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Essential English Verbs and Tenses Guide

The document provides a comprehensive overview of English verb conjugations organized into 12 groups based on their past and past participle forms. It lists the base form of each verb, its past tense, past participle, and Spanish translation. This covers the vast majority of common English verbs and their conjugations.
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Essential English Verbs and Tenses Guide

The document provides a comprehensive overview of English verb conjugations organized into 12 groups based on their past and past participle forms. It lists the base form of each verb, its past tense, past participle, and Spanish translation. This covers the vast majority of common English verbs and their conjugations.
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KNOW (KNOWS) KNEW KNOWN saber / I know her

THROW (THROWS) THREW THROWN lanzar

7th Group: -AUGHT / -OUGHT

BRING (BRINGS) BROUGHT BROUGHT traer


BUY (BUYS) BOUGHT BOUGHT comprar
CATCH (CATCHES) CAUGHT CAUGHT atrapar
INFINITIVE PAST PAST TRANSLATION
FIGHT FOUGHT FOUGHT pelear
(PRESENT) PARTICIPLE
TEACH (TEACHES) TAUGHT TAUGHT enseñar
THINK (THINKS) THOUGHT THOUGHT pensar

1st Group: IMPORTANT VERBS

BE (AM-IS-ARE) WAS / WERE BEEN


INFINITIVE PAST PAST TRANSLATION
DO (DOES) DID DONE hacer
(PRESENT) PARTICIPLE
HAVE (HAS) HAD HAD tener
COME (COMES) CAME COME venir
GET (GETS) GOT GOTTEN obtener
8TH Group: -STAND / -STOOD / -STOOD
GO (GOES) WENT GONE ir
MAKE (MAKES) MADE MADE hacer STAND (STOODS) STOOD STOOD parar
SAY (SAYS) SAID SAID decir UNDERSTAND UNDERSTOOD UNDERSTOOD comprender
TELL (TELLS) TOLD TOLD contar (UNDERSTANDS)

2nd Group: PERCEPTION VERBS 9th Group: -EE- / -E- / -E- /

BLEED (BLEEDS) BLED BLED sangrarr


HEAR (HEARS) HEARD HEARD oir FEED (FEEDS) FED FED alimentar
SEE (SEES) SAW SEEN ver /watch FEEL (FEELS) FELT FELT sentir
SMELL (SMELLS) SMELT SMELT oler KEEP (KEEPS) KEPT KEPT guardar
MEET (MEETS) MET MET conocer / encontrar
SLEEP (SLEEPS) SLEPT SLEPT dormir
SWEEP (SWEEPS) SWEPT SWEPT barrer
3rd Group: NO CHANGE
10th Group : -D / -T / -T

COST (COSTS) COST COST costar BUILD (BUILDS) BUILT BUILT construir
CUT (CUTS) CUT CUT cortar LEND (LENDS) LENT LENT prestar
HIT (HITS) HIT HIT golpear SEND (SENDS) SENT SENT enviar
HURT (HURTS) HURT HURT lastimar SPEND SPENT SPENT gastar / malgastar
LET (LETS) LET LET permitir (SPENDS)/waste
PUT (PUTS) PUT PUT poner
READ* (READS) READ* READ* leer 11th Group : -T / -T
SHUT (SHUTS)/ close SHUT SHUT cerrar
BURN (BURNS) BURNT BURNT quemar
DREAM (DREAMS) DREAMT DREAMT soñar
4TH Group: I – E / O – E / I – EN and others
LEARN (LESRNS) LEARNT LEARNT aprender
LEAVE (LEAVES) LEFT LEFT salir
BITE (BITES) BIT* BITTEN morder
LIGHT (LIGHTS) LIT LIT prender
BREAK (BREAKS)* BROKE BROKEN romper
LOSE (LOSES) LOST LOST perder
CHOOSE (chooses)* CHOSE CHOSEN escoger
MEAN (MEANS) MEANT MEANT signifiar
DRIVE (DRIVES) DROVE DRIVEN conducir
SHOOT (SHOOTS) SHOT SHOT disparar
EAT (EATS)* ATE* EATEN comer
SIT (SITS) SAT SAT sentarse
FALL (FALLS)* FELL* FALLEN caer
SPELL (SPELLS) SPELT SPELT deletrear
GIVE (GIVES) GAVE* GIVEN dar
FORGET (forgets)* FORGOT* FORGOTTEN olvidar
FORGIVE (forgives) FORGAVE* FORGIVEN perdonar 12th Group : MISCELLANEOUS
FREEZE (FREEZES)* FROZE FROZEN congelar
HIDE (HIDES) HID* HIDDEN esconder BECOME (BECOMES) BECAME BECOME convertirse en
RIDE (RIDES) RODE RIDDEN montar FIND (FINDS) FOUND FOUND encontrar
RISE (RISES) ROSE RISEN crecer HANG (HANGS) HUNG HUNG colgar
SHAKE (SHAKES)* SHOOK* SHAKEN sacudir HOLD (HOLDS) HELD HELD sostener
SPEAK (SPEAKS)* SPOKE SPOKEN hablar LAY (LAYS) LAID LAID acostarse
STEAL (STEALS)* STOLE STOLEN robar LIE (LIES) LAY LAIN mentir
TAKE (TAKES)* TOOK* TAKEN tomar PAY (PAYS) PAID PAID pagar
WAKE(UP) (WAKES)* WOKE WOKEN despertar RUN (RUNS) RAN RUN correr
WRITE (WRITES) WROTE WRITTEN escribir SELL (SELLS) SOLD SOLD vender
SHINE (SHINES) SHONE SHONE brillar
5th Group : I / U*-A / U SHOW (SHOWS) SHOWED SHOWN mostrar
WEAR (WEARS) WORE WORN vestir
BEGIN (BEGINS) BEGAN BEGUN comenzar WIN (WINS) WON WON ganar
DRINK (DRINKS) DRANK DRUNK beber
PRESENT SIMPLE
RING (RINGS) RANG RUNG timbrar
SING (SINGS) SANG SUNG cantar
Examples: They play tennis
SWING (SWINGS) SWUNG* SWUNG balancear
They don’t play tennis.
SWIM (SWIMS) SWAM SWUM nadar
Do they play tennis? Yes, they do / No, they don’t.
6th Group: AW-OW / EW / OWN Affirmative: 3RD person singular adds –S/-ES.

He plays tennis
BLOW (BLOWS) BLEW BLOWN soplar
DRAW (DRAWS) DREW DRAWN dibujar ❖ Negative: Don’t add –s/-es.
He doesn’t play tennis.
FLY* (FLIES) FLEW FLOWN volar
GROW (GROWS) up GREW GROWN crecer / criarse ❖ Interrogative: Don’t add –s/-es.
Does he play tennis? Yes, he does / No, he doesn’t

PAST SIMPLE

❖ Regular verbs in the past simple and past participle end


in –ed. Example: He played tennis yesterday.
❖ Both Irregular verbs and regular verbs form
negatives and questions in the same way: did / didn’t + infinitivo.
❖ Examples: He didn’t go to Benidorm last Sunday.
Did he go to Benidorm last Sunday?
He didn’t play tennis yesterday.
Did he play tennis yesterday?

PAST SIMPLE OF TO BE

I WAS / I WASN’T / WAS I ? WE WERE / WE WEREN’T / WERE WE?


YOU WERE / YOU WEREN’T / WERE YOU? YOU WERE / YOU WEREN’T / WERE YOU?
HE/SHE/IT WAS /WASN’T / WAS HE/SHE/IT ? THEY WERE / THEY WEREN’T / WERE THEY?

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