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INFINITIVE PAST PAST TRANSLATION

(PRESENT) PARTICIPLE

8TH Group: -STAND / -STOOD / -STOOD

INFINITIVE PAST PAST TRANSLATION STAND (STOODS) STOOD STOOD pararce

(PRESENT) PARTICIPLE UNDERSTAND UNDERSTOOD UNDERSTOOD entender
(UNDERSTANDS)
1st Group: IMPORTANT VERBS
9th Group: -EE- / -E- / -E- /
BE (AM-IS-ARE) WAS / WERE BEEN Ser o estar
DO (DOES) DID DONE hacer
BLEED (BLEEDS) BLED BLED sangrar
HAVE (HAS) HAD HAD tener
FEED (FEEDS) FED FED alimentar
COME (COMES) CAME COME venir
FEEL (FEELS) FELT FELT sentir
GET (GETS) GOT GOT Recibir o obtener
KEEP (KEEPS) KEPT KEPT mantener
GO (GOES) WENT GONE ir
MEET (MEETS) MET MET Reunir o conocer
MAKE (MAKES) MADE MADE hacer
SLEEP (SLEEPS) SLEPT SLEPT dormir
SAY (SAYS) SAID SAID decir
SWEEP (SWEEPS) SWEPT SWEPT barrer
TELL (TELLS) TOLD TOLD Decir ( se usa con un
pronombre)
10th Group : -D / -T / -T
2 nd
Group: PERCEPTION VERBS BUILD (BUILDS) BUILT BUILT construir
LEND (LENDS) LENT LENT prestar
HEAR (HEARS) HEARD HEARD escuchar
SEND (SENDS) SENT SENT enviar
SEE (SEES) SAW SEEN mirar
SPEND (SPENDS) SPENT SPENT gastar
SMELL (SMELLS) SMELT SMELT oler

11th Group : -T / -T
3rd Group: NO CHANGE
BURN (BURNS) BURNT BURNT quemar
COST (COSTS) COST COST costar DREAM (DREAMS) DREAMT DREAMT soñar
CUT (CUTS) CUT CUT cortar LEARN (LESRNS) LEARNT LEARNT aprender
HIT (HITS) HIT HIT golpear LEAVE (LEAVES) LEFT LEFT dejar
HURT (HURTS) HURT HURT lastimar LIGHT (LIGHTS) LIT LIT iluminar
LET (LETS) LET LET dejar LOSE (LOSES) LOST LOST perder
PUT (PUTS) PUT PUT poner MEAN (MEANS) MEANT MEANT significar
READ* (READS) rid READ* red READ* leer SHOOT (SHOOTS) SHOT SHOT disparar
SHUT (SHUTS) SHUT SHUT cerrar SIT (SITS) SAT SAT sentar
SPELL (SPELLS) SPELT SPELT deletrear
4TH Group: I – E / O – E / I – EN and others

BITE (BITES) BIT* BITTEN morder

12th Group : MISCELLANEOUS
BREAK (BREAKS)* BROKE BROKEN romper
BECOME (BECOMES) BECAME BECOME convertir
CHOOSE (chooses)* CHOSE CHOSEN elegir
FIND (FINDS) FOUND FOUND encontrar
DRIVE (DRIVES) DROVE DRIVEN manejar
HANG (HANGS) HUNG HUNG colgar
EAT (EATS)* ATE* eit EATEN comer
HOLD (HOLDS) HELD HELD sostener
FALL (FALLS)* FELL* FALLEN Caer
LAY (LAYS) LAID LAID echarse
GIVE (GIVES) GAVE* GIVEN dar
LIE (LIES) LAY LAIN mentir
FORGET (forgets)* FORGOT* FORGOTTEN olvidar
PAY (PAYS) PAID PAID pagar
FORGIVE (forgives) FORGAVE* FORGIVEN perdonar
RUN (RUNS) RAN RUN correr
FREEZE (FREEZES)* FROZE FROZEN congelar
SELL (SELLS) SOLD SOLD vender
HIDE (HIDES) HID* HIDDEN esconder
SHINE (SHINES) SHONE SHONE brillar
RIDE (RIDES) RODE RIDDEN montar
SHOW (SHOWS) SHOWED SHOWN mostrar
RISE (RISES) ROSE RISEN subir
WEAR (WEARS) WORE WORN vestir
SHAKE (SHAKES)* SHOOK* SHAKEN agitar
WIN (WINS) WON WON ganar
SPEAK (SPEAKS)* SPOKE SPOKEN hablar
STEAL (STEALS)* STOLE STOLEN robar PRESENT SIMPLE
TAKE (TAKES)* TOOK* TAKEN tomar
WAKE(UP) (WAKES)* WOKE WOKEN despertar Examples: They play tennis
WRITE (WRITES) WROTE WRITTEN escribir They don’t play tennis.
Do they play tennis? Yes, they do / No, they don’t.
5th Group : I / U*-A / U
 Affirmative: 3RD person singular adds –S/-ES.
BEGIN (BEGINS) BEGAN BEGUN comenzar
DRINK (DRINKS) DRANK DRUNK Beber
He plays tennis
RING (RINGS) RANG RUNG sonar  Negative: Don’t add –s/-es.
SING (SINGS) SANG SUNG cantar He doesn’t play tennis.
SWING (SWINGS) SWUNG* SWUNG balanceo  Interrogative: Don’t add –s/-es.
SWIM (SWIMS) SWAM SWUM nadar Does he play tennis? Yes, he does / No, he doesn’t
6th Group: AW-OW / EW / OWN

BLOW (BLOWS) BLEW BLOWN soplar

PAST SIMPLE
DRAW (DRAWS) DREW DRAWN dibujar
FLY* (FLIES) FLEW FLOWN volar  Regular verbs in the past simple and past participle end in –ed.
GROW (GROWS) GREW GROWN crecer Example: He played tennis yesterday.
KNOW (KNOWS) KNEW KNOWN conocer  Both Irregular verbs and regular verbs form negatives and questions in
THROW (THROWS) THREW THROWN girar the same way: did / didn’t + infinitivo.
 Examples: He didn’t go to Benidorm last Sunday.
7th Group: -AUGHT / -OUGHT Did he go to Benidorm last Sunday?
He didn’t play tennis yesterday.
BRING (BRINGS) BROUGHT BROUGHT traer Did he play tennis yesterday?
BUY (BUYS) BOUGHT BOUGHT comprar
CATCH (CATCHES) CAUGHT CAUGHT atrapar
FIGHT FOUGHT FOUGHT luchar PAST SIMPLE OF TO BE
TEACH (TEACHES) TAUGHT TAUGHT enseñar
THINK (THINKS) THOUGHT THOUGHT pensar 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?