | sonar |
| rise | rose | risen | subir/levantarse |
| 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 | poner/establecer |
| shake | shook | shaken | sacudir |
| shine | shone/shined | shone/shined | brillar |
| shoot | shot | shot | disparar |
| show | showed | shown/showed | mostrar |
| shut | shut | shut | cerrar |
| sing | sang | sung | cantar |
| sink | sank | sunk | hundirse |
| sit | sat | sat | sentarse |
| sleep | slept | slept | dormir |
| speak | spoke | spoken | hablar |
| spend | spent | spent | gastar |
| stand | stood | stood | estar de pie |
| steal | stole | stolen | robar |
| swim | swam | swum | nadar |
| take | took | taken | coger |
| teach | taught | taught | enseñar |
| tell | told | told | contar |
| think | thought | thought | pensar |
| throw | threw | thrown | lanzar |
| understand | understood | understood | entender |
| wake | woke | woken | despertarse |
| wear | wore | worn | llevar (ropa) |
| win | won | won | ganar |
| write | wrote | written | escribir |
Cómo memorizar verbos irregulares
Método 1: Agrupación por patrón
Algunos irregulares comparten patrones:
Patrón A→E→E (mismo sonido en pasado y participio):
- leave → left / left
- keep → kept / kept
- feel → felt / felt
- sleep → slept / slept
Patrón A→O→O:
- sing → sang / sung (NO: sain/soin)
- ring → rang / rung
- swim → swam / swum
Método 2: Tarjetas (lo mejor)
Crea 100 tarjetas:
- Frente: infinitivo (go)
- Reverso: past / past participle + traducción (went / gone, fui/iba)
Método 3: Repetición espaciada
- Día 1: aprende 10 verbos
- Día 2: repasa esos 10 + aprende 10 nuevos
- Día 3: repasa 20 + aprende 10 nuevos
- Etc.
Errores típicos en el examen
| ❌ Incorrecto | ✅ Correcto | Verbo |
|---|---|---|
| He goed | He went | go |
| I have ate | I have eaten | eat |
| She writed | She wrote | write |
| They sayed | They said | say |
| You haved | You had | have |
| I was seeing | I saw | see |
| He don't go (simple) | He doesn't go | do |
Práctica rápida
Conjuga estos 5 en todos los tiempos:
- go: Present (I ___), Past (I ___), Present Perfect (I have ___)
- make: Present (She ___), Past (She ___), Present Perfect (She has ___)
- see: Present (They ___), Past (They ___), Present Perfect (They have ___)
- have: Present (He ___), Past (He ___), Present Perfect (He has ___)
- come: Present (I ___), Past (I ___), Present Perfect (I have ___)
Respuestas:
- go / went / gone
- makes / made / made
- see / saw / seen
- has / had / had
- come / came / come
Recursos para memorizar
- Flashcard app: Quizlet (https://quizlet.com/) — busca "irregular verbs English"
- YouTube: "100 Irregular Verbs in English" con pronunciación
- Ejercicio interactivo: https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-irregular.htm