Literatura

Los verbos irregulares tienen formas más específicas para el pretérito y el participio de pasado. Al lado una lista de los verbos irregulares.
Infinitivo | Pretérito | Participio de Pasado | Traducción |
abide | abided/abode | abided/abode | aguantar |
arise | arose | arisen | surgir |
awake | awoke/awaked | awoken/awaked | despertar |
be | was, were | been | ser, estar |
bear | bore| borne | llevar, aguantar |
beat | beat | beaten | batir, golpear |
become | became | become | hacerse, ponerse |
beget | begot/begat | begotten | engendrar |
begin | began | begun | comenzar |
bend | bent | bent | torcer |
beseech | besought/beseeched | besought/beseeched | suplicar |
bet | bet/betted | bet/betted | apostar |
bid | bade/bid | bidden/bid | ofrecer |
bind | bound| bound | atar, amarrar |
bite | bit | bitten | morder, picar |
bleed | bled | bled | sangrar |
blow | blew | blown | soplar |
break | broke | broken | romper |
breed | bred | bred | criar |
bring | brought | brought | traer, llevar |
build | built | built | construir |
burn | burned/burnt (Brit) | burned/burnt (Brit) | quemar |
burst | burst | burst | reventar(se), romper(se) |buy | bought | bought | comprar |
can | could | - | poder |
cast | cast | cast | echar, lanzar |
catch | caught | caught | coger, agarrar |
chide | chided/chid | chided/chidden | reprender |
choose | chose | chosen | |

Verbos irregulares del inglés con caricaturas y ejemplos. En esta página: sweep, swell, swim, swing, take, teach, tear, tell, think, thrive.
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tosweep | to swell | to swim | to swing | to take |
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to teach | to tear | to tell | to think | to thrive |

Present | Past | P. Participle | Traducción |
sweep 
(suíip) | swept* 
(suépt) | swept* 
(suépt) | barrer, azotar |
swell 
(suél) | swelled 
(suéld) | swollen 
(suólen) | hincharse, crecer, aumentar |
swim 
(suím) | swam 
(suáam) | swum 
(suám) | nadar |swing 
(suíng) | swung 
(suáng) | swung 
(suáng) | balancear, mecer, colgar |
take 
(téik) | took 
(túuk) | taken 
(téiken) | tomar, llevar |
teach 
(tíich) | taught 
(tot) | taught 
(tot) | enseñar |
tear 
(téar) | tore 
(tóor) | torn 
(tóorn) | desgarrar, romper, arrancar |
tell 
(tel) | told 
(tóuld) | told 
(tóuld) | decir, contar |
think 
(zink) | thought 
(zot) |thought 
(zot) | pensar |
thrive 
(zráiv)ingles | throve* 
(zróuv) | thriven* 
(zríven) | prosperar, crecer mucho, desarrollarse |

| Present: | sweep (suíip) |
| Past: | swept* (suépt) |
| Past Participle: | swept* (suépt) |
| Translation: | barrer, azotar |
The sweeper hasn't swept our street yet.
El barrendero no ha barrido nuestra calle aún. |
In fall, I have to sweep thedead leaves every day.
En el otoño, tengo que barrer las hojas muertas todos los días. |
Strong winds sweep the cliffs of Dover.
Vientos fuertes azotan los acantilados de Dover. |

| Present: | swell (suél) |
| Past: | swelled (suéld) |
| Past Participle: | swollen (suólen) |
| Translation: | hincharse, crecer, aumentar |
The saleslady was standing the whole day so her feetgot swollen.
La vendedora estuvo de pie el día entero entonces sus pies se hincharon. |
The curtains swelled in the breeze.
Las cortinas se hincharon en la brisa. |
His leg swelled where the scorpion had stung him.
Su pierna se hinchó donde el escorpión lo había picado. |

| Present: | swim (suím) |
| Past: | swam (suáam) |
| Past Participle: | swum (suám) |
| Translation: | nadar |Two swans were swimming in the lake.
Dos cisnes estaban nadando en el lago. |
Betsy won't get into the water because she can't swim.
Betsy no quiere entrar en el agua porque ella no sabe nadar. |
The sailor jumped from the boat and swam to the shore.
El marinero saltó del barco y nadó a la orilla. |

| Present: | swing (suíng) |
| Past: | swung (suáng) |
| Past Participle: |...