Basic Level English CourseNovember 13th, 2010 (Part I)
The Simple Past Tense: Regular and Irregular Verbs
PARTIAL LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBS Denice Culqui Martinez
Translation Present
/Base Past Translation Present
/Base Past
Llegar
ser/estar soportar
llegar a ser golpear
comenzar doblar morder sangrar romper traer
construir agarrar escoger
venir costar
arrastrar cortar hacer
dibujar conducir
comer caer
sentir pelear
encontrar lanzar olvidar helar
conseguir dar
hacer colgar tener
esconder golpear agarrar lastimar guardar
arrodillar saber poner guiar dejar
prestar
arise
be/am/is/are bear
become beat
begin bend bite
bleed break bring build catch
choose come cost
creep cut do
draw drive eat fall feel fight find fling
forget freeze
get give go
hang have hide hit
hold hurt keep kneel know lay
lead leave lend
arose
was/were bore
became beat
began bent bit
bled broke
brought built
caught chose came cost crept cut did
drew drove
ate fell felt
fought found flung forgot froze got
gave went hung had hid hit
held hurt kept knelt knew laid led left lent
perder hacer
significar conocer poner leer
timbrar subir
correr buscar vender enviar
poner/preparar sacudir
cerrar (puerta, ventana) encoger cantar hundir sentar
deslizar dormir girar
gastar robar pegar picar jurar tomar
enseñar jalar
contar pensar tirar
despertar usar ropa
llorar tejer
ganar escribir
lose
make mean meet put
read ring rise run seek sell send set
shake shut
shrink sing sink sit
slide sleep spin
spend steal stick sting swear take
teach tear tell
think throw wake wear weep weave
win write
lost
made meant
met put
read rang rose ran
sought sold sent set
shook shut
shrank sang sank sat slid slept spun spent stole stuck stung swore took
taught tore told
thought threw woke wore wept wove won
wrote
Note: Irregular verbs marked in red are very important in English because of their function or auxiliary properties
Nota: verbos irregulares marcados en rojo son muy importantes en Inglés por su función o propiedades auxiliares
To introduce some of the irregular verbs for students to learn them, so that they can use them in conversation
Presentar algunos de los verbos irregulares para que los estudiantes los aprendan y puedan usarlos en conversaciones
Talk to a friend and ask and answer questions about irregular verbs Háblale a un amigo(a) y haz y responde perguntas sobre verbos irregulares
Fred: Okay Irregular verbs…huh…what’s the past tense of take?Inspector Gadget: took…?Fred: Yes, you are correct.Inspector Gadget: Okay, What is the past tense ofHave?Fred: I guess, it’s had…?Inspector Gadget: Yes…! Finally, what’s the pasttense of live?Fred: Oh, I don’t know that one…Inspector Gadget: Gotcha…! That’s a regular verb.It’s lived. Vocabulary:
Gotcha = I got you = te tengoGrammar Note:Regular verbs remain the same. Just Add An “ed” to the verb, or a “d” if the verb ends in “e”Nota Gramatical:Verbos regulares permanecen igual. Solo aumenta un “ed” al verbo, o un “d”Si el verbo termina en “e”
Ask and answer questions about irregular verbs:/ Haz y responde preguntas sobre verbos irregulares:
You: Hey, what’s the past tense of do?Your friend: is it did…?You: You’re correct…! What’s the past tense of…