# Past simple
## Uso

Il past simple esprime azioni iniziate e concluse nel passato, azioni abituali o che sono durate nel tempo. In italiano il past simple corrisponde al passato remoto, all'imperfetto e al passato prossimo.

## Formazione

Spesso è accompagnato da espressioni di tempo come yesterday, last night, last month, three days ago, ecc. Ha un'unica forma per tutte e sei le persone.

### Verbi regolari

I verbi regolari lo formano aggiungendo -ed alla forma base del verbo.

#### Variazioni ortografiche

* I verbi che finiscono in -y, se la penultima lettera del verbo in questione è una consonante, al past simple terminano in -ied.
* I verbi che terminano in -e, aggiungono solo -d.
* I verbi monosillabici, che terminano con una consonante preceduta da una sola vocale, oppure i verbi bisillabici che terminano con una consonante preceduta da una vocale accentata, raddoppiano l'ultima consonante e aggiungono -ed.
* (Solo nell'inglese britannico) I verbi che finiscono per -l preceduta da vocale, raddoppiano la -l e aggiungono -ed.

### Verbi irregolari

I verbi irregolari non formano il passato aggiungendo -ed, ma hanno una forma particolare. Nella tabella vengono visualizzati i past participles (participi passati), che vengono usati per comporre i tempi composti.
| Verbo [traduzione] | Past simple | Past participle |
| to arise [sorgere, alzarsi] | arose | arisen |
| to awake [svegliare] | awoke | awoken |
| to be [essere] | Vedi qui | Vedi qui |
| to bear [nascere] | bore | born |
| to beat [battere] | beat | beaten |
| to become [diventare] | became | become |
| to begin [cominciare] | began | begun |
| to bend [piegare] | bent | bent |
| to bet [scommettere] | bet | bet |
| to bind [legare] | bound | bound |
| to bite [mordere] | bit | bitten |
| to bleed [sanguinare] | bled | bled |
| to blow [soffiare] | blew | blown |
| to break [rompere] | broke | broken |
| to bring [portare] | brought | brought |
| to broadcast [trasmettere] | broadcast | broadcast |
| to build [costruire] | built | built |
| to burn [bruciare] | burnt | burnt |
| to burst [scoppiare] | burst | burst |
| to buy [comprare] | bought | bought |
| to cast [gettare] | cast | cast |
| to catch [catturare] | caught | caught |
| to choose [scegliere] | chose | chosen |
| to come [venire] | came | come |
| to cost [costare] | cost | cost |
| to cut [tagliare] | cut | cut |
| to deal (with) [trattare] | dealt | dealt |
| to dig [scavare] | dug | dug |
| to do [fare] | did | done |
| to draw [disegnare] | drew | drawn |
| to dream (of) [sognare] | dreamt (dreamed) | dreamt (dreamed) |
| to drink [bere] | drank | drunk |
| to drive [guidare] | drove | driven |
| to eat [mangiare] | ate | eaten |
| to fall [cadere] | fell | fallen |
| to feed [dar da mangiare] | fed | fed |
| to feel [sentire, provare] | felt | felt |
| to fight [combattere] | fought | fought |
| to find [trovare] | found | found |
| to fly [volare] | flew | flown |
| to forbid [vietare, proibire] | forbade | forbidden |
| to forecast [prevedere] | forecast | forecast |
| to forget [dimenticare] | forgot | forgotten |
| to forgive [perdonare] | forgave | forgiven |
| to freeze [gelare] | froze | frozen |
| to get [ricavare, ottenere] | got | gotten |
| to give [dare] | gave | given |
| to go [andare] | went | gone |
| to grind [macinare] | ground | ground |
| to grow [crescere] | grew | grown |
| to hang [appendere] | hung (hanged) | hung (hanged) |
| to have [avere] | had | had |
| to hear [udire] | heard | heard |
| to hide [nascondere, -rsi] | hid | hid, hidden |
| to hit [colpire] | hit | hit |
| to hold [tenere] | held | held |
| to hurt [far male] | hurt | hurt |
| to keep [tenere] | kept | kept |
| to kneel [inginocchiarsi] | knelt | knelt |
| to knit [lavorare a maglia] | knit | knit |
| to know [sapere, conoscere] | knew | known |
| to lay [deporre, posare] | laid | laid |
| to lead [condurre] | led | led |
| to lean [appoggiare, -rsi] | leant | leant |
| to learn [imparare] | learnt (learned) | learnt (learned) |
| to leave [lasciare] | left | left |
| to lend [prestare] | lent | lent |
| to let [lasciare, permettere] | let | let |
| to lie [mentire] | lied (regolare) | lied (regolare) |
| to lie [giacere] | lay | lain |
| to light [accendere, illuminare] | lit | lit |
| to lose [perdere] | lost | lost |
| to make [fare] | made | made |
| to mean [significare] | meant | meant |
| to meet [incontrare] | met | met |
| to mistake [confondere] | mistook | mistaken |
| to overtake [sorpassare] | overtook | overtaken |
| to pay [pagare] | paid | paid |
| to put [mettere] | put | put |
| to read [leggere] | read | read |
| to ride [cavalcare] | rode | ridden |
| to ring [suonare (il campanello)] | rang | rung |
| to rise [sorgere, alzarsi] | rose | risen |
| to run [correre] | ran | run |
| to say [dire] | said | said |
| to see [vedere] | saw | seen |
| to seek [cercare] | sought | sought |
| to sell [vendere] | sold | sold |
| to send [spedire] | sent | sent |
| to set [collocare] | set | set |
| to sew [cucire] | sewed | sewn |
| to shake [scuotere] | shook | shaken |
| to shed [elargire] | shed | shed |
| to shine [risplendere] | shone (shined) | shone (shined) |
| to shoot [sparare] | shot | shot |
| to show [mostrare] | showed | shown |
| to shut [chiudere] | shut | shut |
| to sing [cantare] | sang | sung |
| to sink [affondare] | sank | sunk |
| to sit [sedere] | sat | sat |
| to sleep [dormire] | slept | slept |
| to smell [odorare] | smelt | smelt |
| to speak [parlare] | spoke | spoken |
| to spell [scandire in lettere] | spelt | spelt |
| to spend [spendere, trascorrere] | spent | spent |
| to spill [versare] | spilt | spilt |
| to spoil [guastare, viziare] | spoilt | spoilt |
| to spread [diffondere] | spread | spread |
| to stand [stare in piedi] | stood | stood |
| to steal [rubare] | stole | stolen |
| to stick [incollare] | stuck | stuck |
| to sting [pungere (di insetti)] | stung | stung |
| to strike [battere, suonare] | struck | struck |
| to sweep [spazzare] | swept | swept |
| to swim [nuotare] | swam | swum |
| to take [prendere] | took | taken |
| to teach [insegnare] | taught | taught |
| to tear [strappare] | tore | torn |
| to tell [dire, raccontare] | told | told |
| to think [pensare] | thought | thought |
| to throw [lanciare] | threw | thrown |
| to understand [capire] | understood | understood |
| to wake [svegliarsi] | woke (waked) | woke, woken (waked) |
| to wear [indossare] | wore | worn |
| to weave [tessere] | wove | woven |
| to weep [piangere] | wept | wept |
| to win [vincere] | won | won |
| to withdraw [ritirare] | withdrew | withdrawn |
| to write [scrivere] | wrote | written |