Los verbos regulares en inglés son los más fáciles de aprender. ¿Por qué? Porque siguen una regla clara cuando los ponemos en pasado:
➡ Siempre terminan en "-ed" en pasado simple y participio pasado.
Por ejemplo:
- Play (jugar) → Played (jugó / jugado)
- Talk (hablar) → Talked (habló / hablado)
- Watch (mirar) → Watched (miró / mirado)
¿Cómo se clasifican los verbos regulares?
✔ Verbos de acción → Expresan una acción que alguien hace (walk, dance, cook, study).
✔ Verbos de estado → Expresan una condición o estado de algo o alguien (love, like, need, want).
✔ Verbos de opinión o pensamiento → Expresan lo que alguien piensa o siente sobre algo (believe, remember, imagine, guess).
Reglas especiales al agregar "-ed"
1️⃣ Si el verbo ya termina en "e", solo agregamos "d".
- Live → Lived
- Love → Loved
2️⃣ Si el verbo termina en consonante + "y", cambiamos la "y" por "i" y agregamos "ed".
- Study → Studied
- Cry → Cried
3️⃣ Si el verbo termina en CVC (consonante-vocal-consonante) y es corto, doblamos la última letra antes de agregar "-ed".
- Stop → Stopped
- Plan → Planned
¿Cómo se usa en oraciones?
- Presente: I play soccer. (Yo juego fútbol.)
- Pasado: I played soccer yesterday. (Yo jugué fútbol ayer.)
- Futuro: I will play soccer tomorrow. (Yo jugaré fútbol mañana.)
📌 Notas importantes:
✅ Todos los verbos regulares terminan en "-ed" en pasado y participio.
✅ Si el verbo termina en "y" después de una consonante, se cambia la "y" por "i" antes de agregar "-ed" (ejemplo: "study" → "studied").
✅ Algunos verbos pueden tener dos formas en participio pasado, como "showed / shown".
Algunos verbos regulares en inglés
| Infinitivo (Presente) | Pasado Simple / Participio Pasado | Traducción |
|---|---|---|
| Accept | Accepted | Aceptar |
| Achieve | Achieved | Lograr |
| Add | Added | Añadir |
| Admire | Admired | Admirar |
| Admit | Admitted | Admitir |
| Advise | Advised | Aconsejar |
| Agree | Agreed | Estar de acuerdo |
| Allow | Allowed | Permitir |
| Announce | Announced | Anunciar |
| Answer | Answered | Responder |
| Appear | Appeared | Aparecer |
| Apply | Applied | Aplicar |
| Argue | Argued | Discutir |
| Arrange | Arranged | Organizar |
| Arrive | Arrived | Llegar |
| Ask | Asked | Preguntar |
| Attack | Attacked | Atacar |
| Avoid | Avoided | Evitar |
| Bake | Baked | Hornear |
| Behave | Behaved | Comportarse |
| Believe | Believed | Creer |
| Belong | Belonged | Pertenecer |
| Borrow | Borrowed | Pedir prestado |
| Bother | Bothered | Molestar |
| Brush | Brushed | Cepillar |
| Call | Called | Llamar |
| Carry | Carried | Cargar/Llevar |
| Change | Changed | Cambiar |
| Chase | Chased | Perseguir |
| Clean | Cleaned | Limpiar |
| Climb | Climbed | Escalar |
| Close | Closed | Cerrar |
| Collect | Collected | Coleccionar |
| Compare | Compared | Comparar |
| Complain | Complained | Quejarse |
| Complete | Completed | Completar |
| Consider | Considered | Considerar |
| Continue | Continued | Continuar |
| Cook | Cooked | Cocinar |
| Copy | Copied | Copiar |
| Count | Counted | Contar |
| Cover | Covered | Cubrir |
| Crash | Crashed | Chocar |
| Create | Created | Crear |
| Cross | Crossed | Cruzar |
| Cry | Cried | Llorar |
| Dance | Danced | Bailar |
| Decide | Decided | Decidir |
| Deliver | Delivered | Entregar |
| Describe | Described | Describir |
| Destroy | Destroyed | Destruir |
| Develop | Developed | Desarrollar |
| Discover | Discovered | Descubrir |
| Discuss | Discussed | Discutir |
| Divide | Divided | Dividir |
| Dress | Dressed | Vestir |
| Dry | Dried | Secar |
| Earn | Earned | Ganar dinero |
| Employ | Employed | Emplear |
| Enjoy | Enjoyed | Disfrutar |
| Escape | Escaped | Escapar |
| Establish | Established | Establecer |
| Estimate | Estimated | Estimar |
| Examine | Examined | Examinar |
| Exist | Existed | Existir |
| Expand | Expanded | Expandir |
| Explain | Explained | Explicar |
| Express | Expressed | Expresar |
| Fail | Failed | Fallar |
| Fear | Feared | Temer |
| Fill | Filled | Llenar |
| Finish | Finished | Terminar |
| Fix | Fixed | Reparar |
| Follow | Followed | Seguir |
| Fry | Fried | Freír |
| Guess | Guessed | Adivinar |
| Hate | Hated | Odiar |
| Help | Helped | Ayudar |
| Hope | Hoped | Esperar (tener esperanza) |
| Hurry | Hurried | Apurarse |
| Identify | Identified | Identificar |
| Imagine | Imagined | Imaginar |
| Improve | Improved | Mejorar |
| Include | Included | Incluir |
| Increase | Increased | Aumentar |
| Inform | Informed | Informar |
| Insist | Insisted | Insistir |
| Introduce | Introduced | Presentar |
| Invite | Invited | Invitar |
| Join | Joined | Unirse |
| Jump | Jumped | Saltar |
| Kill | Killed | Matar |
| Kiss | Kissed | Besar |
| Laugh | Laughed | Reír |
| Like | Liked | Gustar |
| Listen | Listened | Escuchar |
| Look | Looked | Mirar |
| Love | Loved | Amar |
| Manage | Managed | Manejar |
| Miss | Missed | Extrañar |
| Move | Moved | Moverse |
| Need | Needed | Necesitar |
| Offer | Offered | Ofrecer |
| Open | Opened | Abrir |
| Paint | Painted | Pintar |
| Play | Played | Jugar |
| Prefer | Preferred | Preferir |
| Prepare | Prepared | Preparar |
| Push | Pushed | Empujar |
| Reach | Reached | Alcanzar |
| Receive | Received | Recibir |
| Remember | Remembered | Recordar |
| Repair | Repaired | Reparar |
| Repeat | Repeated | Repetir |
| Save | Saved | Guardar |
| Show | Showed | Mostrar |
| Study | Studied | Estudiar |
| Travel | Traveled | Viajar |
| Wait | Waited | Esperar |
| Walk | Walked | Caminar |
| Want | Wanted | Querer |
| Wash | Washed | Lavar |
| Watch | Watched | Mirar |
| Work | Worked | Trabajar |