Verbos irregulares en inglés
Aprende los irregular verbs más importantes, cómo usarlos en pasado simple y por qué no terminan en -ed.
🎯 ¿Qué son los verbos irregulares?
Los verbos irregulares son verbos que no siguen la regla normal de agregar -ed para formar el pasado. Cada verbo tiene una forma especial que debemos practicar.
⚡ Cambian de forma
eat cambia a ate.
eat → ate🚫 No usan -ed
go no cambia a goed.
go → went📋 Verbos irregulares comunes
| Verbo base | Pasado simple | Español | Ejemplo |
|---|---|---|---|
| be | was / were | ser / estar | I was tired. |
| go | went | ir | She went home. |
| come | came | venir | He came early. |
| eat | ate | comer | They ate pizza. |
| drink | drank | beber / tomar | I drank water. |
| see | saw | ver | We saw a movie. |
| buy | bought | comprar | She bought a dress. |
| make | made | hacer / preparar | He made dinner. |
| take | took | tomar / llevar | I took a taxi. |
| have | had | tener | They had a party. |
| get | got | obtener / llegar | We got home late. |
| write | wrote | escribir | She wrote a letter. |
| read | read | leer | He read a book. |
| say | said | decir | I said hello. |
| think | thought | pensar | She thought about it. |
✅ Verbos irregulares en afirmativo
En oraciones afirmativas usamos la forma irregular del pasado.
| Presente | Pasado | Español |
|---|---|---|
| I go to work. | I went to work. | Fui al trabajo. |
| She eats breakfast. | She ate breakfast. | Ella desayunó. |
| They buy food. | They bought food. | Ellos compraron comida. |
| We see Maria. | We saw Maria. | Vimos a María. |
🚫 En negativo y preguntas
En negativo y preguntas usamos did o didn’t. El verbo irregular vuelve a su forma base.
| Tipo | Estructura | Ejemplo |
|---|---|---|
| Negativo | Sujeto + didn’t + verbo base | She didn’t go. |
| Pregunta | Did + sujeto + verbo base? | Did she go? |
| Respuesta corta | Yes, sujeto + did / No, sujeto + didn’t | Yes, she did. / No, she didn’t. |
🧠 Grupos para memorizarlos mejor
🔁 Cambian vocal
drink → drank
sing → sang
begin → began
⚡ Cambian mucho
go → went
buy → bought
think → thought
📌 No cambian
read → read
cut → cut
put → put
🧩 Cambian final
make → made
have → had
say → said
🔄 Afirmativo, negativo y pregunta
| Afirmativo | Negativo | Pregunta |
|---|---|---|
| She went home. | She didn’t go home. | Did she go home? |
| They ate dinner. | They didn’t eat dinner. | Did they eat dinner? |
| He bought a car. | He didn’t buy a car. | Did he buy a car? |
| We saw the teacher. | We didn’t see the teacher. | Did we see the teacher? |
✅ Ejemplos claros
| English | Español | Verbo |
|---|---|---|
| I went to the supermarket. | Fui al supermercado. | go → went |
| She made breakfast. | Ella preparó el desayuno. | make → made |
| They had a good day. | Ellos tuvieron un buen día. | have → had |
| He didn’t take the bus. | Él no tomó el autobús. | take → took / base: take |
| Did you see the movie? | ¿Viste la película? | see → saw / base: see |
| We wrote an email. | Escribimos un correo. | write → wrote |
⚠️ Errores comunes
| Incorrecto | Correcto | Explicación |
|---|---|---|
| She goed home. | She went home. | Go es irregular: went. |
| They eated pizza. | They ate pizza. | Eat es irregular: ate. |
| Did he bought it? | Did he buy it? | Después de did, verbo base. |
| She didn’t went. | She didn’t go. | Después de didn’t, verbo base. |
📝 Mini examen interactivo
Completa con la forma correcta del verbo irregular. Luego revisa tu resultado.
1. She ___ to school yesterday. (go)
2. They ___ pizza last night. (eat)
3. We ___ a movie. (see)
4. Did he ___ a new phone? (buy)
5. She didn’t ___ home. (go)
6. My mother ___ dinner. (make)
7. Selecciona la respuesta correcta: I ___ a taxi.
8. Selecciona la respuesta correcta: They ___ a party.
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