| 6.6 Irregular formation of the past participles |
Of course, there are irregular forms of the past participle as well and we already mentioned a general, although strange rule. In any language the most used verbs are the most irregular ones.
The past participle of some important verbs.
| verb | participio perfetto | past participle | 
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| fare | fatto | done | |
| chiudere | chiuso | closed | |
| prendere | preso | taken | |
| mettere | messo | put | |
| muovere | mosso | moved | |
| perdere | perso | lost | |
| vedere | visto | seen | |
| aprire | aperto | opened | |
| leggere | letto | red | |
| scrivere | scritto | written |
| Examples (we know start, as anounced before, to omit the personal pronoun) | |
| Ho visto il libro. I have seen the book. |
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| Hai letto il giornale. You have read the newspaper. |
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| Hanno scritto una lettera. You have written a letter. |
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| Ho preso i soldi. I have taken the money. |
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| Abbiamo imparato a leggere. We have learnt to read. |
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