Verbi irregolari inglesi: la lista e un quiz per impararli
Un verbo irregolare non forma il passato con -ed: go diventa went, poi gone. Questa lista contiene i 150 che userai davvero, raggruppati in quattro schemi per ricordarli meglio, con il significato nella tua lingua e un quiz veloce per metterti alla prova.
I quattro schemi
AAA: Tutte e tre le forme sono uguali (19)
- cost / cost / cost
- cut / cut / cut
- put / put / put
ABB: Il passato e il participio sono uguali (66)
- sleep / slept / slept
- sit / sat / sat
- hear / heard / heard
ABC: Tutte e tre le forme sono diverse (61)
- go / went / gone
- give / gave / given
- get / got / gotten
ABA: Il participio torna alla forma base (4)
- come / came / come
- run / ran / run
- become / became / become
Lista completa
| Forma base | Passato | Participio passato | Significato | Livello | Esempio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| arise | arose | arisen | sorgere | B2 | |
| awake | awoke | awoken | destarsi | B2 | |
| be | was/were | been | essere | A1 |
How was the trip? |
| bear | bore | borne | sopportare | B2 | |
| become | became | become | diventare | A2 | |
| begin | began | begun | cominciare | A1 | |
| bend | bent | bent | piegare | B1 | |
| bet | bet | bet | scommettere | B1 | |
| bind | bound | bound | legare | B2 | |
| bite | bit | bitten | mordere | B1 |
The pasta was excellent, but the meat is a bit overcooked. |
| bleed | bled | bled | sanguinare | B1 | |
| blow | blew | blown | soffiare | B1 | |
| break | broke | broken | rompere | A2 |
My car has broken down. |
| breed | bred | bred | allevare | B2 | |
| bring | brought | brought | portare | A1 | |
| broadcast | broadcast | broadcast | trasmettere | B2 | |
| build | built | built | costruire | A2 | |
| burst | burst | burst | scoppiare | B1 | |
| buy | bought | bought | comprare | A1 |
I bought it yesterday, but it is too tight, can I exchange it? |
| cast | cast | cast | gettare | B2 | |
| catch | caught | caught | afferrare | A2 |
We haven't properly caught up in months, let's plan something just the two of us. |
| choose | chose | chosen | scegliere | A2 |
Can you explain to me why you chose this job? |
| cling | clung | clung | aggrapparsi | B2 | |
| come | came | come | venire | A1 |
I hope you can come to the party this week. |
| cost | cost | cost | costare | A1 |
How much does this cost? |
| creep | crept | crept | strisciare | B2 | |
| cut | cut | cut | tagliare | A1 | |
| deal | dealt | dealt | distribuire | B1 | |
| dig | dug | dug | scavare | B1 | |
| do | did | done | fare | A1 |
Did you see the game last night? |
| draw | drew | drawn | disegnare | A2 | |
| drink | drank | drunk | bere | A1 | |
| drive | drove | driven | guidare | A1 | |
| eat | ate | eaten | mangiare | A1 | |
| fall | fell | fallen | cadere | A2 |
My husband fell down the stairs and he cannot move his leg. |
| feed | fed | fed | nutrire | B1 | |
| feel | felt | felt | sentirsi | A1 |
Thank you from the heart for the welcome, we felt at home right away. |
| fight | fought | fought | combattere | B1 | |
| find | found | found | trovare | A1 |
The website said the pool was open, but I found everything closed. |
| flee | fled | fled | fuggire | B2 | |
| fling | flung | flung | scagliare | B2 | |
| fly | flew | flown | volare | A2 |
I can't believe how quickly this year has flown by. |
| forbid | forbade | forbidden | proibire | B2 | |
| forecast | forecast | forecast | prevedere | B2 | |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | dimenticare | A2 |
I forgot my laptop |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven | perdonare | B1 | |
| freeze | froze | frozen | congelare | B1 | |
| get | got | gotten | ottenere | A1 |
Someone got into our apartment while we were out having dinner. |
| give | gave | given | dare | A1 | |
| go | went | gone | andare | A1 | |
| grow | grew | grown | crescere | A2 | |
| hang | hung | hung | appendere | B1 | |
| have | had | had | avere | A1 |
I've had a fever since last night. |
| hear | heard | heard | sentire | A1 |
I am very glad to make your acquaintance, I have heard great things about you. |
| hide | hid | hidden | nascondere | A2 |
I would love to learn about the best tourist attractions and hidden gems I shouldn't miss |
| hit | hit | hit | colpire | A2 | |
| hold | held | held | tenere | A2 |
When are the photography classes held in your city? |
| hurt | hurt | hurt | far male a | A2 |
I have hurt myself. |
| keep | kept | kept | mantenere | A2 | |
| know | knew | known | sapere | A1 | |
| lay | laid | laid | posare | B1 | |
| lead | led | led | condurre | B1 | |
| leave | left | left | lasciare | A1 |
Go straight ahead and then take the second street on the left. |
| lend | lent | lent | prestare | A2 | |
| let | let | let | permettere | A2 |
Let's have a coffee together. |
| lie | lay | lain | sdraiarsi | B1 | |
| light | lit | lit | accendere | B1 | |
| lose | lost | lost | perdere | A1 |
I have lost my passport. |
| make | made | made | fare | A1 | |
| mean | meant | meant | significare | A2 | |
| meet | met | met | incontrare | A1 | |
| mislead | misled | misled | ingannare | B2 | |
| mistake | mistook | mistaken | confondere | B2 | |
| misunderstand | misunderstood | misunderstood | fraintendere | B1 | |
| outgrow | outgrew | outgrown | diventare troppo grande per | B2 | |
| overcome | overcame | overcome | superare | B2 | |
| oversleep | overslept | overslept | svegliarsi tardi | B1 | |
| overtake | overtook | overtaken | sorpassare | B2 | |
| overthrow | overthrew | overthrown | rovesciare | B2 | |
| pay | paid | paid | pagare | A1 | |
| prove | proved | proven | dimostrare | B1 | |
| put | put | put | mettere | A1 | |
| quit | quit | quit | smettere | B1 | |
| read | read | read | leggere | A1 |
I like to read books. |
| rebuild | rebuilt | rebuilt | ricostruire | B2 | |
| redo | redid | redone | rifare | B1 | |
| repay | repaid | repaid | rimborsare | B2 | |
| reset | reset | reset | reimpostare | B1 | |
| retake | retook | retaken | ripetere | B2 | |
| retell | retold | retold | raccontare di nuovo | B2 | |
| rewrite | rewrote | rewritten | riscrivere | B1 | |
| ride | rode | ridden | cavalcare | A2 | |
| ring | rang | rung | suonare | A2 | |
| rise | rose | risen | salire | B1 | |
| run | ran | run | correre | A1 |
The meeting ran longer than expected, so I missed my train home. |
| say | said | said | dire | A1 |
The website said the pool was open, but I found everything closed. |
| see | saw | seen | vedere | A1 |
Have you seen my book? |
| seek | sought | sought | cercare | B2 | |
| sell | sold | sold | vendere | A2 | |
| send | sent | sent | mandare | A1 | |
| set | set | set | impostare | B1 |
I set the alarm early to avoid the line at the bakery, but it was already full. |
| sew | sewed | sewn | cucire | B1 | |
| shake | shook | shaken | scuotere | A2 | |
| shine | shone | shone | brillare | B1 | |
| shoot | shot | shot | sparare | B1 | |
| show | showed | shown | mostrare | A1 | |
| shrink | shrank | shrunk | restringersi | B2 | |
| shut | shut | shut | chiudere | A2 | |
| sing | sang | sung | cantare | A1 | |
| sink | sank | sunk | affondare | B1 | |
| sit | sat | sat | sedersi | A1 | |
| sleep | slept | slept | dormire | A1 | |
| slide | slid | slid | scivolare | B1 | |
| speak | spoke | spoken | parlare | A1 | |
| spend | spent | spent | spendere | A2 | |
| spin | spun | spun | girare | B1 | |
| split | split | split | dividere | B1 | |
| spread | spread | spread | diffondere | B1 | |
| spring | sprang | sprung | balzare | B2 | |
| stand | stood | stood | stare in piedi | A1 | |
| steal | stole | stolen | rubare | B1 |
My wallet has been stolen. |
| stick | stuck | stuck | attaccare | B1 | |
| sting | stung | stung | pungere | B1 | |
| stink | stank | stunk | puzzare | B2 | |
| strike | struck | struck | battere | B2 | |
| swear | swore | sworn | giurare | B2 | |
| sweep | swept | swept | spazzare | B1 | |
| swim | swam | swum | nuotare | A1 | |
| swing | swung | swung | oscillare | B1 | |
| take | took | taken | prendere | A1 |
Excuse me, is this seat free or already taken? |
| teach | taught | taught | insegnare | A1 | |
| tear | tore | torn | strappare | B1 | |
| tell | told | told | raccontare | A1 |
They told me the strike ends tomorrow, but I am not sure about it. |
| think | thought | thought | pensare | A1 |
Have you ever thought about traveling to another country? |
| throw | threw | thrown | lanciare | A2 | |
| undergo | underwent | undergone | subire | B2 | |
| understand | understood | understood | capire | A1 | |
| undertake | undertook | undertaken | intraprendere | B2 | |
| undo | undid | undone | disfare | B1 | |
| unwind | unwound | unwound | rilassarsi | B2 | |
| upset | upset | upset | turbare | B1 | |
| wake | woke | woken | svegliarsi | A2 | |
| wear | wore | worn | indossare | A1 | |
| weep | wept | wept | piangere | B2 | |
| win | won | won | vincere | A2 | |
| wind | wound | wound | avvolgere | B2 | |
| withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn | ritirare | B2 | |
| withstand | withstood | withstood | resistere | B2 | |
| wring | wrung | wrung | strizzare | B2 | |
| write | wrote | written | scrivere | A1 |
Quiz: 10 verbi
Scrivi il passato e il participio passato.
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Quanti verbi irregolari ci sono in inglese?
Circa 200, ma molti sono rari. I 150 di questa pagina coprono ciò che ti serve nelle conversazioni quotidiane e nella maggior parte degli esami.
Qual è il modo più veloce per impararli?
Imparali per schema anziché in ordine alfabetico, pochi alla volta, e pronuncia ciascuno ad alta voce in una frase. Brevi quiz quotidiani funzionano meglio di un'unica sessione lunga.
Qual è la differenza tra il passato e il participio passato?
Il passato indica azioni concluse (I went). Il participio si usa con have o nella forma passiva (I have gone, it was written).
Posso stampare questa lista?
Sì. Usa «Stampa / salva come PDF» per ottenere la tabella completa senza il quiz.
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