Verbi irregolari

Forma baseSimple PastParticiple (participio passato)Significato
alight alighted, alit alighted, alit scendere, posarsi, illuminare
arise arose arisen presentarsi, rivelarsi
awake awoke, awaked awoken, awaked svegliarsi
be was, were been essere
bear bore borne, born sostenere, sopportare, dare alla luce
beat beat beaten, beat battere, picchiare
become became become diventare
beget begot begotten produrre, causare
begin began begun iniziare
bend bent bent piegare, piegarsi, flettersi
bereave bereaved, bereft bereaved, bereft privare
beseech besought, beseeched besought, beseeched implorare, supplicare
bet bet, betted bet, betted scommettere
bid bade, bid bidden, bid, bade offrire qlc./fare un*offerta (all'asta)
bide bade, bided bided attendere, aspettare
bind bound bound fissare, impegnare
bite bit bitten mordere
bleed bled bled sanguinare
bless blessed, blest blessed, blest benedire
blow blew blown soffiare
break broke broken rompere, interrompere, spezzare
breed bred bred allevare
bring brought brought portare
broadcast broadcast, broadcasted broadcast, broadcasted trasmettere, mandare in onda (in radio/tv)
build built built costruire
burn burnt, burned burnt, burned bruciare
burst burst burst scoppiare
bust bust, busted bust, busted irrompere, sfasciare
buy bought bought comprare
can could (kein Participle) potere, essere capace di
cast cast cast recitare un ruolo (in un film ecc.), gettare
catch caught caught prendere, catturare
choose chose chosen scegliere
cleave cleft, cleaved, clove cleft, cleaved, cloven fendere
cling clung clung attaccarsi, aggrapparsi
clothe clothed, clad clothed, clad vestire, abbigliare
come came come venire
cost cost cost costare (prezzo)
creep crept crept strisciare, sgattaiolare
crow crowed crew, crowed fare il verso del gallo, gloriarsi, vantarsi
cut cut cut tagliare
deal dealt dealt affrontare, occuparsi di, trafficare
dig dug dug scavare
do did done fare
draw drew drawn dipingere
dream dreamt, dreamed dreamt, dreamed sognare
drink drank drunk bere
drive drove driven guidare
dwell dwelt, dwelled dwelt, dwelled dimorare, soffermarsi, dilungarsi
eat ate eaten mangiare
fall fell fallen cadere
feed fed fed nutrire, dare da mangiare
feel felt felt sentire
fight fought fought lottare
find found found trovare
flee fled fled fuggire
fling flung flung gettare, scagliare
fly flew flown volare
forbid forbad, forbade forbid, forbidden proibire, vietare
forecast forecast, forecasted forecast, forecasted prevedere
forget forgot forgotten dimenticare
forsake forsook forsaken abbandonare, lasciare solo
freeze froze frozen gelare, congelare
geld gelded, gelt gelded, gelt castrare (spec. cavallo)
get got got, gotten prendere, procurarsi, ricevere
gild gilded, gilt gilded, gilt dorare, abbellire
give gave given dare
gnaw gnawed gnawed, gnawn rosicchiare, rodere
go went gone andare
grind ground ground frantumare, macinare, sgobbare
grip gripped, gript gripped, gript afferrare
grow grew grown crescere
hang hung hung appendere, attaccare
have had had avere
hear heard heard sentire (udito)
heave heaved, hove heaved, hove lanciare, scagliare
hew hewed hewed, hewn tagliare, squadrare
hide hid hidden, hid nascondere
hit hit hit colpire, urtare
hold held held tenere
hurt hurt hurt ferire
keep kept kept tenere, mantenere, proseguire
kneel knelt, kneeled knelt, kneeled inginocchiarsi
knit knitted, knit knitted, knit lavorare a maglia
know knew known conoscere, sapere
lay laid laid stendere
lead led led condurre, dirigere
lean leant, leaned leant, leaned pendere, appoggiarsi
leap leapt, leaped leapt, leaped saltare
learn learnt, learned learnt, learned imparare
leave left left andare via, lasciare, partire
lend lent lent dare in prestito
let let let lasciare, permettere
lie lay lain giacere, essere disteso
light lit, lighted lit, lighted accendere, illuminare
lose lost lost perdere
make made made fare, produrre
may might (nessun participio) potere (potrebbe)
mean meant meant significare, intendere
meet met met conoscere, incontrare
melt melted molten, melted fondere, sciogliersi
mow mowed mown, mowed falciare
pay paid paid pagare
pen pent, penned pent, penned comporre, scrivere
plead pled, pleaded pled, pleaded supplicare, appellarsi
prove proved proven, proved provare
put put put mettere, posare
quit quit, quitted quit, quitted interrompere, smettere, lasciare il lavoro
read read read leggere
rid rid, ridded rid, ridded disfarsi, liberarsi
ride rode ridden cavalcare, andare in bicicletta
ring rang rung suonare
rise rose risen salire, sorgere (il sole)
run ran run correre
saw sawed sawn, sawed segare
say said said dire
see saw seen vedere
seek sought sought cercare
sell sold sold vendere
send sent sent inviare, spedire
set set set fissare, mettere
sew sewed sewn, sewed cucire
shake shook shaken agitare
shall should (nessun participio) dovere
shear sheared shorn, sheared tagliare con le cesoie
shed shed shed versare (lacrime), perdere (le foglie), togliersi (un'abitudine)
shine shone shone splendere (il sole)
shit shit, shitted, shat shit, shitted, shat cagare
shoe shod, shoed shod, shoed ferrare (un cavallo)
shoot shot shot sparare, girare (un film)
show showed shown, showed mostrare
shred shred, shredded shred, shredded tagliuzzare, sminuzzare
shrink shrank, shrunk shrunk restringersi, ritirarsi
shut shut shut chiudere
sing sang sung cantare
sink sank sunk affondare
sit sat sat sedere, sedersi
slay slew slain uccidere, ammazzare
sleep slept slept dormire
slide slid slid slittare, scivolare
sling slung slung lanciare
slink slunk slunk muoversi furtivamente
slit slit slit tagliare, squarciare
smell smelt, smelled smelt, smelled odorare
smite smote smitten colpire, distruggere (arc.)
sow sowed sown, sowed seminare
speak spoke spoken parlare
speed sped, speeded sped, speeded correre, andare di fretta
spell spelt, spelled spelt, spelled compitare, scrivere, fare lo spelling
spend spent spent spendere (tempo, soldi)
spill spilt, spilled spilt, spilled rovesciare, far cadere
spin spun spun girare, filare (tessere)
spit spat spat sputare
split split split dividere, separare, spaccare, rompere
spoil spoilt, spoiled spoilt, spoiled viziare, rovinare
spread spread spread diffondere, spargere
spring sprang, sprung sprung saltare
stand stood stood stare/alzarsi in piedi
steal stole stolen rubare
stick stuck stuck incollare
sting stung stung pungere
stink stank, stunk stunk puzzare
stride strode stridden camminare a grandi passi
strike struck struck colpire, scioperare
string strung strung incordare (strumento musicale)
strive strove striven lottare, battersi, impegnarsi
swear swore sworn giurare, bestemmiare
sweat sweat, sweated sweat, sweated sudare
sweep swept swept spazzare
swell swelled swollen, swelled ingrossare, gonfiarsi
swim swam swum nuotare
swing swung swung oscillare, agitare
take took taken prendere
teach taught taught insegnare
tear tore torn strappare, stracciare
telecast telecast, telecasted telecast, telecasted trasmetttere (in tv)
tell told told raccontare
think thought thought pensare
throw threw thrown tirare, lanciare
thrust thrust thrust spingere, cacciare, affondare (la spada)
tread trod trodden camminare su, calpestare
understand understood understood capire
wake woke, waked woken, waked svegliare
wear wore worn portare (vestiti/accessori), indossare
weave wove woven tessere
wed wed, wedded wed, wedded sposare, sposarsi
weep wept wept piangere
wet wet, wetted wet, wetted bagnare
win won won vincere
wind wound wound avvolgere
wring wrung wrung torcere, strizzare
write wrote written scrivere