IRREGULAR VERBS

IRREGULAR VERBS

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4 GROUPS

BASE FORM = PAST SIMPLE = PAST PARTICIPLE

1st GROUP

FERIRE, FAR MALE

HURT - HURT - HURT

COLPIRE

HIT - HIT - HIT

LASCIARE, PERMETTERE

LET - LET - LET

SCOMMETTERE

BET - BET - BET

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

TAGLIARE

CUT - CUT - CUT

LEGGERE

READ - READ - READ*

METTERE

PUT - PUT - PUT

BASE FORM = ≠ PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE

2nd GROUP

CORRERE

RUN - RAN - RUN

VENIRE

COME - CAME - COME

DIVENTARE

BECOME - BECAME - BECOME

BASE FORM ≠ PAST SIMPLE = PAST PARTICIPLE

3rd GROUP

INSEGNARE

TEACH - TAUGHT - TAUGHT

COMPRARE

BUY - BOUGHT - BOUGHT

PENSARE

THINK - THOUGHT - THOUGHT

AFFERRARE, ACCHIAPPARE

CATCH - CAUGHT - CAUGHT

PORTARE

BRING - BROUGHT - BROUGHT

DORMIRE

SLEEP - SLEPT - SLEPT

LASCIARE, PARTIRE

LEAVE - LEFT - LEFT

SENTIRE, PROVARE

FEEL - FELT - FELT

TENERE

KEEP - KEPT - KEPT

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

INCONTRARE

NUTRIRE

DREAM - DREAMT - DREAMT*

FEED - FED - FED

SIGNIFICARE

MEAN - MEANT - MEANT

IMPARARE

LEARN - LEARNT - LEARNT**

SOGNARE

MEET - MET - MET

SPENDERE

SMELL - SMELT - SMELT

COSTRUIRE

BUILD - BUILT - BUILT

PRESTARE, DARE IN PRESITO

LEND - LENT - LENT

INVIARE

SEND - SENT - SENT

ODORARE

SPEND - SPENT - SPENT

FARE LO SPELLING

SPELL - SPELT - SPELT

UNDERSTAND - UNDERSTOOD - UNDERSTOOD

STARE IN PIEDI

STAND - STOOD - STOOD

CAPIRE

DIRE, RACCONTARE

TELL - TOLD - TOLD

VENDERE

SELL - SOLD - SOLD

SAY - SAID - SAID

PAGARE

PAY - PAID - PAID

DIRE

STENDERE

LAY - LAID - LAID

FARE

MAKE - MADE - MADE

TROVARE

FIND - FOUND - FOUND

SENTIRE, UDIRE

HEAR - HEARD - HEARD

AVERE

HAVE - HAD - HAD

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

APPENDERE, IMPICCARE

HANG - HUNG - HUNG*

OSCILLARE

HOLD - HELD - HELD

TENERE

SWING - SWUNG - SWUNG

VINCERE

WIN - WON - WON

OTTENERE, PRENDERE

GET - GOT - GOT

PERDERE

LOSE - LOST - LOST

SPARARE

SHOOT - SHOT - SHOT

BASE FORM ≠ PAST SIMPLE ≠ PAST PARTICIPLE

4th GROUP

SVEGLIARE

WAKE - WOKE - WOKEN

SCEGLIERE

CHOOSE - CHOSE - CHOSEN

RUBARE

STEAL - STOLE - STOLEN

PARLARE

SPEAK - SPOKE - SPOKEN

ROMPERE

BREAK - BROKE - BROKEN

ANDARE

GO - WENT - GONE

INDOSSARE

WEAR - WORE - WORN

MOSTRARE

SHOW - SHOWED - SHOWN

PRENDERE

TAKE - TOOK - TAKEN

SCUOTERE

SHAKE - SHOOK - SHAKEN

VOLARE

FLY - FLEW - FLOWN

VINCERE

DRAW - DREW - DRAWN

CONOSCERE

KNOW - KNEW - KNOWN

CRESCERE

GROW - GREW - GROWN

SOFFIARE

BLOW - BLEW - BLOWN

NUOTARE

SWIM - SWAM - SWUM

CANTARE

SING - SANG - SUNG

SUONARE

RING - RANG - RUNG

INIZIARE

BEGIN - BEGAN - BEGUN

BERE

DRINK - DRANK - DRUNK

DIMENTICARE

FORGET - FORGOT - FORGOTTEN

DARE

GIVE - GAVE - GIVEN

VEDERE

SEE - SAW - SEEN

MANGIARE

EAT - ATE - EATEN

FARE

DO - DID - DONE

ESSERE

BE - WAS/WERE - BEEN *

SCRIVERE

WRITE - WROTE - WRITTEN

CAVALCARE

RIDE - RODE - RIDDEN

GUIDARE

DRIVE - DROVE - DRIVEN

NASCONDERE

HIDE - HID - HIDDEN

CADERE

FALL - FELL - FALLEN

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)

ATTENTION!!!

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

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