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Base Form |
Past |
Past Participle |
Examples in the past |
Examples with the
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| lend |
lent |
lent |
Tom! I
lent you $ 1000
last week...I am not a millonaire! |
He has just
lent me enough money for the week-end.
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¡Tomás!....Te presté
$ 1000 la semana pasada....¡No soy millonario! |
Me ha prestado
suficiente dinero para el fin de semana. |
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| let |
let |
let |
He let
me swim in his swimming pool when he was on
holidays. |
Have you let
the dog out? He is going to ruin the
neighbour's garden! |
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Me permitió nadar en su piscina cuando estuvo
de vacaciones. |
¿Has dejado que el
perro salga? ¡Va a arruinar el jardín del vecino! |
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| light |
lit |
lit
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Last night the electricity went off so
I lit a
couple of candles |
Have you
lit
that torch yet? I can't see anything at all! |
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Anoche la
electricidad se cortó por lo que encendí un par de velas |
¿Ya has encendido
esa linterna? No puedo ver nada de nada |
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| lose |
lost |
lost |
The English played well and we lost three
nil. |
Have you seen
my keys? I have just lost
them! |
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Los ingleses
jugaron bien y perdimos tres a cero. |
¿Has visto mis
llaves? ¡Las acabo de perder! |
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| make |
made |
made |
Mother made a
cake for my birthday last night. |
Ja!...You have
just made
me laught! |
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Mamá hizo una
torta para mi cumpleaños anoche. |
¡Ja!...¡Me ha
hecho reír! |
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| mean |
meant |
meant |
What did you mean? 'I meant that you are
a fool.' |
The new project has
meant an improvement
in the field of physics |
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¿Que quisiste decir? 'Quise decir que
eras una tonta.' |
El nuevo proyecto ha significado una
mejora en el campo de la física. |
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| meet |
met |
met |
We met her in 1999 and we got married
the following year. |
'I haven't
met the right girl yet...' 'Keep
trying'! |
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Nos conocimos en 1999 y nos casamos al
año siguiente. |
-Aún no he encontrado la chica adecuada... -¡Sigue tratando! |
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mistake |
mistook |
mistaken |
I mistook you
for your twin brother last night...You look the same indeed |
Have you ever
mistaken a
man for a alien? 'Regrettably...yes.' |
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Te confundí con tu hermano gemelo
anoche...Parecen iguales realmente. |
-¿Alguna vez haz
confundido a un hombre de un alienígena? -Lamentablemente...sí |
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| pay |
paid |
paid |
She did not pay
with Argentinian pesos. She paid with pounds |
We have
paid to the IMF
more money than they have lent us! |
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No pagó con pesos argentinos...Pagó con
libras |
¡Le hemos pagado
al FMI más dinero de lo que nos han prestado! |
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| put |
put |
put |
I
put the money
in the cash register this morning...Is it still there? |
Has he
put the money for
Laura's present yet? |
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Puse el dinero en la registradora esta
mañana...¿Está todavía allí? |
¿Ya puso el dinero para el cumpleaños de
Laura? |
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| read |
read |
read |
I
read Hamlet
when I was in high school |
Have you
read any book by
Poe? |
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Leí a Hamlet cuando estaba en la
secundaria. |
¿Has leído algún
libro de Poe? |
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| ride |
rode |
ridden |
I
rode on a
elephant when I was in India last summer. |
Have you ever
ridden on a pony? |
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Anduve en elefante cuando
fui a la
India el verano pasado |
¿Alguna vez
cabalgaste un pony? |
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| ring |
rang |
rung |
Yesterday the
telephone rang and
rang...And nobody answered |
'Is Paul at
home now?'. ' I believe he isn't...I have just
rung his bell. ' |
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Ayer el teléfono llamó y llamó....Y
nadie lo contestaba |
-¿Está ahora Pablo
en casa? -Creo que no...Acabo de tocar su timbre. |
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| rise |
rose |
risen |
When the sun
rose you were still asleep |
'Has your
salary risen
yet?' ' That's impossible with a boss like mine!' |
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Cuando el sol salió tu estabas dormida
aún |
-¿Todavía no ha
subido tu salario? -¡Eso es imposible con un jefe como el mío! |
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| run |
run |
run |
The wolf
appeared...and they ran and ran like mad |
'Have you ever
run the marathon?' 'Many times, yes.' |
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Apareció el lobo...y corrieron y
corrieron como locas |
-¿Alguna vez has
corrido el maratón? -Muchas veces, sí. |
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| say |
said |
said |
He
said that
you nodded all the time...Is that true? |
Pardon?...What
have you just said? |
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Me dijo que
siempre asentías con la
cabeza..¿Es cierto? |
¿Disculpe?...¿Que es lo que acaba de decir? |
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| see |
saw |
seen |
We saw an UFO
when I was in Argentina last winter |
'Have you ever
seen a
UFO?.' 'I am afraid I haven't.' |
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Vimos un ovni cuando estuvimos en la
Argentina el invierno pasado |
-¿Alguna vez has
visto un ovni? -Me temo que no. |
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| sell |
sold |
sold |
This creature
sold us a car last year |
Have you just
heard? George has sold
his old car! |
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Esta criatura nos vendió un auto el año
pasado |
¿Escuchaste?
¡Jorge ha vendido su auto viejo! |
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| send |
sent |
sent |
I
sent my new
address to you last Monday...Check your e mail. |
Have you
sent me your new address yet? 'No, I
haven't.' |
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Te envié mi nueva dirección el lunes
pasado...Verifica tu correo electrónico. |
¿Ya me has mandado
tu nueva dirección? -No, no lo he hecho |
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| shine |
shone |
shone |
The sun
shone
every day when I visited Italy last year |
What terrible
weather..The sun hasn't shone
this week yet! |
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El sol brilló cada día cuando visité
Italia el año pasado |
Que clima
horrible... ¡El sol no ha brillado esta semana todavía! |
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| shoot |
shot |
shot |
We
shot a
couple of birds when we were in the countriside. We were hungry |
'Have you ever
shot an
elephant?' 'I am not that cruel.' |
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Le disparamos a un par de aves cuando
estuvimos en el campo. Estábamos hambrientos |
-¿Le has disparado
a un elefante alguna vez? -No soy tan cruel. |
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| shut |
shut |
shut |
Who shut that
door? It is stuffy in here. |
Paul, have you
shut that
window yet? I am cold, you know! |
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¿Quien cerró la puerta? Está sofocante
aquí |
Pablo, ¿Ya has
cerrado esa ventana? ¡Tengo frío, sabes! |
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| sing |
sang |
sung |
She sang the
happy birthday to president Kennedy in the sixties |
Come on...It's
almost midnight and we haven't sung
the happy birthday yet! |
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Ella le cantó el feliz cumpleaños al
presidente Kennedy en los años sesenta. |
Vamos...¡Es casi medianoche y no hemos cantado
el feliz cumpleaños todavía! |
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| sink |
sank |
sunk |
An enormous iceberg
sank the Titanic
in 1912 |
Bad news
general. A torpedo has just sunk
our best ship.... |
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Un enorme témpano hundió al Titanic
en el año 1912 |
Malas noticias
general. Un torpedo acaba de hundir nuestro mejor barco... |
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| sit |
sat |
sat |
The boss
sat down and we felt he was angry... |
Have you ever
sat on a
piece of chewing gun....ruining your trousers? |
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El jefe se sentó y sentimos que estaba
enfadado |
¿Alguna vez te has
sentado sobre un pedazo de goma de mascar...estropeándote los
pantalones? |
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| sleep |
slept |
slept |
I only
slept two hours
last night ...that is why I am in a lousy mood |
Let me sleep a
bit longer...It is only six and I have just
slept two hours! |
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Sólo dormí dos horas anoche....es la
razón por la que estoy de mal humor |
Déjame dormir un
poco más...¡Son sólo las seis y he dormido nada más que dos horas! |
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| speak |
spoke |
spoken |
He
spoke all the
time in Arabic...I could not understand a single word |
I have never
spoken to
the manager yet. I am new in the firm. |
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Habló en árabe
todo el tiempo....Y no pude entender una sola palabra |
Nunca he hablado
con el gerente todavía. Soy nuevo en la empresa. |
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| spend |
spent |
spent |
I
spent a fortune
last year in my visit to Japan...Why is everything so expensive? |
'Have you ever
spent
money on something really useless?' 'Yes, my honeymoon.' |
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Gasté una fortuna el año pasado en mi
visita al Japón...¿Porqué es todo tan caro? |
-¿Alguna vez has
gastado dinero en algo realmente inútil? -Sí, en mi luna de miel. |
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| steal |
stole |
stolen |
This man
stole $ 10000
from the bank last Monday! |
Have you ever
stolen
anything? 'Yes, I have....and I went to prison for that. |
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Este hombre robó $ 10000 del banco el
lunes pasado. |
¿Alguna vez has
robado algo? 'Sí lo he hecho...y fui a prisión por ello. |
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| swim |
swam |
swum |
He is training
very hard. Tom swam
two kilometres yesterday |
He is a
champion swimmer, but he hasn't swum
in the Olimpic games yet. |
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Se está entrenando duro. Tomás nadó dos
kilómetros ayer |
Es un nadador
campeón, pero todavía no ha nadado en los juegos olímpicos. |
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| take |
took |
taken |
I
took this picture
of the Taj Mahal when I was in India last April |
It is the third
day of the trip and I haven't taken
any pictures yet. |
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Tomé esta foto del Taj Mahal cuando estuve en la India el pasado
abril |
Es el tercer día
del viaje y aún no he tomado ninguna foto. |
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| teach |
tought |
tought |
I
taught my son the abc when he was two |
I teach Italian,
but I haven't taught
in a secondary school yet. |
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Le enseñé a mi hijo el abecedario cuando tenía
dos años |
Enseño italiano,
pero no he enseñado en una escuela secundaria todavía. |
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| tell |
told |
told |
The wolf
told her the
truth..."I am your father" |
'Have you ever
told a big
lie?' 'Yes I have. I told that... |
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El lobo le contó la verdad...'Soy tu
padre.' |
¿Alguna vez
contaste una mentira grande? -Sí, lo hice. Conté que... |
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| think |
thought |
thought |
I
thought and
thought but I could not solve the
problem |
She is pregnant...but
she hasn't thought
of a name for the baby yet. |
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Pensé y pensé y no pude resolver el
problema |
Está
embarazada...pero aún no ha pensado en un nombre para el bebé |
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| throw |
threw |
thrown |
He inherited a
million dollars but he threw
it all away |
'Mark, have you
thrown
that old tv away yet?' 'Why?...do you want it?' |
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Heredó un millón de dólares pero lo
dilapidó por completo |
-Marco, ¿ya has
desechado ese viejo televisor? -¿Porqué?...¿Lo quieres? |
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understand |
undertood |
understood |
Nobody in the
class understood
anything this morning |
She is only a
teenager...She hasn't understood
the meaning of life yet! 'I am an
adult and I haven't neither.' |
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Nadie en la clase entendió nada esta
mañana |
Es sólo una
adolescente...¡Todavía no ha entendido el significado de la vida!
-Soy adulto y tampoco lo he hecho. |
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| wake |
woke |
woken |
I
woke up at twelve
yesterday. It was a Sunday |
Please don't
make any noise...The baby hasn't woken
up yet. |
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Me desperté a las doce ayer. Era domingo |
Por favor no hagas
ningún ruido...El bebé no se ha despertado todavía. |
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| wear |
wore |
worn |
She
wore a very short skirt at the
party...What a scandal! |
'But you
haven't worn
that new skirt yet'... 'I never wil...I don't like it.' |
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Vestía una pollera muy corta en la
fiesta...¡Que escándalo! |
-Pero aún no has
usado esa pollera nueva... -Nunca lo haré...No me agrada. |
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| win |
won |
won |
Federer
won Wimbledon
last year...He is the best! |
Have you ever
won a lot
of money playing bingo? 'I am broke for playing.' |
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Federer ganó
Wimbledon el año
pasado...¡Es el mejor! |
¿Alguna vez has
ganado mucho dinero jugando al bingo? -Estoy en bancarrota por eso. |
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| write |
wrote |
written |
Shakespeare
wrote
Hamlet in 1601...Didn't you know? |
'Have you ever
written
poetry?' 'No, I haven't. Maybe in the future.' |
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Shakespeare escribió Hamlet en
1601...¿No sabías? |
¿Alguna vez has
escrito poesía? -No, nunca. Quizá en el futuro. |
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It's over
for now! |
¡Por
ahora terminamos! |
As we have seen,
the Present Perfect is
a compound tense; it is formed by conjugating the verb "to have"
in the
present tense
( I have, you have, he has, etc ) and the past participle of a verb
The
past participle often ends in -ed but many important verbs are irregular
in English. Try to study little by little the examples below.