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UNIPA – LINGUA E TRADUZIONE INGLESE I e II

Paradigma dei verbi irregolari inglesi di uso comune

Verb base form Simple past Past participle Italian translation

A
arise arose arisen sorgere
awake awoke awoken svegliare

B
be was/were been essere

bear bore borne portare

(be) born (was/were) born born nascere

beat beat beaten battere

become became become diventare

begin began begun cominciare

bend bent bent piegare

beset beset beset assediare; assillare

bet bet/betted bet/betted scommettere

bid bid bid fare un'offerta ad un'asta

bind bound bound legare (insieme)

bite bit bitten mordere

bleed bled bled sanguinare

blow blew blown soffiare

break broke broken rompere

breed bred bred allevare, riprodursi

bring brought brought portare

broadcast broadcast/broadcasted broadcast/broadcasted trasmettere

build built built costruire

burn burned/burnt burned/burnt bruciare

burst burst burst scoppiare

buy bought bought comperare

can could === potere

cast cast cast lanciare

catch caught caught afferrare
choose chose chosen scegliere
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cling clung clung aggrapparsi

come came come venire

cost cost cost costare

creep crept crept avanzare furtivamente

cut cut cut tagliare

D
deal dealt dealt trattare

dig dug dug scavare

dive dived/dove dived tuffarsi

do did done fare

draw drew drawn disegnare, tirare

dream dreamed/dreamt dreamed/dreamt sognare

drink drank drunk bere

drive drove driven guidare

dwell dwelled/dwelt dwelled/dwelt dimorare

eat ate eaten mangiare

F

fall fell fallen cadere

feed fed fed nutrire

feel felt felt sentire, provare

fight fought fought combattere

find found found trovare

fit fit/fitted fit/fitted adattarsi; essere appropriato/a

flee fled fled fuggire

fling flung flung gettare

fly flew flown volare

forbid forbade forbidden proibire

forego (forgo) forewent foregone accantonare, rinunciare

forget forgot forgotten dimenticare

forgive forgave forgiven perdonare

forsake forsook forsaken abbandonare

freeze froze frozen gelare

G

get got got ottenere, diventare

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give gave given dare

go went gone andare

grind ground ground macinare

grow grew grown crescere, coltivare

H
hang hung (appese)/ hung (appeso)/ appendere, impiccare
hanged (impiccò) hanged (impiccato)
have had had avere

hear heard heard udire

hide hid hidden nascondere
hit hit hit colpire

hold held held tenere

hurt hurt hurt far male

K
keep kept kept tenere, trattenere
kneel knelt knelt inginocchiarsi

knit knit/knitted knit/knitted lavorare a maglia

knitted è più comune knitted è più comune
know knew known sapere, conoscere
L

lay laid laid stendere, poggiare

*see ‘lie’ below

lead led led condurre

lean leaned/leant leaned/leant pendere, essere inclinato

leap leaped/leapt leaped/leapt saltare

learn learned/learnt learned/learnt imparare

leave left left lasciare, partire

lend lent lent prestare

let let let lasciare, permettere

lie (down) lay (down) lain (down) sdraiarsi

*see ‘lay’ above
Not to be confused
with ‘lie’ (= mentire)

light lit/lighted lit/lighted accendere

lose lost lost perdere

M

make made made fare

mean meant meant significare

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meet met met incontrare, conoscere

misspell misspelt/misspelled misspelt/misspelled mal compitare

mistake mistook mistaken confondere, scambiare

mow mowed mowed/mown falciare

O
overcome overcame overcome superare
overdo overdid overdone strafare; cuocere troppo

overtake overtook overtaken superare; sorpassare

overthrow overthrew overthrown deporre; rovesciare

P
pay paid paid pagare

plead pled pled appellarsi; supplicare

prove proved proved/proven provare

put put put mettere

Q

quit quit/quitted quit/quitted lasciare, abbandonare

R
read read read leggere

rid rid rid liberare

ride rode ridden cavalcare

ring rang rung squillare

rise rose risen aumentare, sorgere

run ran run correre

saw sawed sawed/sawn segare

say said said dire

see saw seen vedere

seek sought sought cercare

sell sold sold vendere

send sent sent inviare

set set set stabilire, ambientare

sew sewed sewed/sewn cucire

shake shook shaken scuotere

shave shaved shaved/shaven farsi la barba

shear shore shorn tosare

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shed shed shed perdere (foglie, pelle)

shine shone shone risplendere

shoe shoed shoed/shod ferrare (cavallo)

shoot shot shot sparare

show showed shown mostrare

shrink shrank shrunk restringersi
shut shut shut chiudere

sing sang sung cantare

sink sank sunk affondare

sit sat sat sedersi

slay slew slain assassinare

sleep slept slept dormire

slide slid slid scivolare

sling slung slung gettare

slit slit slit fendere

smell smelled/smelt smelled/smelt odorare

smite smote smiten colpire, percuotere

sow sowed sowed/sown seminare

speak spoke spoken parlare

speed sped/speeded sped/speeded affrettare

spell spelled/spelt spelled/spelt compitare

spend spent spent spendere, trascorrere

spill spilled/spilt spilled/spilt versare, rovesciare

spin spun spun ruotare, girare

spit spat spat sputare

split split split dividere

spread spread spread spargere

spring sprang sprung saltare

stand stood stood stare in piedi

steal stole stolen rubare

stick stuck stuck appiccicare

sting stung stung pungere

stride strode stridden camminare a grandi passi

strike struck struck colpire

string strung strung appendere con la corda

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strive strove striven sforzarsi di...

sublet sublet sublet subaffittare

swear swore sworn giurare, imprecare

sweep swept swept spazzare

swell swelled swollen/swelled gonfiare, gonfiarsi

swim swam swum nuotare
swing swung swung oscillare

T
take took taken prendere, portare

teach taught taught insegnare

tear tore torn strappare

tell told told dire

think thought thought pensare

thrive thrived/throve thrived/thriven prosperare

throw threw thrown gettare

thrust thrust thrust spingere con forza

tread trod trod/trodden calpestare

U

understand understood understood comprendere

undertake undertook undertaken intraprendere

uphold upheld upheld sostenere, confermare

upset upset upset sconvolgere, turbare

wake woke/waked woken/waked svegliare

wear wore worn indossare

weave wove woven tessere

wed wed wed sposarsi

weep wept wept piangere

wet wetted/wet wetted/wet bagnare

win won won vincere

wind wound wound serpeggiare

withhold withheld withheld trattenere, ritenere

withstand withstood withstood resistere, opporsi

wring wrung wrung strizzare

write wrote written scrivere