Lista de verbos irregulares en inglés con pronunciación y ejercicios

Los verbos irregulares son fundamentales en el aprendizaje del inglés. A diferencia de los regulares, estos verbos no siguen un patrón fijo en su conjugación, lo que puede dificultar su memorización. Sin embargo, existen estrategias efectivas para aprenderlos rápidamente. En este artículo, te explicaremos qué son, cómo identificarlos, te daremos una lista con su pronunciación y algunos ejercicios prácticos para reforzar tu aprendizaje.

¿Qué son los verbos irregulares?

Los verbos irregulares en inglés son aquellos que no siguen la regla general de los verbos regulares, que consiste en añadir “-ed” al final del verbo para formar el pasado y el participio pasado. En lugar de esto, los verbos irregulares pueden cambiar completamente su estructura.

Ejemplos:

• Go – went – gone (ir)
• Eat – ate – eaten (comer)
• See – saw – seen (ver)

 

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre un verbo regular y un verbo irregular?

Los verbos regulares siguen una estructura predecible para formar el pasado y el participio pasado, añadiendo “-ed” o “-d” a su forma base.

Ejemplo de verbo regular:

• Play – played – played (jugar)
• Talk – talked – talked (hablar)

Por otro lado, los verbos irregulares tienen conjugaciones que no siguen un patrón fijo.

Ejemplo de verbo irregular:

• Sing – sang – sung (cantar)

¿Cuáles son los 10 verbos irregulares más comunes?

A continuación, te presentamos una lista con 10 de los verbos irregulares más utilizados en inglés:

Infinitivo	Pasado simple	Past participle	Traducción
Be	Was/Were	Been	Ser/estar
Have	Had	Had	Tener
Do	Did	Done	Hacer
Say	Said	Said	Decir
Go	Went	Gone	Ir
Get	Got	Got/Gotten	Obtener
Make	Made	Made	Hacer
Know	Knew	Known	Saber/conocer
Think	Thought	Thought	Pensar
Take	Took	Taken	Tomar

Lista de verbos irregulares en inglés con pronunciación y traducción

Aquí tienes una lista de verbos irregulares en inglés junto con su pronunciación y su signficado en español:

Infinitivo	Pasado simple	Past participle	Traducción
arise [a’rais]	arose [a’rous]	arisen [a’risn]	surgir, levantarse.
be [bi]	was  [wuas] / were [wer]	been  [bin]	ser
beat [bit]	beat [bit]	beaten [bitn]	golpear
become [bi´kam]	became [bi´keim]	become [bi´kam]	convertirse,llegar a ser
begin [bi´gIn]	began [bi’gan]	begun [bi’gan]	comenzar
bet [bet]	bet [bet]	bet [bet]	apostar
bite [bait]	bit [bIt]	bitten [bItn]	morder
bleed [blid]	bled [bled]	bled [bled]	sangrar
blow [blou]	blew [blu]	blown [bloun]	soplar
break [breik]	broke [brouk]	broken [broukn]	romper
bring [bring]	brought [brot]	brought [brot]	traer
build [bild]	built [bilt]	built [bilt]	construir
buy [bai]	bought [bot]	bought [bot]	comprar
catch [katch]	caught [kot]	caught [kot]	atrapar
choose [chus]	chose [chous]	chosen [chousn]	elegir
come [kam]	came [keim]	come [kam]	venir
cost [kost]	cost [kost]	cost [kost]	costar
creep [krip]	crept [krept]	crept [krept]	arrastrarse
cut [kat]	cut [kat]	cut [kat]	cortar
deal [dil]	dealt [delt]	dealt [delt]	dar, repartir
do [du]	did [dId]	done [don]	hacer
draw [dro]	drew [dru]	drawn [dron]	dibujar
dream [driim]	dreamed/ dreamt [dremt]	dreamt [dremt]	soñar
drink [drInk]	drank [drank]	drunk [draank]	beber
drive [draiv]	drove [drouv]	driven [drivn]	conducir
eat [iit]	ate [eit]	eaten [iitn]	comer
fall [fol]	fell [fel]	fallen [folen]	caer
feed [fiid]	fed [fed]	fed [fed]	alimentar
feel [fiil]	felt [felt]	felt [felt]	sentir
fight [fait]	fought [fot]	fought [fot]	pelear
find [faind]	found [faund]	found [faund]	encontrar
flee [flii]	fled [fled]	fled [fled]	huir
fly [flai]	flew [flu]	flown [floun]	volar
forget [forget]	forgot [forgat]	forgotten [forgatn]	olvidar
forgive [forgiv]	forgave [forgeiv]	forgiven [forgivn]	perdonar
borrar	borrar	borrar	borrar
freeze [friisz]	froze [frousz]	frozen [frouszn]	congelar
get [get]	got [gat]	got/gotten  [gat,gatn]	tener, obtener
give [gIv]	gave [geiv]	given [givn]	dar
go [gou]	went  [wuent]	gone [gon]	ir
grind [graind]	ground [graund]	ground [graund]	moler
grow [grou]	grew [gru]	grown [groun]	crecer
hang [hang]	hung [haang]	hung [haang]	colgar
have [hav]	had [had]	had [had]	tener
hear [hir]	heard [herd]	heard [herd]	oír
hide [haid]	hid [hId]	hidden [hIdn]	esconderse
hit [hIt]	hit [hIt]	hit [hIt]	golpear
hold [hold]	held [held]	held [held]	tener, mantener
hurt [hert]	hurt [hert]	hurt [hert]	herir, doler
keep [kip]	kept [kept]	kept [kept]	guardar
kneel [nil]	knelt [nelt]	knelt [nelt]	arrodillarse
know [nou]	knew [niu]	known [noun]	saber
lead [liid]	led [led]	led [led]	encabezar
learn [lern]	learnt [lernt]	learnt [lernt]	aprender
leave [liv]	left [left]	left [left]	dejar
lend [lend]	lent [lent]	lent [lent]	prestar
let [let]	let [let]	let [let]	dejar
lie [lai]	lay [lei]	lain [lein]	yacer
lose [lus]	lost [lost]	lost [lost]	perder
make [meik]	made [meid]	made [meid]	hacer
mean [min]	meant [ment]	meant [ment]	significar
meet [mit]	met [met]	met [met]	conocer, encontrar
pay [pei]	paid [peid]	paid [peid]	pagar
put [put]	put [put]	put [put]	poner
quit [kuit]	quit [kuit]	quit [kuit]	abandonar
read [rid]	read [red]	read [red]	leer
ride [raid]	rode [roud]	ridden [ridn]	montar, ir
ring [rIng]	rang [rang]	rung [rang]	llamar (por teléfono)
rise [rais]	rose [rous]	risen [risn]	elevar
run [raan]	ran [ran]	run [raan]	correr
say [sei]	said [sed]	said [sed]	decir
see [si]	saw [so]	seen [sin]	ver
sell [sel]	sold [sold]	sold [sold]	vender
send [send]	sent [sent]	sent [sent]	enviar
set [set]	set [set]	set [set]	fijar
sew [sou]	sewed [soud]	sewn  [soun]	coser
shake [sheik]	shook [shuk]	shaken [sheikn]	sacudir
shine [shain]	shone [shoun]	shone [shoun]	brillar
shoot [shut]	shot [shot]	shot [shot]	disparar
show [shou]	showed [shoud]	shown [shoun]	mostrar
shrink [shrInk]	shrank [shrank]	shrunk [shraank]	encoger
shut [shaat]	shut [shaat]	shut [shaat]	cerrar
sing [sIng]	sang [sang]	sung [saang]	cantar
sink [sInk]	sank [sank]	sunk [saank]	hundir
sit [sIt]	sat [sat]	sat [sat]	sentarse
sleep [sliip]	slept [slept]	slept [slept]	dormir
slide [sslaid]	slid [slɪd]	slid [slɪd]	deslizar
sow [sou]	sowed [soud]	sown [soun]	sembrar
speak [sspIk]	spoke [sspouk]	spoken [sspokn]	hablar
spell [sspel]l	spelt [sspelt]	spelt [sspelt]	deletrear
spend [sspend]	spent [sspent]	spent [sspent]	gastar
spill [sspIl]	spilt [sspIlt]	spilt [ssplt]	derramar
split [ssplI]	split [ssplI]	split [ssplI]	dividir
spoil [sspoil]	spoiled/ spoilt [sspoilt]	spoilt [sspoilt]	estropear
spread [sspred]	spread [sspred]	spread [sspred]	extenderse
stand [sstand]	stood [sstud]	stood [sstud]	estar de pie
steal [sstil]	stole [sstóul]	stolen [stóuln]	robar
sting [sstIng]	stung [sstaang]	stung [sstaang]	picar
stink [sstink]	stank  [sstank]	stunk [sstaank]	apestar
strike [straik]	struck  [straak]	struck [straak]	golpear
swear [suer]	swore [suor]	sworn [suorn]	jurar
sweep [suip]	swept [suept]	swept [suept]	barrer
swim [suim]	swam [suam]	swum [suaan]	nadar
take [teik]	took [tuk]	taken [téikn]	tomar
teach [tiich]	taught [tot]	taught [tot]	enseñar
tear [ter]	tore [tor]	torn [torn]	romper
tell [tel]	told [told]	told [told]	decir
think [zInk]	thought [zot]	thought [zot]	pensar
throw [zrou]	threw [zriu]	thrown [zróun]	lanzar
borrar	borrar	borrar	borrar
wake [weik]	woke [wuok]	woken [wuokn]	despertarse
wear [wer]	wore [wuor]	worn [wuorn]	llevar puesto
weave [wiːv]	wove [wuov]	woven [wouvn]	tejer
weep [wuip]	wept [wuept]	wept [wuept]	llorar
win [wuin]	won [wuon]	won [wuon]	ganar (un premio)
wring [rIng]	wrung [raang]	wrung [raang]	retorcer
write [rait]	wrote [róut]	written [‘ritn]	escribir

Ejercicio con verbos irregulares

Practica completando las siguientes oraciones con la forma correcta del verbo en pasado o participio pasado:

• We_________ (go) by bus to the beach and ________ (spend) all day there (past simple)
• I have ________ (see) that movie several times (past participle)
• Yesterday was the first time I ________ (make) my lunch this week and I have ____________ (bring) it to my work (past participle)
• I _________ a message to him yesterday, but I think he _______ (throw) it away (past simple)
• She __________ (tell) me yesterday, but I ________ ! (forget) (past simple)
• Have you ever ___________ (eat) this kind of meat ? (past participle)

Soluciones del ejercicio

• – went, spent
• – seen
• – made, brought
• – wrote, threw
• – told, forgot
• – eaten

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Práctica y constancia: la fórmula para aprender los verbos irregulares

Aprender los verbos irregulares en inglés puede parecer desafiante, pero con práctica y estrategias adecuadas, es más fácil de lo que imaginas. La clave está en la repetición, la exposición constante y hacer ejercicios prácticos. Esperamos que la lista de verbos irregulares en inglés y el ejercicio que te hemos propuesto te ayuden a dominar estos verbos y mejorar tu nivel de inglés de manera efectiva. ¡Sigue practicando y verás los resultados!

Preguntas frecuentes sobre verbos irregulares:

¿Cómo se sabe si un verbo es irregular?

Para identificar si un verbo es irregular, es necesario revisar su conjugación en el pasado simple y participio pasado. Si no sigue la regla de los verbos regulares (añadir “-ed”), entonces es un verbo irregular.