There are many past participles in Italian that are completely strange and irregular, confusing both foreigners and Italians. Aaah! Oggi il sole splende come non ha mai… Spleso? Splenduto? Splento? What did I tell you? Stay there because at the end of the article I will give you the answer to this doubt that grip even Italians. Because unfortunately these are very common verbs which you need to use frequently. But every time you have to conjugate them in the past participle, you always tend to stop because you’re never sure. But first…we are going to do a nice test together, right on the strangest and most irregular past participles of the Italian language! Let’s start!
Here below are 10 of the strangest and most irregular past participles of the Italian language that I have chosen for you. As always, I will give you 3 options and you will have to choose the one you think is the most correct. The solutions will be at the end of the article!
1. Concedere:
Non pensare che tutto ti sia …… ! [Don’t think that everything is granted to you!]
A. Concesso
B. Conceduto
C. Concesito
2. Scuotere:
Quello che mi hai raccontato mi ha molto …… [What you told me really upset me.]
A. Scuotuto
B. Scuossuto
C. Scosso
3. Convenire:
Dovete rispettare ciò che è stato …… durante la riunione. [You have to respect what was agreed upon at the meeting.]
A. Convesso
B. Convenito
C. Convenuto
4. Nuocere:
Tutto quell’alcol ha …… alla sua salute. [All that alcohol has harmed his health.]
A. Nuociuto
B. Nociuto
C. Nuocciuto
5. Esigere:
La somma che è stata …… ammonta a 2 milioni di dollari. [The sum that has been exprected amounts to 2 million dollars.]
A. Esigiuta
B. Esigita
C. Esatta
6. Coinvolgere:
Non è mai stato …… negli affari di famiglia perché era il figlio minore. [He has never been involved in the family business as he was the youngest son.]
A. Coinvoluto
B. Coinvolto
C. Coinvolso
7. Espellere:
Dopo vari rimproveri, la preside della scuola ha …… Luigi. [After several reproaches, the school principal expelled Luigi.
A. Espulso
B. Espellato
C. Espelluto
8. Premere:
Spero di non aver …… il tasto sbagliato. [I hope I haven’t pressed the wrong button.]
A. Premesso
B. Presso
C. Premuto
9. Rimuovere:
Avevo completamente …… questa informazione dalla mia mente: grazie per avermene ricordato! [I had completely removed this information from my mind: thank you for reminding me!]
A. Rimosso
B. Rimuovuto
C. Rimovuto
10. Rodere:
Quel vecchio tavolo di legno è stato …… dalle tarme. [That old wooden table has been gnaw away by moths.]
A. Roduto
B. Roso
C. Rosuto
SOLUTIONS
1 – A
2 – C
3 – C
4 – B [Nuociuto is not completely wrong, but it is now very rare.]
5 – C
6 – B
7 – A
8 – C
9 – A
10 – B
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