Verbo irregularN.º 52 en frecuenciaA — B — B

prove

Infinitivo

prove

/pruːv/

Pasado simple

proved

/pruːvd/

Participio

provedproved / proven

/pruːvd//pruːvd/ /ˈpruːvn/

TraducciónB1

demostrar, probar

to prove someone wrong

Significado en inglés

to show that something is true

Ejemplos

Tras un verbo modal · Forma 1Can you prove that you were at home that evening?
Negación · Forma 1The photos don’t prove anything because they’re far too blurry.
Past simple · Forma 2The match last night proved that our team can beat anyone.
Past simple · Forma 2In 2019 a simple test proved that the old bridge was unsafe.
Present perfect · Forma 3The new timetable has proved very popular with commuters.The new timetable has proven very popular with commuters.
Pasiva · Forma 3In the end, nothing was ever proved against the manager.In the end, nothing was ever proven against the manager.

Cuidado

~~proovedproove~~

En inglés británico, tras have va proved: it has proved difficult. En EE. UU. se prefiere proven; en ambas variantes se dice a proven method.