regular and irregular verbs: another way to learn them

REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS Another way to learn them

Verbos Regulares e Irregulares

Otra forma de aprenderlos

Diagramming: Enrique A. Simmonds B. Cover design: Enrique A. Simmonds B. Maracaibo, Venezuela 2015

Presentation This initiative was thanks to an English teacher that I had some years ago when it was necessary to study and learn regular and irregular verbs for Spanish speakers. The main idea was to make groups of irregular verbs where the ending of simple past and past participle had similar form with other verbs. This strategy used was very useful because most of us were visual learners.

Enrique Simmonds

Presentación Esta iniciativa fue gracias a un profesor de inglés que tuve algunos años atrás cuando fue necesario estudiar y aprender los verbos regulares e irregulares (en Inglés) para hispanoparlantes. La idea principal fue crear grupos de verbos irregulares donde el final del pasado simple y el participio pasado tuviesen formas similares con otros verbos. Esta estrategia empleada fue muy útil porque muchos de nosotros aprendíamos visualmente.

Enrique Simmonds

REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS : Ano ther way to l ea rn them

RREEGGUULLAARR VVEERRBBSS –– VVEERRBBOOSS RREEGGUULLAARREESS

VERB TRANSLATION VERB TRANSLATION VERB TRANSLATION

Abandon Abandonar Admire Admirar Appear Aparecer

Abolish Abolir Admit Admitir Appoint Nombrar

Absolve Absolver Adore Adorar Approach Acercarse

Absorb Absorber Adorn Adornar Approve Aprobar

Abuse Injuriar Advance Avanzar Arrange Arreglar

Accede Acceder Advertise Anunciar Arrive Llegar

Accelerate Acelerar Advise Aconsejar Ask Preguntar

Accent Acentuar Affirm Afirmar Assure Asegurar

Accept Aceptar Agree Acceder Astonish Asombrar

Accuse Acusar Allow Permitir Attack Atacar

Accustom Acostumbrar Amount Ascender/cantidad Attempt Intentar

Achieve Llevar a cabo Amuse Divertir Attend Asistir

Acquire Adquirir Announce Anunciar Attract Atraer

Act Actuar Annoy Molestar Avoid Evitar

Add Sumar Answer Contestar

Address Dirigir Apologize Excusarse

Bathe Bañarse Believe Creer Blame Culpar

Beg Rogar, pedir Belong Pertenecer Book Reservar

Call Llamar Collect Recoger Consist Consistir

Carry Llevar Comb Peinar Contain Contener

Cash Cobrar Combine Combinar Continue Continuar

Cease Cesar Command Mandar Copy Copiar

Change Cambiar Commit Cometer Correct Corregir

Check Comprobar Commit Cometer Cough Toser

Claim Reclamar Compare Comparar Count Contar

Clean Limpiar Complain Quejarse Cover Cubrir

Clear Aclarar, limpiar Compose Componer Cross Cruzar

Climb Trepar Conceal Ocultar Crown Coronar

Close Cerrar Consider Considerar Cry Gritar, llorar



Damage Dañar Desire Desear Dislike Desaprobar

Dance Bailar Despise Despreciar Disturb Perturbar

Dawn Amanecer Destroy Destruir Divide Dividir

Deceive Engañar Detach Separar Drag Arrastrar

Decide Decidir Develop Desarrollar Drop Dejar caer

Declare Declarar Devote Dedicar Dry Secar

Defend Defender Devour Devorar

Deliver Entregar Discover Descubrir

Earn Ganar Enjoy Disfrutar Expect Esperar

Elect Elegir Enter Entrar Explain Explicar

Employ Emplear Establish Establecer Explode Estallar

Enclose Incluir Esteem Estimar Expose Exponer

Encourage Animar Evoke Evocar Express Expresar

End Terminar Exchange Cambiar Extract Extraer

Fail Fallar Finish Acabar Float Flotar

Fear Temer Fish Pescar Fold Doblar

Fetch Ir por Fit Ajustar Follow Seguir

Fill Llenar Fix Fijar Found Fundar

Gain Ganar Govern Gobernar Guard Guardar

Gamble Jugar Grant Conceder Guess Adivinar

Gather Recoger Greet Saludar

Handle Manejar Heat Calentar Hunt Cazar

Hang Ahorcar Help Ayudar Hurry Apresurarse

Happen Suceder Hire Alquilar

Hate Odiar Hope Esperar

Imagine Imaginar Improve Mejorar Intend Proponerse

Imply Implicar Include Incluir Invent Inventar

Import Importar Increase Aumentar Invite Invitar

Impress Impresionar Inquire Averiguar Iron Planchar



Join Unir Joke Bromear Jump Saltar

Justify Justificar

Kick Cocear Kiss Besar

Kill Matar Knock Golpear

Land Aterrizar Like Gustar Love Amar

Last Durar Listen Escuchar Lower Bajar

Laugh Reír Live Vivir

Lie Mentir Look Mirar

Maintain Mantener Measure Medir Mention Mencionar

Marry Casarse Mend Componer Move Mover

Name Nombrar Notice Notar, darse cuenta

Note Notar Number Numerar

Obey Obedecer Offer Ofrecer Organize Organizar

Oblige Obligar Open Abrir

Occupy Ocupar Order Ordenar

Pack Empaquetar Please Agradar Produce Producir

Paint Pintar Possess Poseer Promise Prometer

Pass Pasar Practise Practicar Propose Proponer

Permit Permitir Prefer Preferir Pull Tirar de

Place Colocar Prepare Preparar Punish Castigar

Play Jugar Present Presentar Push Empujar



Rain Llover Remember Recordar Report Informar

Reach Alcanzar Remind Recordar Request Suplicar, requerir

Receive Recibir Remove Quitar Require Requerir

Refer Referir Rent Arrendar Rest Descansar

Refuse Rehusar Repair Reparar Return Volver

Relieve Aliviar Repeat Repetir Rush Precipitarse

Remain Permanecer Reply Replicar

Sail Navegar Smile Sonreír Suffer Sufrir

Save Ahorrar Smoke Fumar Suggest Sugerir

Seem Parecer Sound Sonar Suppose Suponer

Sharpen Afilar Start Empezar Surprise Sorprender

Shout Gritar Stop Parar

Sign Firmar Study Estudiar

Talk Hablar Test Probar Trouble Molestar

Tame Domesticar Thank Agradecer Trust Confiar

Taste Probar Tie Atar Try Probar

Tire Cansar Translate Traducir Turn Girar

Touch Tocar Travel Viajar

Unite Unir Use Usar

Vary Variar Visit Visitar

Wait Esperar Watch Vigilar Worry Preocuparse

Walk Andar Weigh Pesar Wound Herir

Want Querer Wish Desear

Wash Lavar Work Trabajar


IIRRRREEGGUULLAARR VVEERRBBSS ––VVEERRBBOOSS IIRRRREEGGUULLAARREESS ––

INFINITIVE SIMPLE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE TRANSLATION

Be/ am, are, is Was / Were Been Ser / Estar

Do (Does) Did Done Hacer

Go (Goes) Went Gone Ir

See Saw Seen Ver

Undergo Underwent Undergone Sufrir


Begin Began Begun Empezar

Drink Drank Drunk Beber

Ring Rang Rung Llamar

Shrink Shrank Shrunk Encogerse

Sing Sang Sung Cantar

Sink Sank Sunk Hundir

Spring Sprang Sprung Saltar

Stink Stank/Stunk Stunk Apestar

Swim Swam Swum Nadar


Bite Bit Bitten Morder

Forbid Forbade Forbidden Prohibir

Forget Forgot Forgotten Olvidar

Hide Hid Hidden Ocultar

Ride Rode Ridden Montar

Stride Strode Stridden Dar zancadas

Tread Trod Trodden Pisar, hollar

Write Wrote Written Escribir


Become Became Become Llegar a Ser

Come Came Come Venir

Overcome Overcame Overcome Vencer

Run Ran Run Correr



Bet Bet Bet Apostar

Bid Bid Bid Pujar

Broadcast Broadcast Broadcast Radiar

Burst Burst Burst Reventar

Cast Cast Cast Arrojar

Cost Cost Cost Costar

Cut Cut Cut Cortar

Hit Hit Hit Golpear

Hurt Hurt Hurt Herir

Knit Knit Knit Hacer punto

Let Let Let Permitir

Put Put Put Poner

Read Read Read Leer

Set Set Set Poner(se)

Shut Shut Shut Cerrar

Split Split Split Hender / partir / rajar

Spread Spread Spread Extender

Sweat Sweat Sweat Sudar

Thrust Thrust Thrust Introducir

Wet Wet Wet Mojar


Bear Bore Borne / Born Soportar, dar a luz

Blow Blew Blown Soplar

Draw Drew Drawn Dibujar

Fly Flew Flown Volar

Grow Grew Grown Crecer

Know Knew Known Saber Conocer

Shear Shore Shorn Esquilar

Show Showed Shown Mostrar

Swear Swore Sworn Jurar

Throw Threw Thrown Arrojar Tirar

Wear Wore Worn Llevar puesto

Withdraw Withdrew Withdrawn Retirarse



Arise Arose Arisen Surgir, Levantarse

Awake Awoke Awoken Despertarse

Beat Beat Beaten Golpear

Break Broke Broken Romper

Choose Chose Chosen Elegir

Drive Drove Driven Conducir

Eat Ate Eaten Comer

Fall Fell Fallen Caer

Forgive Forgave Forgiven Perdonar

Freeze Froze Frozen Helar

Give Gave Given Dar

Lie Lay Lain Echarse

Mistake Mistook Mistaken Equivocar

Rise Rose Risen Levantarse

Shake Shook Shaken Sacudir

Speak Spoke Spoken Hablar

Steal Stole Stolen Robar

Swell Swelled Swollen Hinchar

Take Took Taken Coger

Tear Tore Torn Rasgar

Undertake Undertook Undertaken Emprender

Wake Woke Woken Despertarse

Weave Wove Woven Tejer



Bend Bent Bent Doblar

Bind Bound Bound Atar, encuadernar

Bleed Bled Bled Sangrar

Breed Bred Bred Criar

Bring Brought Brought Traer Llevar

Build Built Built Edificar

Burn Burnt /Burned Burnt / Burned Quemar

Buy Bought Bought Comprar

Catch Caught Caught Coger

Cling Clung Clung Agarrarse

Creep Crept Crept Arrastrarse

Deal Dealt Dealt Tratar

Dig Dug Dug Cavar

Dream Dreamt / Dreamed Dreamt / Dreamed Soñar

Feed Fed Fed Alimentar

Feel Felt Felt Sentir

Fight Fought Fought Luchar

Find Found Found Encontrar

Flee Fled Fled Huir

Get Got Got / Gotten Obtener

Grind Ground Ground Moler

Hang Hung Hung Colgar

Have Had Had Haber o Tener

Hear Heard Heard Oir

Hold Held Held Agarrar Celebrar

Keep Kept Kept Conservar

Kneel Knelt Knelt Arrodillarse

Knit Knit Knit Hacer punto

Lay Laid Laid Poner

Lead Led Led Conducir

Lean Leant Leant Apoyarse

Leap Leapt Leapt Brincar

Learn Learnt / Learned Learnt / Learned Aprender

Leave Left Left Dejar

Lend Lent Lent Prestar

Light Lit Lit Encender

Lose Lost Lost Perder

Make Made Made Hacer

Mean Meant Meant Significar

Meet Met Met Encontrar

Pay Paid Paid Pagar

Say Said Said Decir

Seek Sought Sought Buscar


Sell Sold Sold Vender

Send Sent Sent Enviar

Sew Sewed Sewed / Sewn Coser

Shine Shone Shone Brillar

Shoot Shot Shot Disparar

Sit Sat Sat Sentarse

Sleep Slept Slept Dormir

Slide Slid Slid Resbalar

Smell Smelt Smelt Oler

Sow Sowed Sowed / Sown Sembrar

Speed Sped Sped Acelerar

Spell Spelt Spelt Deletrear

Spend Spent Spent Gastar

Spill Spilt / Spilled Spilt / Spilled Derramar

Spin Spun Spun Hilar

Spit Spat Spat Escupir

Spoil Spoilt / Spoiled Spoilt / Spoiled Estropear

Stand Stood Stood Estar en pie

Stick Stuck Stuck Pegar Engomar

Strike Struck Struck Golpear

Sweep Swept Swept Barrer

Swing Swung Swung Columpiarse

Teach Taught Taught Enseñar

Tell Told Told Decir

Think Thought Thought Pensar

Understand Understood Understood Entender

Weep Wept Wept Llorar

Win Won Won Ganar

Wind Wound Wound Enrollar

Wring Wrung Wrung Torcer

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