Level: A2
Common Irregular Verbs (A2)
At the A2 level, you should know the past forms of these frequently used verbs. Remember, irregular verbs do not end in -ed!
Three Groups of Irregular Verbs
To make them easier to learn, we can group them by pattern:
Group 1: No Change (Cut - Cut - Cut)
These verbs are the easiest! The form is the same for Present, Past, and Participle.
| Infinitive | Past Simple | Past Participle | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Cost | Cost | Costar |
| Cut | Cut | Cut | Cortar |
| Hit | Hit | Hit | Golpear |
| Hurt | Hurt | Hurt | Herir/Doler |
| Put | Put | Put | Poner |
| Read | Read* | Read* | Leer (*Pronounced 'red' in past) |
| Shut | Shut | Shut | Cerrar |
Group 2: Two Forms (Buy - Bought - Bought)
The Past Simple and Past Participle are the same.
| Infinitive | Past Simple | Past Participle | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bring | Brought | Brought | Traer |
| Buy | Bought | Bought | Comprar |
| Catch | Caught | Caught | Atrapar |
| Feel | Felt | Felt | Sentir |
| Find | Found | Found | Encontrar |
| Get | Got | Got | Conseguir |
| Have | Had | Had | Tener |
| Hear | Heard | Heard | Oír |
| Keep | Kept | Kept | Guardar/Mantener |
| Leave | Left | Left | Irse/Dejar |
| Lose | Lost | Lost | Perder |
| Make | Made | Made | Hacer (crear) |
| Meet | Met | Met | Conocer/Quedar |
| Pay | Paid | Paid | Pagar |
| Say | Said | Said | Decir |
| Sell | Sold | Sold | Vender |
| Send | Sent | Sent | Enviar |
| Sit | Sat | Sat | Sentarse |
| Sleep | Slept | Slept | Dormir |
| Spend | Spent | Spent | Gastar |
| Stand | Stood | Stood | Estar de pie |
| Teach | Taught | Taught | Enseñar |
| Tell | Told | Told | Contar/Decir |
| Think | Thought | Thought | Pensar |
| Understand | Understood | Understood | Entender |
| Win | Won | Won | Ganar |
Group 3: Three Forms (Go - Went - Gone)
These are the hardest because all three forms are different.
| Infinitive | Past Simple | Past Participle | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Be | Was/Were | Been | Ser/Estar |
| Begin | Began | Begun | Empezar |
| Break | Broke | Broken | Romper |
| Choose | Chose | Chosen | Elegir |
| Do | Did | Done | Hacer |
| Drink | Drank | Drunk | Beber |
| Drive | Drove | Driven | Conducir |
| Eat | Ate | Eaten | Comer |
| Fall | Fell | Fallen | Caer |
| Fly | Flew | Flown | Volar |
| Forget | Forgot | Forgotten | Olvidar |
| Give | Gave | Given | Dar |
| Go | Went | Gone | Ir |
| Know | Knew | Known | Saber/Conocer |
| See | Saw | Seen | Ver |
| Speak | Spoke | Spoken | Hablar |
| Swim | Swam | Swum | Nadar |
| Take | Took | Taken | Tomar/Llevar |
| Wake | Woke | Woken | Despertar |
| Wear | Wore | Worn | Llevar puesto |
| Write | Wrote | Written | Escribir |
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