1. Simple past of
irregular verbs

2. BASE FORM
SIMPLE PAST
PAST PARTICIPLE
MEANING be
/biː/
was/were
/wɒz/ /wɜːr/ 
been
/biːn/
essere; stare
become
/bɪˈkʌm/
became
/bɪˈkeɪm/
diventare
begin
/bɪˈɡɪn/
began
/bɪˈɡæn/ 
begun
/bɪˈɡʌn/
cominciare
bet
/bet/
scommettere
blow
/bləʊ/
blew
/bluː/ 
blown
/bləʊn/
soffiare
break
/breɪk/
broke
/brəʊk/
broken
/ˈbrəʊ.kən/
rompere
bring
/brɪŋ/
brought
/brɔːt/ 
portare
build
/bɪld/
built
/bɪlt/
costruire

3. BASE FORM
SIMPLE PAST
PAST PARTICIPLE
MEANING
buy
/baɪ/
bought
/bɔːt/
comprare
catch
/kætʃ/
caught
/kɔːt/
afferrare
choose
/tʃuːz/
chose
/tʃəʊz/ 
chosen
/ˈtʃəʊ.zən/
scegliere
come
/kʌm/
came
/keɪm/
venire
cut
/kʌt/ 
tagliare do
/duː/
did
/dɪd/
done
/dʌn/
fare
dream
/driːm/
dreamt /
/dremt/
sognare
dreamed
/driːmd/

4. BASE FORM
SIMPLE PAST
PAST PARTICIPLE
MEANING
drink
/drɪŋk/
drank
/dræŋk/
drunk
/drʌŋk/
bere
drive
/draɪv/
drove
/drəʊv/
driven
/ˈdrɪv.ən/
guidare
eat
/iːt/ 
ate
/et/ /eɪt/
eaten
/ˈiːtn/ /iːtən/
mangiare
fall
/fɔːl/
fell
/fel/
fallen
/ˈfɔː.lən/
cadere
feed
/fiːd/
fed
/fed/ 
nutrire
feel
/fiːl/ 
felt
/felt/
sentire; provare
find
/faɪnd/
found
/faʊnd/
trovare
fly
/flaɪ/ 
flew
/fluː/
flown
/fləʊn/
volare
forget
/fəˈɡet/
forgot
/fəˈɡɒt/
forgotten
/fəˈɡɒt.ən/
dimenticare

5. BASE FORM
SIMPLE PAST
PAST PARTICIPLE
MEANING
get
/ɡet/
got
/ɡɒt/
ottenere; diventare
give
/ɡɪv/
gave
/ɡeɪv/
given
/ˈɡɪv.ən/
dare go
/ɡəʊ/
went
/went/
gone
/ɡɒn/
andare
grow
/ɡrəʊ/
grew
/ɡruː/ 
grown
/ɡrəʊn/
crescere; coltivare
hang
/hæŋ/
hung
/hʌŋ/
appendere; impiccare
have
/hæv/
had
/hæd/
avere
hear
/hɪər/
heard
/hɜːd/
udire
hide
/haɪd/
hid
/hɪd/
hidden
/ˈhɪd.ən/ 
nascondere
hit
/hɪt/
colpire
hold
/həʊld/
held
/held/ 
tenere
hurt
/hɜːt/ 
far male

6. BASE FORM
SIMPLE PAST
PAST PARTICIPLE
MEANING
keep
/kiːp/
kept
/kept/
tenere; mantenere
know
/nəʊ/ 
knew
/njuː/
known
/nəʊn/
sapere; conoscere
lay
/leɪ/ 
laid
/leɪd/
stendere; poggiare
learn
/lɜːn/ 
learnt
/lɜːnt/
imparare
leave
/liːv/
left
/left/ 
lasciare; partire
lose
/luːz/ 
lost
/lɒst/
perdere
make
/meɪk/ 
made
/meɪd/ 
fare
mean
/miːn/ 
meant
/mɛnt/
significare
meet
/miːt/
met
/met/
incontrare
pay
/peɪ/
paid
/peɪd/
pagare
put
/pʊt/
mettere

7. BASE FORM
SIMPLE PAST
PAST PARTICIPLE
MEANING
read
/riːd/
/red/
leggere
ride
/raɪd/
rode
/rəʊd/
ridden
/ˈrɪd.ən/
cavalcare
ring
/rɪŋ/
rang
/ræŋ/ 
rung
/rʌŋ/
suonare; squillare
run
/rʌn/
ran
correre
say
/seɪ/ 
said
/sed/
dire
see
/siː/
saw
/sɔː/
seen
/siːn/ 
vedere
sell
/sel/
sold
/səʊld/ 
vendere
send
/send/
sent
/sent/ 
inviare
shoot
/ʃuːt/ 
shot
/ʃɒt/
sparare
show
/ʃəʊ/
showed
/ʃəʊd/
shown
/ʃəʊn/ 
mostrare

8. BASE FORM
SIMPLE PAST
PAST PARTICIPLE
MEANING
sing
/sɪŋ/ 
sang
/sæŋ/
sung
/sʌŋ/
cantare
sit
/sɪt/
sat
/sæt/
sedersi
sleep
/sliːp/ 
slept
/slept/
dormire
speak
/spiːk/ 
spoke
/spəʊk/
spoken
/ˈspəʊ.kən/
parlare
spell
/spel/
spelt
/spelt/
compitare
spelled
/speld/
spend
/spend/
spent
/spent/
spendere; trascorrere
stand
/stænd/ 
stood
/stʊd/
stare in piedi
steal
/stiːl/
stole
/stəʊl/
stolen
/ˈstəʊ.lən/ 
rubare
swim
/swɪm/ 
swam
/swæm/
swum
/swʌm/ 
nuotare
swing
/swɪŋ/
swung
/swʌŋ/
oscillare

9. BASE FORM SIMPLE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE MEANING take /teɪk/ took /tʊk/
taken
/ˈteɪ.kən/
prendere; portare
teach
/tiːtʃ/ 
taught
/tɔːt/
insegnare
tell
/tel/
told
/təʊld/
dire
think
/θɪŋk/
thought
/θɔːt/ 
pensare
throw
/θrəʊ/
threw
/θruː/
thrown
/θrəʊn/
gettare
understand
/ˌʌn.dˈstænd/
understood
/ˌʌn·dərˈstʊd/
capire
wake
/weɪk/
woke
/wəʊk/
woken
/ˈwəʊ.kən/ 
svegliare
wear
/weər/ 
wore
/wɔːr/ 
worn
/wɔːn/
indossare
win
/wɪn/
won
/wʌn/ 
vincere
write
/raɪt/
wrote
/rəʊt/
written
/ˈrɪt.ən/
scrivere