Monday, September 17, 2007

Irregular verbs in simple past and their meanings

INFINITIVE--------SIMPLE PAST ------------MEANING
be -----------------------was/were ---------------ser / estar
become
------------------became------------------convertirse
begin
--------------------began --------------------comenzar
break
--------------------broke --------------------romper
bring
---------------------brought------------------ traer
build
---------------------built ---------------------construir
buy
----------------------bought--------------------comprar
choose
--------------------chose---------------------elegir
come
---------------------came ---------------------venir
do
------------------------did -----------------------hacer
draw
-------------------- drew --------------------- dibujar
drink
--------------------drank---------------------- beber
eat
----------------------ate -------------------------comer
fall
-----------------------fell ------------------------caer
feel
----------------------felt ------------------------sentir
fight
---------------------fought----------------------pelear
find
----------------------found-----------------------encontrar
forget
--------------------forgot----------------------olvidar
get
-----------------------got ------------------------conseguir
give
----------------------gave ---------------------- dar
go
------------------------went ----------------------ir
have
---------------------had ----------------------- tener
hear
--------------------- heard --------------------- escuchar
hide
----------------------hid ------------------------esconder
know
---------------------knew ----------------------saber
leave
--------------------- left ----------------------- irse / abandonar
lend
----------------------lent ------------------------prestar
lose
-----------------------lost ------------------------perder
make
---------------------made ----------------------preparar
meet
----------------------met--------------------encontrar gente/conocer
pay
-----------------------paid ------------------------pagar
put
-----------------------put ------------------------- poner
read
----------------------read -------------------------leer
ride
----------------------- rode-------montar (bicicletas, caballos, motos)
run
------------------------ran ------------------------correr
say
------------------------said ------------------------decir
see
------------------------saw ------------------------ver
sing
-----------------------sang -----------------------cantar
sit
-------------------------sat -------------------------sentarse
sleep
----------------------slept -----------------------dormir
speak
---------------------spoke -----------------------hablar
steal
----------------------stole ------------------------ robar
swim
---------------------swam ------------------------nadar
take
----------------------took ------------------------traer / tomar
teach
---------------------taught -----------------------enseƱar
tell
-----------------------told --------------------------contar
think ---------------------thought ----------------------pensar
understand
---------------understood ------------------- entender
wake
---------------------woke -------------------------levantarse
wear
---------------------wore--------------------lucir (ropa, accesorios)
win
-----------------------won --------------------------ganar
write
---------------------wrote -------------------------escribir

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