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Irregular Verbs in English Pronunciation remains the same

Present Simple Past Past Participle Italiano bet bet bet scommettere bid bid bid offrire broadcast broadcast broadcast trasmettere burst burst burst scoppiare cast cast cast prezzare cost cost cost costare cut cut cut tagliare fit fit fit fare su misura forecast forecast forecast prevedere hit hit hit colpire hurt hurt hurt ferire knit knit / knitted knit / knitted cucire let let let permettere proofread proofread proofread verificare put put put mettere quit quit quit mollare / smettere read read *(pronunced

“red”) read *(pronunced “red”)

leggere

rid rid rid eliminare set set set configurare / fissare shed shed shed perdere spit spit spit sputare shut shut shut chiudere split split split spaccare

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Irregular VerbsPronunciation remains the same

Present Simple Past Past Participle Italiano spread spread spread spalmare sweat sweat / sweated sweat / sweated sudare thrust thrust thrust spingere upset upset upset turbare wet wet wet bagnare e is silent Ends with /en/ Vowel to /o/ Ends with /en/ awake awoke awoken svegliare break broke broken rompere choose chose chosen scegliere freeze froze frozen congelare speak spoke spoken parlare

ssteal stole tolen rubare wake woke woken svegliarsi weave wove woven ricamare arise arose arisen originarsi dive dove dived tuffare handwrite handwrote handwriten scrivere ride rode ridden cavalcare rise rose risen sorgire stride strode stridden camminare strive strove striven battersi/lottare write wrote written scrivere

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Irregular Verbs

Present Simple Past Past Participle Italiano mistake mistook mistaken sbagliare overtake overtook overtaken superare partake partook partaken participare retake retook retaken riprendere shake shook shaken tremolare /

agitare take took taken prendere undertake undertook undertaken fare beat beat beaten battere eat ate eaten mangiare forbid forbade forbidden proibire overeat overate overeaten saziare fall fell fallen cadere forget forgot forgotten dimenticare get got got (uk) / gotten (us) prendere /

diventare forgive forgave forgiven perdonare give gave given dare bite bit bitten mordire hide hid hidden nascondere disprove disproved disproved / disproven andare contro prove proved proved / proven dimostrare swell swelled swollen gonfiare

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Irregular Verbs

Present Simple Past Past Participle Italiano Ends Ends with /ed/ o /t/ Ends with /ed/ o /t/ burn burned / burnt burned / burnt bruciare day dream day dreamed / day dreamt day dreamed / day dreamt sognare kneel kneeled / knealt kneeled / knealt inginocchiarsi leap leaped / leapt leaped / leapt saltare learn learned / learnt learned / learnt imparare smell smelled / smelt smelled / smelt sentire spell spelled / spelt spelled / spelt scrivere lettera

per lettera spill spilled / spilt spilled / spilt versare Ends with /t/ Ends with /t/ /d/ changes to a /t/ /d/ changes to /t/ bend bent bent piegare build built bulit costruire lend lent lent prestare rebuild rebuilt rebuilt recostruire send sent sent mandare /

spedire spend spent spent spendere Ends with /t/ Ends with /t/ deal dealt dealt trattare feel felt felt sentire mean meant meant significare leave left left partire /eep/ changes to /ept/ /eep/ changes to /ept/ creep crept crept arrivare di

soppiatto

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Irregular Verbs

Present Simple Past Past Participle Italiano /eep/ changes to /ept/ /eep/ changes to /ept/ keep kept kept mantenere oversleep overslept overslept dormire troppo sleep slept slept dormire weep wept wept piangere /aught/ /aught/ catch caught caught prendere /

catturare teach taught taught insegnare /ought/ /ought/ bring brought brought portare buy bought bought comprare fight fought fought combattere seek sought sought cercare think thought thought pensare /oo/ changes to /o/ /oo/ changes to /o/ outshoot outshot outshot overshoot overshot overshot oltrepassare shoot shot shot sparare troubleshoot troubleshot troubleshot risolvere

problemmi Ends with /d/ Ends with /d/ hear heard heard sentire mishear misheard misheard ascoltare

male overhear overheard overheard cogliere slide slid slid scivolare

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Irregular Verbs

Present Simple Past Past Participle Italiano