IRREGULAR VERBS

IRREGULAR VERBS

4 GROUPS

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1st GROUP

BASE FORM = PAST SIMPLE = PAST PARTICIPLE

BET - BET - BET

SCOMMETTERE

LET - LET - LET

LASCIARE, PERMETTERE

HIT - HIT - HIT

COLPIRE

HURT - HURT - HURT

FERIRE, FAR MALE

PUT - PUT - PUT

METTERE

CUT - CUT - CUT

TAGLIARE

READ - READ - READ*

LEGGERE

* Different pronunciation!!! /riːd/-/red/-/red/

2nd GROUP

BASE FORM = ≠ PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE

BECOME - BECAME - BECOME

DIVENTARE

COME - CAME - COME

VENIRE

RUN - RAN - RUN

CORRERE

3rd GROUP

BASE FORM ≠ PAST SIMPLE = PAST PARTICIPLE

AFFERRARE, ACCHIAPPARE

CATCH - CAUGHT - CAUGHT

TEACH - TAUGHT - TAUGHT

INSEGNARE

BRING - BROUGHT - BROUGHT

PORTARE

BUY - BOUGHT - BOUGHT

COMPRARE

THINK - THOUGHT - THOUGHT

PENSARE

KEEP - KEPT - KEPT

TENERE

SENTIRE, PROVARE

FEEL - FELT - FELT

LASCIARE, PARTIRE

LEAVE - LEFT - LEFT

SLEEP - SLEPT - SLEPT

DORMIRE

MEET - MET - MET

INCONTRARE

FEED - FED - FED

NUTRIRE

DREAM - DREAMT - DREAMT*

SOGNARE

LEARN - LEARNT - LEARNT**

IMPARARE

MEAN - MEANT - MEANT

SIGNIFICARE

* it has got also the regular form > dream dreamed dreamed** it has got also the regular form > learn learned learned

BUILD - BUILT - BUILT

COSTRUIRE

SPELL - SPELT - SPELT

FARE LO SPELLING

SMELL - SMELT - SMELT

ODORARE

SEND - SENT - SENT

INVIARE

SPEND - SPENT - SPENT

SPENDERE

LEND - LENT - LENT

PRESTARE, DARE IN PRESITO

SELL - SOLD - SOLD

VENDERE

TELL - TOLD - TOLD

DIRE, RACCONTARE

STAND - STOOD - STOOD

STARE IN PIEDI

CAPIRE

UNDERSTAND - UNDERSTOOD - UNDERSTOOD

LAY - LAID - LAID

STENDERE

SAY - SAID - SAID

DIRE

PAY - PAID - PAID

PAGARE

HAVE - HAD - HAD

AVERE

HEAR - HEARD - HEARD

SENTIRE, UDIRE

FIND - FOUND - FOUND

TROVARE

MAKE - MADE - MADE

FARE

HOLD - HELD - HELD

TENERE

APPENDERE, IMPICCARE

HANG - HUNG - HUNG*

SWING - SWUNG - SWUNG

OSCILLARE

* it has got also the regular form > hang hanged hanged

SHOOT - SHOT - SHOT

SPARARE

LOSE - LOST - LOST

PERDERE

GET - GOT - GOT

OTTENERE, PRENDERE

WIN - WON - WON

VINCERE

4th GROUP

BASE FORM ≠ PAST SIMPLE ≠ PAST PARTICIPLE

BREAK - BROKE - BROKEN

ROMPERE

SPEAK - SPOKE - SPOKEN

PARLARE

STEAL - STOLE - STOLEN

RUBARE

CHOOSE - CHOSE - CHOSEN

SCEGLIERE

WAKE - WOKE - WOKEN

SVEGLIARE

SHAKE - SHOOK - SHAKEN

SCUOTERE

TAKE - TOOK - TAKEN

PRENDERE

SHOW - SHOWED - SHOWN

MOSTRARE

WEAR - WORE - WORN

INDOSSARE

GO - WENT - GONE

ANDARE

BLOW - BLEW - BLOWN

SOFFIARE

GROW - GREW - GROWN

CRESCERE

KNOW - KNEW - KNOWN

CONOSCERE

DRAW - DREW - DRAWN

VINCERE

FLY - FLEW - FLOWN

VOLARE

DRINK - DRANK - DRUNK

BERE

BEGIN - BEGAN - BEGUN

INIZIARE

RING - RANG - RUNG

SUONARE

SING - SANG - SUNG

CANTARE

SWIM - SWAM - SWUM

NUOTARE

BE - WAS/WERE - BEEN *

ESSERE

DO - DID - DONE

FARE

EAT - ATE - EATEN

MANGIARE

SEE - SAW - SEEN

VEDERE

GIVE - GAVE - GIVEN

DARE

FORGET - FORGOT - FORGOTTEN

DIMENTICARE

FALL - FELL - FALLEN

CADERE

HIDE - HID - HIDDEN

NASCONDERE

DRIVE - DROVE - DRIVEN

GUIDARE

RIDE - RODE - RIDDEN

CAVALCARE

WRITE - WROTE - WRITTEN

SCRIVERE

ATTENTION!!!

* BE is a "special verb"!It's special for 3 reasons!

1) it has 2 forms in the past simple and we must use them following the rule (I/he/she/it was - we/you/they were)

ATTENTION!!!

* BE is a "special verb"!It's special for 3 reasons!

2) we do its negative and interrogative formswithout any other auxiliary verbs (I'm not, he wasn't, are we, were they)

ATTENTION!!!

* BE is a "special verb"!It's special for 3 reasons!

3) its base form isn't the "base" to build e.g. the present simple(BE ≠ am, is, are)

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