I verbi regolari in inglesi aggiungono -ed (o -d se la parola finisce con la lettera ‘e’) per formare il passato ed il participio passato. L’inglese ha molti di verbi irregolari , che non seguono questo modello. Alcuni verbi rimangono uguali per tutte le forme, altri cambiano completamente o modificano le lettere in mezzo.
Lo studente dovrà imparare a memoria e poi esercitarsi con la tabella sottostante:
| Infinito/Base Form | Passato/Simple Past Tense | Participio/Past Participle | Traduzione |
|---|---|---|---|
| abide | abode | abode | stare |
| arise | arose | arisen | sgorgare |
| awake | awoke | awoken | svegliare |
| bear | bore | borne | sopportare |
| beat | beat | beaten | battere |
| become | became | become | diventare |
| begin | began | begun | cominciare |
| bend | bent | bent | curvare, piegare |
| bet | bet | bet | scommettere |
| bid | bid | bid | fare un'offerta |
| bind | bound | bound | legare |
| bite | bit | bitten | mordere |
| bleed | bled | bled | sanguinare |
| blow | blew | blown | soffiare |
| break | broke | broken | rompere |
| breed | bred | bred | allevare |
| bring | brought | brought | accompagnare |
| build | built | built | costruire |
| burn | burnt | burnt | bruciare |
| burst | burst | burst | scoppiare |
| buy | bought | bought | comprare |
| cast | cast | cast | lanciare (un dado) |
| catch | caught | caught | ottenere (prendere) |
| choose | chose | chosen | scegliere |
| cling | clung | clung | afferrare |
| come | came | come | venire |
| cost | cost | cost | costare |
| creep | crept | crept | strisciare |
| cut | cut | cut | eliminare, tagliare |
| deal | dealt | dealt | gestire (trattare) |
| dig | dug | dug | scavare |
| do | did | done | fare |
| draw | drew | drawn | tirare |
| dream | dreamt | dreamt | sognare |
| drink | drank | drunk | bere |
| drive | drove | driven | guidare |
| dwell | dwelt | dwelt | 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 |
| fling | flung | flung | lanciare (con forza) |
| fly | flew | flown | volare |
| forbid | forbade | forbidden | vietare |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | dimenticare |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven | perdonare |
| freeze | froze | frozen | ghiacciare |
| get | got | got | ottenere, diventare |
| give | gave | given | dare |
| go | went | gone | andare |
| grind | ground | ground | macinare |
| grow | grew | grown | produrre (coltivare) |
| hang | hung | hung | appendere |
| have | had | had | avere |
| hear | heard | heard | udire |
| hide | hid | hidden | nascondere |
| hit | hit | hit | percuotere, colpire |
| hold | held | held | tenere |
| hurt | hurt | hurt | fare male |
| keep | kept | kept | conservare |
| kneel | knelt | knelt | inginocchiarsi |
| know | knew | known | sapere |
| lay | laid | laid | stendere |
| lead | led | led | condurre |
| lean | leant | leant | piegare (inclinare) |
| leap | leapt | leapt | saltare |
| learn | learnt | learnt | imparare |
| leave | left | left | partire (andar via) |
| lend | lent | lent | prestare |
| let | let | let | lasciare |
| lie | lay | lain | sdraiarsi |
| light | lit | lit | illuminare |
| lose | lost | lost | perdere |
| make | made | made | fare, realizzare |
| mean | meant | meant | significare |
| meet | met | met | incontrare |
| mow | mowed | mown | falciare |
| overcome | overcame | overcome | sopraffare |
| pay | paid | paid | pagare |
| put | put | put | mettere |
| quit | quit | quit | smettere |
| read | read | read | leggere |
| rid | rid | rid | liberare da |
| ride | rode | ridden | andare in, cavalcare |
| ring | rang | rung | suonare |
| rise | rose | risen | alzarsi |
| run | ran | run | correre |
| saw | sawed | sawn | segare |
| say | said | said | dire |
| see | saw | seen | vedere |
| seek | sought | sought | cercare |
| sell | sold | sold | vendere |
| send | sent | sent | mandare |
| set | set | set | fissare |
| sew | sewed | sewn | cucire |
| shake | shook | shaken | scuotere |
| shear | sheared | shorn | tosare |
| shed | shed | shed | spargere |
| shine | shone | shone | brillare |
| shoe | shod | shod | ferrare i cavalli |
| shoot | shot | shot | sparare |
| show | showed | shown | mostrare |
| shrink | shrank | shrunk | ridursi |
| shut | shut | shut | chiudere |
| sing | sang | sung | cantare |
| sink | sank | sunk | affondare |
| sit | sat | sat | sedersi |
| sleep | slept | slept | dormire |
| slide | slid | slid | scivolare |
| slink | slunk | slunk | sgattaiolare |
| slit | slit | slit | tagliare |
| smell | smelt | smelt | sentire odore |
| sow | sowed | sown | seminare |
| speak | spoke | spoken | parlare |
| speed | sped | sped | accelerare |
| spell | spelt | spelt | scandire |
| spend | spent | spent | spendere |
| spill | spilt | spilt | versare |
| spit | spat | spat | sputare |
| split | split | split | spaccare |
| spoil | spoilt | spoilt | guastare |
| spread | spread | spread | espandere |
| spring | sprang | sprung | rimbalzare |
| stand | stood | stood | stare in piedi |
| steal | stole | stolen | rubare |
| stick | stuck | stuck | appiccicare |
| sting | stung | stung | pungere |
| stink | stank | stunk | puzzare |
| stride | strode | stridden | avanzare a grandi passi |
| strike | struck | struck | colpire |
| strive | strove | striven | sforzarsi |
| swear | swore | sworn | giurare |
| sweep | swept | swept | spazzare |
| swell | swelled | swollen | gonfiare |
| swim | swam | swum | nuotare |
| swing | swung | swung | dondolare |
| take | took | taken | prendere |
| teach | taught | taught | insegnare |
| tear | tore | torn | lacerare |
| tell | told | told | dire, raccontare |
| think | thought | thought | pensare |
| throw | threw | thrown | gettare, slanciare |
| thrust | thrust | thrust | ficcare, forzare |
| tread | trod | trodden | calpestare |
| undergo | underwent | undergone | subire |
| understand | understood | understood | capire |
| upset | upset | upset | preoccupare |
| wake | woke | woken | svegliarsi |
| wear | wore | worn | indossare |
| weave | wove | woven | tessere |
| weep | wept | wept | piangere |
| win | won | won | vincere |
| wind | wound | wound | serpeggiare |
| withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn | ritirarsi |
| wring | wrung | wrung | torcere |
| write | wrote | written | scrivere |
