En inglés existen 3 verbos auxiliares y los 3 son irregulares:
| Verbo | Formas en Presente | Pasado | Participio | Significado | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| to be | am is are | was were | been | ser estar (muy irregular) | |
| to do | do does | did | done | hacer | |
| to have | have has | had | had | tener |
Los verbos modales en inglés son irregulares.
| Verbo | Formas en Presente | Pasado | Participio | Significado | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| can | can | could | been able* | poder (permiso o capacidad) | |
| may | may | might | been allowed to | poder (permiso o capacidad) | |
| must | must | had to* | had to* | deber (obligación) |
A continuación mostramos los verbos irregulares más importantes en inglés:
| Verbo | Pasado | Participio | Significado | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| become | became | become | llegar a ser | |
| begin | began | begun | empezar | |
| break | broke | broken | romper | |
| bring | brought | brought | traer llevar | |
| build | built | built | construir edificar | |
| buy | bought | bought | comprar | |
| catch | caught | caught | coger | |
| choose | chose | chosen | elegir | |
| come | came | come | venir | |
| cost | cost | cost | costar | |
| cut | cut | cut | cortar | |
| drink | drank | drunk | beber | |
| eat | ate | eaten | comer | |
| fall | fell | fallen | caer | |
| find | found | found | encontrar | |
| get | got | got (British) gotten (American) | conseguir obtener | |
| give | gave | given | dar | |
| go | went | gone | ir | |
| know | knew | known | saber conocer | |
| learn | learned (USA) learnt (UK) | learned (USA) learnt (UK) | aprender | |
| leave | left | left | dejar abandonar | |
| make | made | made | hacer fabricar | |
| mean | meant | meant | significar | |
| pay | paid | paid | pagar | |
| put | put | put | poner colocar | |
| read | read | read | leer | |
| run | ran | run | correr | |
| say | said | said | decir | |
| see | saw | seen | ver | |
| sell | sold | sold | vender | |
| send | sent | sent | enviar | |
| set | set | set | poner | |
| sit | sat | sat | sentarse | |
| sleep | slept | slept | dormir | |
| speak | spoke | spoken | hablar | |
| take | took | taken | coger | |
| teach | taught | taught | enseñar | |
| win | won | won | ganar | |
| write | wrote | written | escribir |
Ahora seguimos con los verbos irregulares frecuentes:
| Verbo | Pasado | Participio | Significado | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| draw | drew | drawn | dibujar | |
| dream | dreamt | dreamt | soñar | |
| drive | drove | driven | conducir | |
| feed | fed | fed | alimentar | |
| feel | felt | felt | sentir | |
| fight | fought | fought | pelear | |
| fly | flew | flown | volar | |
| forbid | forbade | forbidden | prohibir | |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | olvidar | |
| hear | heard | heard | oír | |
| hide | hid | hidden | esconder | |
| hit | hit | hit | golpear | |
| let | let | let | permitir | |
| lie | lay | lain | tumbarse | |
| light | lit | lit | encender | |
| lose | lost | lost | perder | |
| meet | met | met | encontrar | |
| ring | rang | rung | llamar | |
| rise | rose | risen | levantarse | |
| seek | sought | sought | buscar | |
| shake | shook | shook | agitar estrechar la mano | |
| shoot | shot | shot | disparar | |
| show | showed | shown | mostrar | |
| shut | shut | shut | cerrar | |
| sing | sang | sung | cantar | |
| spell | spelt (UK) spelled (USA) | spelt (UK) spelled (USA) | deletrear | |
| spend | spent | spent | gastar | |
| split | split | split | dividir partir | |
| swim | swam | swum | nadar | |
| swing | swung | swung | balancear | |
| tell | told | told | decir contar | |
| think | thought | thought | pensar | |
| throw | threw | thrown | tirar | |
| wake | woke | woken | despertar | |
| wear | wore | worn | llevar puesto |
Ahora mostramos los verbos irregulares no tan frecuentes en inglés:
| Verbo | Pasado | Participio | Significado | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| arise | arose | arisen | surgir plantearse | |
| bear | bore | born | dar a luz | |
| beat | beat | beaten | golpear vencer | |
| bend | bent | bent | doblar curvar | |
| bet | bet | bet | apostar | |
| bind | bound | bound | enlazar atar | |
| bite | bit | bitten | morder picar | |
| bleed | bled | bled | sangrar | |
| blow | blew | blown | soplar | |
| cast | cast | cast | lanzar | |
| deal | dealt | dealt | negociar tratar | |
| fit | fit | fit | encajar ajustar (ropa) | |
| freeze | froze | frozen | helar | |
| grow | grew | grown | crecer | |
| keep | kept | kept | guardar | |
| lay | laid | laid | poner | |
| lead | led | led | dirigir conducir | |
| lean | leant (UK) leaned (USA) | leant (UK) leaned (USA) | apoyarse recostarse | |
| leap | leapt | leapt | saltar brincar | |
| slide | slid | slid | deslizar resbalar | |
| spread | spread | spread | difundir extender | |
| smell | smelt (UK) smelled (USA) | smelt (UK) smelled (USA) | oler olfatear | |
| steal | stole | stolen | robar |
Listamos los verbos irregulares poco habituales:
| Verbo | Pasado | Participio | Significado | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bid | bid | bid | pujar intentar | |
| breed | bred | bred | criar | |
| broadcast | broadcast | broadcast | emitir | |
| burn | burnt (UK) burned (USA) | burnt burned (USA) | quemar arder | |
| burst | burst | burst | explotar estallar | |
| dig | dug | dug | cavar | |
| flee | fled | fled | huir de escapar | |
| hang | hung | hung | colgar | |
| hold | held | held | agarrar sostener | |
| hurt | hurt | hurt | herir | |
| kneel | knelt | knelt | arrodillarse | |
| lend | lent | lent | prestar | |
| mistake | mistook | mistaken | equivocarse | |
| ride | rode | ridden | montar cabalgar | |
| sew | sewed | sewn | coser | |
| shine | shone | shone | brillar resplandecer | |
| shrink | shrank | shrunk | encoger | |
| sink | sank | sunk | hundir | |
| spit | spat | spat | escupir | |
| spoil | spoilt (UK) spoiled (USA) | spoilt (UK) spoiled (USA) | estropear deteriorar | |
| stand | stood | stood | estar de pie | |
| stick | stuck | stuck | pegar | |
| sting | stung | stung | pegar | |
| strike | struck | struck | golpear atacar | |
| strive | strove | striven | esforzarse procurar | |
| swear | swore | sworn | jurar | |
| sweat | sweat | sweat | sudar | |
| sweep | swept | swept | barrer | |
| tread | trod | trodden | pisar caminar | |
| weep | wept | wept | llorar |