INFINITIVE PAST PAST TRANSLATION

(PRESENT) PARTICIPLE

8TH Group: -STAND / -STOOD / -STOOD

STAND (STOODS) STOOD STOOD A sta

INFINITIVE PAST PAST TRANSLATION UNDERSTAND UNDERSTOOD UNDERSTOOD A intelege
(PRESENT) PARTICIPLE (UNDERSTANDS)

1st Group: IMPORTANT VERBS 9th Group: -EE- / -E- / -E- /

BE (AM-IS-ARE) WAS / WERE BEEN A fi
BLEED (BLEEDS) BLED BLED A sangera
DO (DOES) DID DONE A face
FEED (FEEDS) FED FED A hrani
HAVE (HAS) HAD HAD A avea
FEEL (FEELS) FELT FELT A simti
COME (COMES) CAME COME A veni
KEEP (KEEPS) KEPT KEPT A pastra
GET (GETS) GOT GOT A lua
MEET (MEETS) MET MET A intilni
GO (GOES) WENT GONE A merge
SLEEP (SLEEPS) SLEPT SLEPT A dormi
MAKE (MAKES) MADE MADE A face (a produce)
SWEEP (SWEEPS) SWEPT SWEPT A matura
SAY (SAYS) SAID SAID A zice
TELL (TELLS) TOLD TOLD A spune
10th Group : -D / -T / -T
nd
2 Group: PERCEPTION VERBS BUILD (BUILDS) BUILT BUILT A construe
LEND (LENDS) LENT LENT A imprumuta cuiva
HEAR (HEARS) HEARD HEARD A auzi SEND (SENDS) SENT SENT A trimite
SEE (SEES) SAW SEEN A vedea SPEND (SPENDS) SPENT SPENT A cheltui
SMELL (SMELLS) SMELT SMELT A mirosi

11th Group : -T / -T
3rd Group: NO CHANGE
BURN (BURNS) BURNT BURNT A arde
COST (COSTS) COST COST A costa DREAM (DREAMS) DREAMT DREAMT A visa
CUT (CUTS) CUT CUT A taia LEARN (LESRNS) LEARNT LEARNT A invata
HIT (HITS) HIT HIT A lovi LEAVE (LEAVES) LEFT LEFT A pleca, a parasi
HURT (HURTS) HURT HURT A rani LIGHT (LIGHTS) LIT LIT A lumina
LET (LETS) LET LET A lasa LOSE (LOSES) LOST LOST A pierde
PUT (PUTS) PUT PUT A pune MEAN (MEANS) MEANT MEANT A insemna, a se referi
READ* (READS) [ri:d] READ* [red] READ* [red] A citi SHOOT (SHOOTS) SHOT SHOT A trage
SHUT (SHUTS) SHUT SHUT A inchide SIT (SITS) SAT SAT A sta
SPELL (SPELLS) SPELT SPELT A spune pe litere, a vraji
4TH Group: I – E / O – E / I – EN and others
12th Group : MISCELLANEOUS
BITE (BITES) BIT* BITTEN A musca
BREAK (BREAKS)* BROKE BROKEN A rupe
BECOME (BECOMES) BECAME BECOME A devein
CHOOSE (chooses)* CHOSE CHOSEN A alege
FIND (FINDS) FOUND FOUND A gasi
DRIVE (DRIVES) DROVE DRIVEN A conduce
HANG (HANGS) HUNG HUNG A agata
EAT (EATS)* ATE* EATEN A manca
HOLD (HOLDS) HELD HELD A tine
FALL (FALLS)* FELL* FALLEN A cadea
LAY (LAYS) LAID LAID A se intinde, a aseza
GIVE (GIVES) GAVE* GIVEN A da
LIE (LIES) LAY LAIN A minti
FORGET (forgets)* FORGOT* FORGOTTEN A uita
PAY (PAYS) PAID PAID A plati
FORGIVE (forgives) FORGAVE* FORGIVEN A ierta
RUN (RUNS) RAN RUN A fugi
FREEZE (FREEZES)* FROZE FROZEN A ingheta
SELL (SELLS) SOLD SOLD A vinde
HIDE (HIDES) HID* HIDDEN A ascunde
SHINE (SHINES) SHONE SHONE A straluci
RIDE (RIDES) RODE RIDDEN A calari / a merge cu..
SHOW (SHOWS) SHOWED SHOWN A arata
RISE (RISES) ROSE RISEN A creste
WEAR (WEARS) WORE WORN A purta
SHAKE (SHAKES)* SHOOK* SHAKEN A scutura
WIN (WINS) WON WON A castiga
SPEAK (SPEAKS)* SPOKE SPOKEN A vorbi
STEAL (STEALS)* STOLE STOLEN A fura
TAKE (TAKES)* TOOK* TAKEN A lua PRESENT SIMPLE
WAKE(UP) (WAKES)* WOKE WOKEN A (se) scula Examples: They play tennis
WRITE (WRITES) WROTE WRITTEN A scrie They don’t play tennis.
Do they play tennis? Yes, they do / No, they don’t.
5th Group : I / U*-A / U
❖ Affirmative: 3RD person singular adds –S/-ES.
BEGIN (BEGINS) BEGAN BEGUN A incepe
He plays tennis
DRINK (DRINKS) DRANK DRUNK A bea
RING (RINGS) RANG RUNG A suna
❖ Negative: Don’t add –s/-es.
SING (SINGS) SANG SUNG A canta He doesn’t play tennis.
SWING (SWINGS) SWUNG* SWUNG A legana ❖ Interrogative: Don’t add –s/-es.
SWIM (SWIMS) SWAM SWUM A inota Does he play tennis? Yes, he does / No, he doesn’t
6th Group: AW-OW / EW / OWN
PAST SIMPLE
BLOW (BLOWS) BLEW BLOWN A sufla
DRAW (DRAWS) DREW DRAWN A desena, a trage
❖ Regular verbs in the past simple and past participle end in –ed. Example:
FLY* (FLIES) FLEW FLOWN A zbura
He played tennis yesterday.
GROW (GROWS) GREW GROWN A creste ❖ Both Irregular verbs and regular verbs form negatives and questions in
KNOW (KNOWS) KNEW KNOWN A sti the same way: did / didn’t + infinitivo.
THROW (THROWS) THREW THROWN A arunca ❖ Examples: He didn’t go to Benidorm last Sunday.
Did he go to Benidorm last Sunday?
7th Group: -AUGHT / -OUGHT He didn’t play tennis yesterday.
Did he play tennis yesterday?
BRING (BRINGS) BROUGHT BROUGHT A aduce
BUY (BUYS) BOUGHT BOUGHT A cumpara
PAST SIMPLE OF TO BE
CATCH (CATCHES) CAUGHT CAUGHT A prinde
FIGHT FOUGHT FOUGHT A lupta
I WAS / I WASN’T / WAS I ? WE WERE / WE WEREN’T / WERE WE?
TEACH (TEACHES) TAUGHT TAUGHT A preda YOU WERE / YOU WEREN’T / WERE YOU? YOU WERE / YOU WEREN’T / WERE YOU?
THINK (THINKS) THOUGHT THOUGHT A gandi HE/SHE/IT WAS /WASN’T / WAS HE/SHE/IT ? THEY WERE / THEY WEREN’T / WERE THEY?

© Yolanda Giménez Ballesteros / 2010