En inglés, los verbos irregulares son aquellos que no siguen el patrón de conjugación regular en el pasado simple y/o en el participio pasado. Los verbos regulares siguen una estructura común en la que se añade "-ed" al infinitivo para formar el pasado simple y el participio pasado (por ejemplo, "play" se convierte en "played").
Por otro lado, los verbos irregulares no siguen esta regla y en cambio tienen formas verbales distintas para el pasado simple y el participio pasado. Por ejemplo, "go" se convierte en "went" en el pasado simple y "gone" en el participio pasado. Es importante aprender los verbos irregulares en inglés porque no siguen las reglas predecibles de conjugación y deben memorizarse individualmente.
| Verbo | Pasado Simple | Participio Pasado | Traducción |
|---|---|---|---|
| be | was/were | been | ser/estar |
| become | became | become | convertirse |
| begin | began | begun | empezar |
| break | broke | broken | romper |
| bring | brought | brought | traer |
| build | built | built | construir |
| buy | bought | bought | comprar |
| catch | caught | caught | atrapar |
| choose | chose | chosen | elegir |
| come | came | come | venir |
| cut | cut | cut | cortar |
| do | did | done | hacer |
| draw | drew | drawn | dibujar |
| drive | drove | driven | conducir |
| eat | ate | eaten | comer |
| fall | fell | fallen | caer |
| feel | felt | felt | sentir |
| find | found | found | encontrar |
| fly | flew | flown | volar |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | olvidar |
| get | got | got/gotten | obtener |
| give | gave | given | dar |
| go | went | gone | ir |
| grow | grew | grown | crecer |
| have | had | had | tener |
| hear | heard | heard | oír |
| hide | hid | hidden | esconder |
| hit | hit | hit | golpear |
| hold | held | held | sostener |
| keep | kept | kept | mantener |
| know | knew | known | saber/conocer |
| leave | left | left | dejar |
| lend | lent | lent | prestar |
| let | let | let | dejar/permitir |
| lose | lost | lost | perder |
| make | made | made | hacer/fabricar |
| meet | met | met | conocer/encontrarse con |
| pay | paid | paid | pagar |
| put | put | put | poner |
| read | read | read | leer |
| ride | rode | ridden | montar |
| run | ran | run | correr |
| say | said | said | decir |
| see | saw | seen | ver |
| sell | sold | sold | vender |
| send | sent | sent | enviar |
| show | showed | shown | mostrar |
| sing | sang | sung | cantar |
| sit | sat | sat | sentarse |
| sleep | slept | slept | dormir |
| speak | spoke | spoken | hablar |
| spend | spent | spent | gastar |
| stand | stood | stood | estar de pie |
| swim | swam | swum | nadar |
| take | took | taken | tomar |
| teach | taught | taught | enseñar |
| tell | told | told | decir/contar |
| think | thought | thought | pensar |
| throw | threw | thrown | lanzar |
| understand | understood | understood | entender |
| wear | wore | worn | llevar puesto/vestir |
| win | won | won | ganar |
| write | wrote | written | escribir |