Los verbos regulares en inglés son todos los verbos que forman el pretérito y el participio agregándoles la partícula –ed a la forma simple del verbo.
Cuando un verbo regular termina en “y” y es precedida de una letra consonante, la y se cambia por i, y si le agrega la partícula –ed:
Cry (llorar, gritar) – cried – cried
Copy (copiar) – copied – copied
Hurry (apurarse) – hurried – hurried
Cuando el verbo termina en “y” precedida de un sonido vocal, se conserva y sólo se le agrega la terminación –ed:
Play (jugar, tocar un instrumento) – played – played
Pray (orar, rezar) – prayed – prayed
Destroy (destruir, romper) – destroyed – destroyed
Los verbos terminados en “e”, solamente se les agrega la letra –d:
Describe (describir) – described – described
Live (vivir) – lived – lived
Observe (observar) – observed – observed
Cuando un verbo terminado en consonante tiene sonido agudo, se duplica la consonante final y se le agrega la terminación–ed:
Admit (admitir) – admitted – admitted
Ban (prohibir) – banned – banned
Pedal (pedalear) – pedalled – pedalled
110 ejemplos de verbos regulares en inglés:
- Admire (admirar) – admired
- Advise (aconsejar) – advised
- Answer (responder) – answered
- Ask (preguntar) – asked
- Arrive (llegar, aterrizar) – arrived
- Balance (balancear, equilibrar) – balanced
- Belong (pertenecer) – belonged
- Blind (cegar) – blinded
- Beg (rogar) – begged
- Bore (aburrir) – Bored
- Burn (quemar) – burned (la forma regular se usa principalmente en norteamérica; en el Reino Unido se usa la forma irregular burnt)
- Call (llamar) – called
- Change (cambiar) – changed
- Check (verificar, revisar) – checked
- Clear (aclarar) – cleared
- Clap (aplaudir) – clapped
- Dance (bailar) – danced
- Delete (borrar, suprimir) – deleted
- Destroy (destruir) – destroyed
- Disagree (no estar de acuedo, discentir) – disagreed
- Dry (secar, secarse) – dried
- Earn (ganar) – earned
- Employ (emplear, usar) – employed
- Educate (educar) – educated
- End (terminar) – ended
- Enjoy (disfrutar) – enjoyed
- Fail (fallar) – failed
- File (archivar) – filed
- Fill (llenar) – filled
- Flow (fluir) – flowed
- Form (formar) – formed
- Fry (freir) – fried
- Greet (saludar, felicitar) – greeted
- Graduate (graduar) – graduated
- Guess (adivinar) –guessed
- Guide (guiar) – guided
- Hang (colgar) – hanged
- Hate (odiar) – hated
- Heat (calentar) – heated
- Help (ayudar) – helped
- Hug (abrazar) – huged
- Hurry (apurar) – hurried
- Ignore (ignorar) – ignored
- Impress (imprimir) – Impressed
- Inform (informar) – informed
- Injure (lastimar, lesionar) – injured
- Invent (inventar) – invented
- Jail (encarcelar) – jailed
- Joke (bromear) – joked
- Judge (juzgar) – judged
- Jump (saltar) – jumped
- Kick (patear) – kicked
- Kill (matar) – killed
- Kiss (besar) – kissed
- Knit (tejer) – knited
- Knock (golpear) – knocked
- Knot (anudar) – knotted
- Land (aterrizar) – landed
- Laugh (reir) – laughed
- Like (gustar) – liked
- List (listar, ennumerar) – listed
- Love (amar) – loved
- Lock (cerrar con llave) – locked
- Mail (enviar correo) – mailed
- March (marchar) – marched
- Match (coincidir) – matched
- Memorise (memorizar) – memorized
- Miss (extrañar) – missed
- Move (mover) – moved
- Need (necesitar) – needed
- Note (notar) – noted
- Notice (prestar atención) – noticed
- Number (numerar) – numbered
- Observe (observar) – observed
- Obtain (obtener) – obtained
- Offer (ofrecer) – offered
- Open (abrir) – opened
- Order (ordenar) – ordered
- Paint (pintar) – painted
- Pass (pasar) – passed
- Pat (acariciar) – patted
- Pause (pausar) – paused
- Phone (telefonear) – phoned
- Queu (hacer cola, esperar turno) – queued
- Rain (llover) – rained
- Reach (alcanzar) – reached
- Receive (recibir) – received
- Record (grabar) – recorded
- Remind (recordar) – reminded
- Sail (navegar) – sailed
- Save (guardar) – saved
- Seal (sellar) – sealed
- Sign (firmar) – signed
- Skip (saltar, evitar) – skipped
- Taste (probar, saborear) – tasted
- Tempt (tentar) – tempted
- Test (probar, comprobar) – tested
- Tip (dar propina) – tipped
- Trade (comerciar) – traded
- Use (usar) – used
- Visit (visitar) – visited
- Visit (visitar) – visited
- Wash (lavar) – washed
- Watch (observar, vigilar) – watched
- Whisper (susurrar) – whispered
- Wish (desear) – wished
- Work (trabajar) – worked
- Yawn (bostezar) – yawned
- Yell (gritar) – yelled
- Zoom (acercar, pasar aprisa) – zoomed