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THE 100 MOST USED VERBS IN ENGLISH

English Past Past participlePresent

participle Spanish Example

Teach Taught Taught Teaching EnseñarMy father taught me to drive.

Think Thought Thought Thinking Pensar I know what you are thinking.

Bring Brought Brought Bringing Traer Bring some bottles of beer with you to the party.

Buy Bought Bought Buying ComprarIf you go to the supermarket, buy some red wine.

Drink Drank Drunk Drinking Beber It is important to drink water.

Sing Sang Sung Singing Cantar She sings very well.

Begin Began Begun BiginingIniciar

ComenzarEmpezar

The county says it's hired private contractors to begin the clean-up work after the first of the year.

Swim Swam Swum Swimming Nadar I learnt to swim when i was 8.

Run Ran Run Running Correr His goal is to run a marathon.

Put Put Put Putting PonerShe put the bunch of flowers in a vase.

Cut Cut Cut Cutting Cortar Cut the meat with a very sharp knife.

Shut Shut Shut Shutting Cerrar Shut the window, please

Fit Fit Fit Fitting Caber, ajustar, encajar

This ring doesn't fit on my finger.

Need Needed Needed Needing Necesitar If you need help, ask your doctor for advice.

Succeed Succeeded Succeeded Succeeding Tener éxito If at first you don't succeed, try again.

English Past Past participle

Present participle

Spanish Example

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Want Wanted Wanted WantingQuerer - desear

I want to travel around the world.

Start Started Started Starting Comenzar Spanish courses start every monday.

Count Counted Counted Counting Contar If you get angry, count to ten before reacting.

Wait Waited Waited Waiting EsperarWe had to wait 6 hours for her.

Accept Accepted Accepted Accepting Aceptar

If the other person does not accept responsibility for the accident, look for witnesses.

Speak Spoke Spoken Speaking HablarHow many languages do you speak?

Break Broke Broken Breaking Romper She has broken her arm.

Wake up Waked upWoke up

Waked upWoken up Waking up Despertar I normally wake up at

7:45.

Give Gave Given Giving DarWhat present are you going to give your mother?

Drive Drove Driven Driving Conducir Why do they drive on the left in England?

Write Wrote Written Writing Escribir It took him 10 years to write the book.

Send Sent Sent Sending Enviar It is better to send the document by fax.

Spend Spent Spent Spending Gastar They are trying not to spend much money.

Lend Lent Lent Lending Prestar Can you lend me a pen?

Get Got Got Getting ObtenerConseguir

He's gone down to the corner shop to get some milk

Forget Forgot ForgotForgotten Forgetting Olvidar I have forgotten your

name.

Lose Lost Lost Losing PerderFederer lost the match 2-6, 6-2, 3-6.

Hurt Hurt Hurt Hurting Dañar / herirIf I say no, I will hurt her feelings.

Turn on Turned on Turned on Turning on Encender There is a button to turn on the TV.

Turn off Turned off Turn off Turning off Apagar Before closing the door, turn off all the lights.

Sit Sat Sat Sitting Sentarse Please sit down and stop talking.

Have Had Had Having Tener She has two brothers and three sisters.

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English Past Past participle

Present participle

Spanish Example

Go Went Gone Going Ir What time do you go to English class?

Do Did Done Doing Hacer They are free to do as they please

Find Found Found Finding EncontrarWhere did you find your keys?

Can Could Been able N/a Poder If you want, we can play chess.

Be able Was/were able

Been able Being able Ser capazI don't want her to wake up in a strange room and not be able to find us.

Sell Sold Sold Selling VenderThey are selling their house in London to move to los Angeles.

Tell Told Told Telling DecirShe promised to tell the truth.

Know Knew Known Knowing Saber / conocer

How many words do you know?

Fly Flew Flown Flying Volar A bird flies at a speed of 5m/s.

Draw Drew Drawn Drawing DibujarOne player draws a picture, while the others try to guess the word.

Comb Combed Combed Combing Peinar Use a comb to comb your hair.

Smoke Smoked Smoked Smoking Fumar I don't smoke any more.

Believe Belivied Believed Believing Creer Atheists do not believe in god.

Change Changed Changed Changing CambiarIt is necessary to change a lot of things in this country.

Try Tried Tried Trying IntentarHe tries not to worry too much about his daughter.

Allow Allowed Allowed Allowing Permitir / dejar

The house was demolished to allow for road widening

Borrow Borrowed Borrowed Borrowing Pedir presstador

Lower interest rates will make it cheaper for individuals to borrow

Travel Traveled Traveled Traveling Viajar She travels a lot with her job.

Use Used Used Using Utilizar / usar Use a broom to sweep the floor.

Close Closed Closed Closing CerrarBefore you go out, close all the windows.

Organize Organized Organized Organizing Organizar We are organizing a party for the team.

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English Past Past participle

Present participle

Spanish Example

Rain Rained Rained Raining Llover It rained for 40 days and 40 nights.

Clean Cleaned Cleaned Cleaning Limpiar You should clean your room after school.

Talk Talked Talked Talking HablarWe should talk about politics.

Play Played Played Playing Jugar I like playing tennis.

Pay Paid Paid Paying Pagar They pay her 10 euros an hour.

Say Said Said Saying DecirThe boys said they hadn't seen anyone.

Fill Filled Filled Filling Llenar

If you fill the bottle with water from the fountain, you won't be thirsty.

See Saw Seen Seeing Ver Let's see if it's true.

Dance Danced Danced Dancing Bailar Would you like to dance with me?

Make Made Made Making Hacer You must make your bed and tidy your room.

Eat Ate Eaten Eating Comer Vegetarians don't eat meat.

Look Looked Looked Looking MirarThe mechanic looked under the car to see if there was a leak.

Explain Explained Explained Explaining ExplicarWe have a legal document which explains our policy.

Understand Understood Understood Understanding Entender It was really difficult to understand him.

Stand Stood Stood Standing Ponerse de pie

Stand up and be counted!

Leave Left Left Leaving Salir / marcharse

When leaving the house, don't forget to close the door.

Take Took Taken Taking TomarTo get to the chapel, it is necessary to take a taxi.

Open Opened Opened Opening AbrirUse a corkscrew to open the bottle of wine.

Reply Replied Replied Replying Responder Please do not reply to this message.

Watch Wathed Watched Watching Mirar Watch me carefully.

Complain Complained Complained Complaining QuejarseThere is nothing much to complain about.

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English Past Past participle

Present participle

Spanish Example

Sign Signed Signed Signing Firmar Don't forget to sign the letter.

Ask Asked Asked Asking Preguntar Journalists always ask me the same thing.

Live Lived Lived Living VivirIf you lead a healthy life, you will live longer.

Fix Fixed Fixed Fixing RepararI must fix my car: the brakelights don't work.

Listen Listened Listened Listening EscucharTo begin with, we should listen carefully to what they say.

Cough Coughed Coughed Coughing ToserCover your mouth whenever you cough.

Work Worked Worked Working Trabajar They work 12 hours a day.

Finish Finished Finished Finishing Terminar I finished painting the house last night.

Study Studied Studied Studying Estudiar You have to study hard to be a lawyer.

Translate Translated Translated Translating TraducirHow would you translate \"siesta\" into English?

Cancel Canceled Canceled Canceling Cancelar The concert has been cancelled.

Spell SpelledSpelt (aus)

SpelledSpelt (aus) Spelling Deletrear How do you spell your

name?

Worry Worried Worried Worrying Preocuparse Don't worry, your mother will come soon.

Type Typed Typed Typing Escribir a máquina

She can type faster than him.

Come Came Come Coming Venir Come here, let me do it.

Read Read Read Reading LeerA lot of people usually read the newspaper in the morning.

Fall Fell Fallen Falling Caerse An old man fell down a ravine.

Sleep Slept Slept Sleeping Dormir How many hours do you sleep each night?

LearnLearnedLearnt

LearnedLearnt Learning Aprender

I have decided to learn French.

Hear Heard Heard Hearing Oir You must speak louder: I can't hear you.

Be Was / Were Been being Ser o Estar I want to be free

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