Useful irregular past participles
Common past participles include both regular and irregular forms. Learn these frequent forms as whole words: , , , , .
With , the participle stays the same: , , . With , agreement is important: , , .
Notice that is regular in form, but it appears all the time in stories and questions, so learn it well. In this module it is also useful with the negative: .
When you speak about yourself, choose the correct form for your gender in Italian.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| seen / saw | ||
| seen / saw | ||
| heard | ||
| heard | ||
| found | ||
| found | ||
| / | gone / went | |
| gone / went | ||
| come / came | ||
| come / came | ||
Tu hai visto il fantasma?Did you see the ghost?
Io ho sentito un rumore nel buio.I heard a noise in the dark.
Noi non abbiamo trovato il bocchino.We did not find the mouthpiece.
Dopo il concerto sono andato a casa.After the concert I went home.
Dopo il concerto sono andata a casa.After the concert I went home.
Marco è venuto al banco dieci minuti fa.Marco came to the stall ten minutes ago.
La mamma di Sofia ha visto tutto nelle foto.Sofia's mum saw everything in the photos.
Non sono venuto in bici.I didn't come by bike.
Non sono venuta in bici.I didn't come by bike.
La signora Rossi non ha trovato gli occhiali.Mrs Rossi did not find her glasses.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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Did you see the ghost?
.
I heard a noise in the dark.
.
We did not find the mouthpiece.
.
After the concert I went home.
.
After the concert I went home.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Tu il fantasma?
Did you see the ghost?
Io un rumore nel buio.
I heard a noise in the dark.
Noi non il bocchino.
We did not find the mouthpiece.
Dopo il concerto sono a casa.
After the concert I went home.
Dopo il concerto sono a casa.
After the concert I went home.
Marco è al banco dieci minuti fa.
Marco came to the stall ten minutes ago.
La mamma di Sofia ha tutto nelle foto.
Sofia's mum saw everything in the photos.
Non sono in bici.
I didn't come by bike.
Non sono in bici.
I didn't come by bike.
La signora Rossi non gli occhiali.
Mrs Rossi did not find her glasses.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Noi non il bocchino.
We did not find the mouthpiece.
Dopo il concerto sono a casa.
After the concert I went home.
Dopo il concerto sono a casa.
After the concert I went home.
Marco è al banco dieci minuti fa.
Marco came to the stall ten minutes ago.
La mamma di Sofia ha tutto nelle foto.
Sofia's mum saw everything in the photos.
Non sono in bici.
I didn't come by bike.
Non sono in bici.
I didn't come by bike.
La signora Rossi non gli occhiali.
Mrs Rossi did not find her glasses.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Did you see the ghost?
I heard a noise in the dark.
We did not find the mouthpiece.
After the concert I went home.
After the concert I went home.
Marco came to the stall ten minutes ago.
Sofia's mum saw everything in the photos.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
Did you see the ghost?
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
Did you see the ghost?
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
I heard a noise in the dark.
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
I heard a noise in the dark.
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
We did not find the mouthpiece.
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
We did not find the mouthpiece.
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
After the concert I went home.
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
After the concert I went home.
You say:
Use the meaning and Italian pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
