Irregular Verbs List

Present and infinitive Simple Past Past Participle Translation
abide  abode abode rispettare (di leggi, regolamenti, ecc..)
 arise arose arisen sorgere, insorgere, alzarsi
 awake awoke awoken svegliare, svegliarsi
 be was been essere
 bear bore born sopportare,sostenere, nascere
 beat beat beaten battere, vincere, colpire
 become became become diventare
 befall befell befallen  capitare, accadere
 beget begot begotten procreare, generare
 begin began begun incominciare
 behold  beheld  beheld  guardare, osservare
bend  bent  bent piegare, curvare
bereave bereaved  bereaved/bereft deprivare, spogliare, privare
beseech  besought  besought  supplicare, scongiurare
 bet bet  bet scommettere
 bid  bade  bidden  comandare, ordinare
 bid  bid  bid offrire
 bind  bound  bound  legare, congiungere
 bite  bit  bitten  mordere, morsicare
 bleed  bled  bled sanguinare
 blow blew  blown  soffiare, gonfiare, scoppiare
 break broke broken rompere
breed bred bred allevare, procreare
bring brought brought portare
broadcast broadcast broacast trasmettere
 build built built costruire
burn burned/burnt burned/burnt bruciare
 burst burst burst scoppiare, irrompere
buy bought bought comprare, acquistare
can could been able potere, essere in grado
cast cast cast lanciare, gettare, votare
 catch caught caught afferrare
 chid chid chidden rimproverare
 choose  chose chosen  scegliere
 cleave clove/cleft cloven/cleft fendere, spaccare
cling clung clung aggrapparsi, avvinghiarsi
 clothe clad clad rivestire, vestire
 come  came  come venire
cost cost cost costare
creep crept crept strisciare, rabbrividire
 crow crowed/crew  crowed gracchiare, cantare
 cut cut cut tagliare
dare dared/durst dared/durst  osare, azzardare
deal dealt dealt trattare
 dig dug dug scavare
do did done fare
draw drew drawn disegnare, attirare
dream dreamed/dreamt dreamed/dreamt sognare
drink drank drunk  bere
drive drove driven guidare
dwell dwelt dwelt abitare, 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
flee fled fled fuggire, dileguarsi
fling flung flung scagliare, gettare
fly flew flown volare
forbear forbore forborne  pazientare, sopportare, astenersi
forbid forbade forbidden proibire
forget forgot forgotten dimenticare
forgive forgave forgiven perdonare
forsake forsook forsaken abbandonare, rinunciare
freeze froze frozen ghiacciare
get got got ottenere, prendere
gild gilded/gilt gilded/gilt dorare
gird girded/girt girded/girt circondare
give gave given dare
 go went gone andare
grind ground ground macinare
grow grew grown crescere
hang hanged/hung hanged/hung appendere
have had had avere
hear heard heard sentire
hew hewed hewed/hewn tagliare
hide hid hid nascondere
hit hit hit colpire
hold held held tenere
hurt hurt hurt ferire
keep kept kept tenere
 kneel knelt knelt inginocchiarsi
knit knit knit lavorare a maglia
know knew known conoscere, sapere
 lay laid laid stendere
lead led led condurre
 lean leaned/leant leaned/lent appoggiarsi
leap leaped/lept leaped/lept balzare
learn learned/learnt learned/learnt imparare
leave left left partire
 lend lent lent prestare
let let let consentire
lie lay lain essere sdraiato
light lighted/lit lighted/lit illuminare
lose lost lost perdere
make made made fare, costruire
may might potere
mean meant meant significare, voler dire
meet met met incontrare, conoscere
mow mowed mowed/mown falciare l’erba
must had to dovere
 ought dovere
 pay paid paid  pagare
put put put mettere
 read read read leggere
rend rent rent lacerare
rid rid rid liberare
ride rode ridden cavalcare
ring rang rung telefonare, suonare
rise rose risen aumentare, alzarsi
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 mettere, collocare, tramontare
sew sewed sewed/sewn cucire
shake shook shaken agitare, tremare
shall should dovere
shear sheared/shore sheared/shorn tosare, tagliare con le cesoie
 shed shed shed perdere, cambiare pelle
shine shone shone risplendere
shoe shoed/shod shoed/shod ferrare
shoot shot shot sparare
show showed showed/shown mostrare
shrink shrank shrunk  restringere/restringersi
 shut shut shut chiudere
sing sang sung cantare
sink sank sunk affondare
sit sat sat sedersi
slay slew slain  uccidere
sleep slept slept dormire
slide slid slid scivolare
sling slung slung appendere
 slink slunk slunk sgattaiolare
slit slit slit tagliare, squarciare
smell smelled/smelt smelled/smelt odorare, puzzare
smite smote smitten distruggere, percuotere
sow sowed sowed/sown seminare, disseminare
speak spoke spoken parlare
speed speeded/sped speed/sped correre, andare di fretta, velocizzare
spell spelled/spelt spelled/spelt significare, fare lo spelling
spend spent spent trascorrere, spendere
spill spilled/spilt spilled/spilt rovesciare, rovesciarsi
 spin spun spun girare/far girare
spit spat spat sputare
split split split spaccare, spaccarsi, dividere
spread spread spread  diffondersi, espandersi, allargare
 spring sprang sprung  saltare, zampillare
stand stood stood alzarsi, schierarsi
steal stole stolen rubare
stick stuck stuck conficcare, incollare
sting stung stung pungere, pizzicare
stink stank/stunk stunk puzzare
 strew strewed strewed/strewn  spargere, cospargere
 stride strode stridden  camminare ad ampie falcate
 strike struck struck ssolpire, urtare
 string strung strung incordare, legare
 strive strove striven battersi, lottare, sforzarsi
 swear swore sworn imprecare, bestemmiare, giurare
 sweep swept swept  spazzare, scopare
 swell swelled swelled/swollen  ingrossare, gonfiare, gonfiarsi
 swim swam swum  nuotare
 swing swung swung  oscillare, muovere
 take took taken prendere, portare, accettare
 teach taught taught insegnare
tear tore torn  strapparsi, lacerarsi, lacrimare
think thought thought  pensare
thrive thrived/throve thrived/thriven  crescere bene
throw threw thrown  lanciare, gettare
thrust thrust thrust spingere, ficcare, infilare
 tread trod trod camminare, percorrere, calpestare
understand understood understood comprendere
undertake undertook undertaken  imtraprendere. impegnarsi
wake waked/woke waked/woken svegliarsi, svegliare
wear wore worn indossare
weave wove woven  intrecciare, tessere
weep wept wept  piangere
wet wetted/wet wetted/wet  bagnare
 will would  volere
 win won won  vincere
wind wound wound avvolgere
wring wrung wrung torcere, strizzare
write wrote written  scrivere
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