VERBI IRREGOLARI

Sono irregolari tutti I verbi che in inglese non formano il tempo passato ed il participio passato in ed

Infinito	to write	scrivere
Tempo passato	I wrote	scrissi, scrivevo
Participio passato	written	scritto

Anche nei verbi irregolari il tempo passato è uguale per tutte le persone.

I wrote	We wrote
You wrote	You wrote
he/she/it wrote	They wrote

I verbi irregolari potrebbero essere raggruppati secondo la stessa irregolarità, ma l’unico modo per ricordarli è apprenderli a memoria (almeno i più importanti e  più utilizzati!!!

Infinito	Passato	Participio	Traduzione
abide	abode	abode	stare
arise	arose	arisen	sgorgare
awake	awoke	awoken	svegliare
be	was, were	been	essere
bear	bore	borne	sopportare
beat	beat	beaten	battere
become	became	become	diventare
begin	began	begun	cominciare
bend	bent	bent	curvare, piegare
beset	beset	beset	assediare
bet	bet	bet	scommettere
bid	bid/bade	bid/bidden	fare un’offerta
bind	bound	bound	legare
bite	bit	bitten	mordere
bleed	bled	bled	sanguinare
blow	blew	blown	soffiare
break	broke	broken	rompere
breed	bred	bred	allevare
bring	brought	brought	accompagnare
broadcast	broadcast	broadcast	trasmettere
build	built	built	costruire
burn	burnt	burnt	bruciare
burst	burst	burst	scoppiare
buy	bought	bought	comprare
cast	cast	cast	lanciare (un dado)
catch	caught	caught	ottenere (prendere)
choose	chose	chosen	scegliere
cling	clung	clung	afferrare
come	came	come	venire
cost	cost	cost	costare
creep	crept	crept	strisciare
cut	cut	cut	eliminare, tagliare
deal	dealt	dealt	gestire (trattare)
dig	dug	dug	scavare
dive	dived/dove	dived	tuffare
do	did	done	fare
draw	drew	drawn	tirare
dream	dreamt	dreamt	sognare
drink	drank	drunk	bere
drive	drove	driven	guidare
dwell	dwelt	dwelt	dimorare
eat	ate	eaten	mangiare
fall	fell	fallen	cadere
feed	fed	fed	nutrire
feel	felt	felt	sentire
fight	fought	fought	combattere
find	found	found	trovare
fit	fit	fit	calzare
flee	fled	fled	fuggire
fling	flung	flung	lanciare (con forza)
fly	flew	flown	volare
forbid	forbade	forbidden	vietare
forego (forgo)	forewent	foregone	rinunciare
forget	forgot	forgotten	dimenticare
forgive	forgave	forgiven	perdonare
forsake	forsook	forsaken	rinunciare
freeze	froze	frozen	ghiacciare
get	got	got	ottenere, diventare
give	gave	given	dare
go	went	gone	andare
grind	ground	ground	macinare
grow	grew	grown	produrre (coltivare)
hang	hung	hung	appendere
have	had	had	avere
hear	heard	heard	udire
hide	hid	hidden	nascondere
hit	hit	hit	percuotere, colpire
hold	held	held	tenere
hurt	hurt	hurt	fare male
keep	kept	kept	conservare
kneel	knelt	knelt	inginocchiarsi
knit	knit	knit	fare a maglia
know	knew	known	sapere
lay	laid	laid	stendere
lead	led	led	condurre
lean	leant	leant	piegare (inclinare)
leap	leapt	leapt	saltare
learn	learnt	learnt	imparare
leave	left	left	partire (andar via)
lend	lent	lent	prestare
let	let	let	lasciare
lie	lay	lain	sdraiarsi
light	lit	lit	illuminare
lose	lost	lost	perdere
make	made	made	fare, realizzare
mean	meant	meant	significare
meet	met	met	incontrare
mow	mowed	mown	falciare
overcome	overcame	overcome	dominare
overdo	overdid	overdone	strafare
overtake	overtook	overtaken	sorpassare
overthrow	overthrew	overthrown	sovvertire
pay	paid	paid	pagare
plead	plead	plead	implorare
prove	proved	proved/proven	dimostrare
put	put	put	mettere
quit	quit	quit	smettere
read	read	read	leggere
rid	rid	rid	liberare da
ride	rode	ridden	cavalcare
ring	rang	rung	suonare
rise	rose	risen	alzarsi
run	ran	run	correre
saw	sawed	sawn	segare
say	said	said	dire
see	saw	seen	vedere
seek	sought	sought	cercare
sell	sold	sold	vendere
send	sent	sent	mandare
set	set	set	fissare
sew	sewed	sewn	cucire
shake	shook	shaken	scuotere
shave	shaved	shaved/shaven	radere
shear	sheared	shorn	tosare
shed	shed	shed	spargere
shine	shone	shone	brillare
shoe	shod	shod	ferrare i cavalli
shoot	shot	shot	sparare
show	showed	shown	mostrare
shrink	shrank	shrunk	ridurre
shut	shut	shut	chiudere
sing	sang	sung	cantare
sink	sank	sunk	affondare
sit	sat	sat	sedersi
sleep	slept	slept	dormire
slay	slew	slain	uccidere
slide	slid	slid	scivolare
slink	slunk	slunk	sgattaiolare
slit	slit	slit	tagliare
smell	smelt	smelt	sentire odore
smite	smote	ssmitten	percuotere
sow	sowed	sown	seminare
speak	spoke	spoken	parlare
speed	sped	sped	accelerare
spell	spelt	spelt	scandire
spend	spent	spent	spendere
spill	spilt	spilt	versare
spin	spun	spun	ruotare
spit	spat	spat	sputare
split	split	split	spaccare
spoil	spoilt	spoilt	guastare
spread	spread	spread	espandere
spring	sprang	sprung	rimbalzare
stand	stood	stood	stare in piedi
steal	stole	stolen	rubare
stick	stuck	stuck	appiccicare
sting	stung	stung	pungere
stink	stank	stunk	puzzare
stride	strode	stridden	avanzare a grandi passi
strike	struck	struck	colpire
strive	strove	striven	sforzarsi
swear	swore	sworn	giurare
sweep	swept	swept	spazzare
swell	swelled	swollen	gonfiare
swim	swam	swum	nuotare
swing	swung	swung	dondolare
take	took	taken	prendere
teach	taught	taught	insegnare
tear	tore	torn	lacerare
tell	told	told	dire, raccontare
think	thought	thought	pensare
throw	threw	thrown	gettare, lanciare
thrust	thrust	thrust	ficcare, forzare
tread	trod	trodden	calpestare
undergo	underwent	undergone	subire
understand	understood	understood	capire
uphold	upheld	upheld	confermare
upset	upset	upset	preoccupare
wake	woke	woken	svegliarsi
wear	wore	worn	indossare
weave	wove	woven	tessere
wed	wed	wed	sposare
weep	wept	wept	piangere
win	won	won	vincere
wind	wound	wound	serpeggiare
withdraw	withdrew	withdrawn	ritirarsi
withhold	withheld	withheld	trattenere
withstand	withstood	withstood	sfidare
wring	wrung	wrung	torcere
write	wrote	written	scrivere

La pronuncia dei principali verbi irregolari