Phrasal Verbs and Verbs

Let's Start with some of the basic Irregular Verb List

Infinitive	Past Tense	Past Participle	Spanish
Arise	Arose	Arosen	Levantarse, surgir
Awake	Awoke	Awoken	Despertarse
Be	Was/were	Been	Ser/ Estar
Bear	Bore	Borne/ Born	Llevar, soportar y nacer
Beat	Beat	Beaten	Batir, golpear
Become	Became	Become	Llegar a ser, convertirse
Begin	Began	Begun	Empezar
Bend	Bent	Bent	Doblar
Bet	Bet	Bet	Apostar
Bind	Bound	Bound	Atar, encuadernar
Bite	Bit	Bitten	Morder
Bleed	Bled	Bled	Sangrar
Blow	Blew	Blown	Soplar
Break	Broke	Broken	Romper
Breed	Bred	Bred	Criar, engendrar
Bring	Brought	Brought	Traer
Build	Built	Built	Construir
Burn	Burned/Burnt	Burned/Burnt	Quemar
Burst	Burst	Burst	Estallar
Buy	Bought	Bought	Comprar
Can	Could	Could	Poder
Catch	Caught	Caught	Atrapar
Choose	Chose	Chosen	Elegir
Come	Came	Come	Venir
Cost	Cost	Cost	Costar
Creep	Crept	Crept	Arrastrarse
Cut	Cut	Cut	Cortar
Deal	Dealt	Dealt	Tratar
Dig	Dug	Dug	Cavar
Dream	Dreamt/dreamed	Dreamt/Dreamed	Soñar
Do	Did	Done	Hacer
Drink	Drank	Drunk	Beber
Draw	Drew	Drawn	Dibujar
Drive	Drove	Driven	Conducir
Eat	Ate	Eaten	Comer
Fall	Fell	Fallen	Caer
Feed	Fed	Fed	Alimentar
Feel	Felt	Felt	Sentir
Fight	Fought	Fought	Luchar
Find	Found	Found	Encontrar
Flee	Fled	Fled	Huir
Fling	Flung	Flung	Lanzar
Fly	Flew	Flown	Volar
Forbid	Forbade	Forbidden	Prohibir
Forget	Forgot	Forgotten	Olvidar
Forgive	Forgave	Forgiven	Perdonar
Freeze	Froze	Frozen	Congelar
Get	Got	Got	Obtener
Give	Gave	Given	Dar
Go	Went	Gone	Ir
Grind	Ground	Ground	Moler
Grow	Grew	Grown	Crecer
Hung	Hang	Hung	Colgar
Have	Had	Had	Tener
Hear	Heard	Heard	Oír
Hide	Hid	Hidden	Esconder
Hit	Hit	Hit	Pegar
Hold	Held	Held	Sostener
Hurt	Hurt	Hurt	Herir
Keep	Kept	Kept	Mantener
Kneel	Knelt	Knelt	Arrodillarse
Know	Knew	Known	Conocer
Lay	Laid	Laid	Poner
Lead	Led	Led	Guiar
Leap	Leapt	Leapt	Saltar
Learn	Learned/Learnt	Learned/Learnt	Aprender
Leave	Left	Left	Dejar (el colegio)
Lend	Lent	Lent	Prestar
Let	Let	Let	Dejar (permitir)
Lie	Lay	Lain	Yacer
Light	Lit	Lit	Encender
Loose	Lose	Lost	Perder
Make	Made	Made	Hacer
Mean	Meant	Meant	Significar
Meet	Met	Met	Encontrar/ Conocer
Mislead	Misled	Misled	Despistar/Engañar
Mistake	Mistook	Mistook	Equivocarse
Misunderstand	Misunderstood	Misunderstood	Entender mal
Mow	Mowed	Mown	Segar
Overcome	Overcame	Overcome	Superar dificultades
Overtake	Overtook	Overtaken	Adelantar (carreras)
Pay	Paid	Paid	Pagar
Read	Read	Read	Leer
Put	Put	Put	Poner
Ride	Rode	Ridden	Montar
Ring	Rang	Rung	Sonar
Rise	Rose	Risen	Levantarse
Run	Run	Run	Correr
Say	Said	Said	Decir
See	Saw	Seen	Ver
Seek	Sought	Sought	Buscar
Sell	Sold	Sold	Vender
Send	Sent	Sent	Enviar
Set	Set	Set	Establecer
Shake	Shook	Shaken	Agitar
Shine	Shone	Shone	Brillar
Shoot	Shot	Shot	Disparar
Show	Showed	Shown	Mostrar
Shrink	Shrank	Shrunk	Encoger
Shut	Shut	Shut	Cerrar
Sing	Sang	Sung	Cantar
Sink	Sank	Sunk	Hundir, sumergirse
Sit	Sat	Sat	Sentarse
Sleep	Slept	Slept	Dormir
Slide	Slid	Slid	Deslizarse
Smell	Smelt	Smelt	Oler
Speak	Spoke	Spoken	Hablar
Spell	Spelled/Spelt	Spellled/ Spelt	Deletrear
Spend	Spent	Spent	Gastar/ Pasar
Spill	Spilt	Spilt	Derramar
Spit	Spat	Spat	Escupirse
Split	Split	Split	Dividir, separarse
Spoil	Spoilt	Spoilt	Estropear, mimar
Spread	Spread	Spread	Extender
Spring	Sprang	Sprung	Saltar
Stand	Stood	Stood	Estar en pie
Steal	Stole	Stolen	Robar
Stick	Stuck	Stuck	Pegar
Sting	Stang	Stung	Picar, Esconder
Stink	Stank	Stunk	Apestar
Strike	Struck	Struck	Golpear, atacar
Swear	Swore	Sworn	Jurar
Sweep	Swept	Swept	Barrer
Swell	Sweelled	Swollen	Hincharse
Swim	Swam	Swum	Nadar
Take	Took	Taken	Tomar/ Coger
Teach	Taught	Taught	Enseñar
Tear	Tore	Torn	Rasgar
Tell	Told	Told	Decir
Think	Thought	Thought	Pensar
Throw	Threw	Thrown	Lanzar
Tread	Trod	Trod/Trodden	Pisar
Understand	Understood	Understood	Comprender
Upset	Upset	Upset	Transformar, alterar
Wake	Woke	Woken	Despertar
Wear	Wore	Worn	Llevar puesto
Weep	Wept	Wept	Llorar
Win	Won	Won	Ganar
Wind	Wound	Wound	Dar cuerda
Write	Wrote	Written	Escribir

*Note: all the verbs underlined in yellow have the same form for the Infinitive, the Past tense and the past Participle

Phrasal verbs

Ñ       Account for-> make up a proportion of

Ñ       Add to -> increase

Ñ       Add Up -> increase form a total

Ñ       Back up -> Support

Ñ       Branch out -> Do something different

Ñ       Break into .> become involved in

Ñ       Break in to -> Enter building by force

Ñ       Bring about -> Cause

Ñ       Bring back -> REmind of memories

Ñ       Bring Back -> Return an item

Ñ       Bring forwars -> do sooner

Ñ       Bring in -> introduce something new

Ñ       Bring off -> Succeed

Ñ       Bring out -> Publish, release

Ñ       Bring round -> revive

Ñ       Bring up -> Raise a child

Ñ       Bring up -> Raise a topic

Ñ       Build on -> use as a foundation

Ñ       Build up -> Increase

Ñ       Carry on -> continue

Ñ       Carry out -> Do task

Ñ       Catch on -> become popular

Ñ       Catch up to -> do after delay

Ñ       Check through -> look for mistakes

Ñ       Cheer up -> stop feeling depressed

Ñ       Close down -> go out of business

Ñ       Come across -> find by chance

Ñ       Come back ->Return

Ñ       Come from -> originate in

Ñ       Come in -> Enter room, house

Ñ       Come through -> survive

Ñ       Come up to -> approach someone

Ñ       Cross off/ out -> remove form a list

Ñ       Cut down -> reduce

Ñ       Decide on -> Choose from possibilities

Ñ       Die out -> Become extinct

Ñ       Divide up -> separate into parts

Ñ       Do Away with -> Abolish

Ñ       Draw up -> prepare and write out

Ñ       Drift aprt -> become less close

Ñ       Dry up -> lose all its water

Ñ       End up -> Do/ become unintentionally

Ñ       Fall off -> lose contact with a surface

Ñ       Fall over -> land on the ground

Ñ       Fill in -> complete

Ñ       Fill up with -> become full of

Ñ       Find out -> discover

Ñ       Get away -> escape

Ñ       Get back up -> return to the surface

Ñ       Get By -> Manage to survive

Ñ       Get down -> Descend

Ñ       Get someone down -> depress

Ñ       Get into -> manage to enter

Ñ       Get off -> Leave bus and train

Ñ       Get on -> enter bus and train

Ñ       Get on -> progress

Ñ       Get on with -> have a good relationship

Ñ       Get out of -> leave a plane

Ñ       Get over -> REcover form

Ñ       Get rid of -> remove unwanted person / thing

Ñ       Get through -> Succed in an exam

Ñ       Get to -> manage to

Ñ       Get to -> reach

Ñ       Get together -> all meet

Ñ       Get up -> rise from bed

Ñ       Get up to -> do things disapproved

Ñ       Get up to -> reach

Ñ       Get used to -> Become accustomed to

Ñ       Give away -> give as a present.Give away -> reveal a secret

Ñ       Give back -> return to owner

Ñ       Give in -> hand to the teacher

Ñ       Give in -> surrender

Ñ       Give off -> produce light, smell

Ñ       Give out -> Distribute

Ñ       Give up -> Abandon attempt

Ñ       Give up -> stop doing habit

Ñ       Go back -> date from

Ñ       Go back -> Return

Ñ       Go off-> Start operating:  alarm

Ñ       Go on -> continue

Ñ       Go on to -> Do something different

Ñ       Go out -> Be broadcast

Ñ       Go out -> Become unlit

Ñ       Go out -> Leave

Ñ       Go out with/ together -> form a couple

Ñ       Go through -> Examine

Ñ       Go through -> Experience

Ñ       Go up -> rise

Ñ       Grow up -> become an adult

Ñ       Get away with -> avoid punishment for

Ñ       Get back -> return

Ñ       Hand over -> give

Ñ       Help out -> give/lend money

Ñ       Hold up -> delay

Ñ       Hold up -> threaten with a gun

Ñ       Hunt down -> look for until found

Ñ       Invite out -> offer to take with you

Ñ       Keep away -> not go near

Ñ       Keep on doing -> refuse to stop

Ñ       Keep up -> mantain standard

Ñ       Knock down -> cause to fall

Ñ       Lead to -> Result in

Ñ       Lead up to -> happen in sequence

Ñ       Leave behind- > not take with you

Ñ       Leave out -> Not include

Ñ       Let down -> dissapoint

Ñ       Listen out for -> Be ready to hear

Ñ       Live on -> Survive by eating

Ñ       Look after -> take care of

Ñ       Look at-> Study, consider

Ñ       Look back -> read earlier part

Ñ       Look for -> try to find

Ñ       Look forward to -> want to happen

Ñ       Look into -> investigate

Ñ       Look out for -> Be careful toavoid

Ñ       Look over -> Inspect

Ñ       Look through -> examine one by one

Ñ       Look up -> Search for information

Ñ       Make for -> help create

Ñ       Make out -> see with difficulty

Ñ       Make out -> write name on a cheque

Ñ       Be made up of -> consist on

Ñ       Move in -> start to live in a house or flat

Ñ       Move on -> Pay attention to something else

Ñ       Move out -> Stop living in a house or flat

Ñ       Note down -> Quickly record on paper

Ñ       Pass by -> Go past without stopping

Ñ       Pay in -> Put money in the bank

Ñ       Phone back -> Return a call

Ñ       Pick up -> take hold of and lift

Ñ       Point out -> Cause people to notice

Ñ       Pull yourself out of -> Escape from

Ñ       Push in -> Jump a queue

Ñ       Put Away -> REturn to where kept

Ñ       Put in -> spend time or make an effort

Ñ       Put off-> Postpone

Ñ       Put off -> Stop someone wanting to

Ñ       Put on -> cause to

Ñ       Put on -> cover with clothing

Ñ       Put on -> increase weight

Ñ       Put on -> organize

Ñ       Put on -> write

Ñ       Put out -> extinguish

Ñ       Put through -> connect by phones

Ñ       Put up -> increase

Ñ       Put up with -> Tolerate, accept

Ñ       Queue up -> form a line to wait

Ñ       Ring up -> phone somebody

Ñ       Rule out -> dismiss idea, possibility

Ñ       Run away -> leave, escape from

Ñ       Run into -> collide with

Ñ       Run up to -> approach to speed

Ñ       Send off -> tell to go somewhere else

Ñ       Send off -> to tell to leave the field of play

Ñ       Set out -> start taking action/ a journey

Ñ       Settle for -> accept as second best

Ñ       Shake of -> Get rid of

Ñ       Shout back -> REply loudly

Ñ       Show off -> Display to impress

Ñ       Show up to -> attend

Ñ       Speed up -> make go faster

Ñ       Spell out -> state exactly

Ñ       Start off-> Begin by doing/going

Ñ       Stick to -> keep doing

Ñ       Sum up -> make a judgement

Ñ       Swallow up -> devour completely

Ñ       Switch over to -> change system to

Ñ       Take after -> resemble

Ñ       Take away -> subtract

Ñ       Take back -> return an item to shop

Ñ       Take down -> Make a note of

Ñ       Take in -> Trick

Ñ       Take in -> fully understand

Ñ       Take off->  become successful

Ñ       Take off-> leave the ground

Ñ       Take off -> REmove clothing

Ñ       Take on -> accept a difficult job

Ñ       Take on -> employ workers

Ñ       Take out -> extract

Ñ       Take out -> Pay for subscription

Ñ       Take over -> gain control

Ñ       Take to -> Begin to like person

Ñ       Take up -> occupy time or space

Ñ       Take up -> start a hobby

Ñ       Talk down to -> Speak in supperior manner

Ñ       Tell off -> punish by speaking angrily to

Ñ       Think about -> Consider

Ñ       Think back –> remember past events

Ñ       Think of -> bring to mind

Ñ       Throw out -> force someone to leave

Ñ       Tidy up -> put everything in its place

Ñ       Track down -> find

Ñ       TRy out -> test

Ñ       Turn away -> refuse admission

Ñ       Turn back -> reverse direction

Ñ       Turn down -> reject, refuse

Ñ       Turn into -> become

Ñ       Turn off -> disconnect

Ñ       Turn on -> operate

Ñ       Turn out -> be found to be

Ñ       Turn over -> roll/ invert

Ñ       Turn up -> arrive unexpectedly /after delay

Ñ       Wake up -> end sleep

Ñ       Walk on -> not stop

Ñ       Warm up -> Do preliminary exercice

Ñ       Watch out for -> be alert to the danger of

Ñ       Write back -> Send a letter of reply