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Grammar, spelling, and usage
Irregular Past Participles
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Many verbs in Italian, especially the -ere verbs, have irregular past participles. A list of some of the most common infinitives, along with a sample variation, as well as their past participle forms, appears in the table below.
| IRREGULAR PAST PARTICIPLES |
|---|
| INFINITIVE | PAST PARTICIPLE | VARIATION ON THE INFINITIVE | PAST PARTICIPLE |
|---|
| accendere | acceso | riaccendere | riacceso |
| chiedere | chiesto | richiedere | richiesto |
| chiudere | chiuso | racchiudere | racchiuso |
| cogliere | colto | raccogliere | raccolto |
| cuocere | cotto | stracuocere | stracotto |
| dire | detto | predire | predetto |
| dividere | diviso | condividere | condiviso |
| fare | fatto | strafare | strafatto |
| leggere | letto | rileggere | riletto |
| porre | posto | fraporre | fraposto |
| reggere | retto | correggere | corretto |
| rispondere | risposto | corrispondere | corrisposto |
| rompere | rotto | corrompere | corrotto |
| scegliere | scelto | prescegliere | prescelto |
| scrivere | scritto | riscrivere | riscritto |
| trarre | tratto | ritrarre | ritratto |
| vincere | vinto | convincere | convinto |
| volgere | volto | rivolgere | rivolto |
The irregular past participles of many groups of verbs have repeating patterns. For example, the past participle of any verb that ends in -mettere will also end in -messo:
ammettere (to admit, to allow in, to let in)—ammesso
commettere (to commit, to commission)—commesso
dimettere (to dismiss, to remove)—dimesso
omettere (to omit, to leave out)—omesso
rimettere (to remit, to refer)—rimesso
Once you recognize the patterns, you'll be on your way to rapidly becoming an esperto of Italian verbs!
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