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Irregular Verbs

Infinitive Preterite Past Participle Translation
to abide 🔊 abided, abode 🔊 abided, abode 🔊 demeurer
to arise 🔊 arose 🔊 arisen 🔊 s'élever, survenir
to awake 🔊 awoke 🔊 awoken 🔊 s'éveiller
to be 🔊 was, were 🔊 been 🔊 être
to bear 🔊 bore 🔊 born(e) 🔊 supporter
to beat 🔊 beat 🔊 beaten 🔊 battre
to become 🔊 became 🔊 become 🔊 devenir
to befall 🔊 befell 🔊 befallen 🔊 arriver
to behold 🔊 beheld 🔊 beheld 🔊 contempler
to beseech 🔊 besought 🔊 besought 🔊 implorer
to bet 🔊 bet 🔊 bet 🔊 parier
to bid 🔊 bid 🔊 bid 🔊 offrir
to bind 🔊 bound 🔊 bound 🔊 lier
to begin 🔊 began 🔊 begun 🔊 commencer
to bend 🔊 bent 🔊 bent 🔊 plier
to bite 🔊 bit 🔊 bitten 🔊 mordre
to bleed 🔊 bled 🔊 bled 🔊 saigner
to blow 🔊 blew 🔊 blown 🔊 souffler
to break 🔊 broke 🔊 broken 🔊 casser
to breed 🔊 bred 🔊 bred 🔊 élever
to bring 🔊 brought 🔊 brought 🔊 apporter
to broadcast 🔊 broadcast 🔊 broadcast 🔊 diffuser
to build 🔊 built 🔊 built 🔊 construire
to burn 🔊 burnt 🔊 burnt 🔊 brûler
to burst 🔊 burst 🔊 burst 🔊 éclater
to buy 🔊 bought 🔊 bought 🔊 acheter
to cast 🔊 cast 🔊 cast 🔊 jeter
to catch 🔊 caught 🔊 caught 🔊 attraper
to choose 🔊 chose 🔊 chosen 🔊 choisir
to cling 🔊 clung 🔊 clung 🔊 s'accrocher
to come 🔊 came 🔊 come 🔊 venir
to cost 🔊 cost 🔊 cost 🔊 coûter
to creep 🔊 crept 🔊 crept 🔊 ramper
to cut 🔊 cut 🔊 cut 🔊 couper
to deal 🔊 dealt 🔊 dealt 🔊 négocier
to dig 🔊 dug 🔊 dug 🔊 creuser
to do 🔊 did 🔊 done 🔊 faire
to draw 🔊 drew 🔊 drawn 🔊 dessiner
to dream 🔊 dreamt 🔊 dreamt 🔊 rêver
to drink 🔊 drank 🔊 drunk 🔊 boire
to drive 🔊 drove 🔊 driven 🔊 conduire
to dwell 🔊 dwelt 🔊 dwelt 🔊 habiter
to eat 🔊 ate 🔊 eaten 🔊 manger
to fall 🔊 fell 🔊 fallen 🔊 tomber
to feed 🔊 fed 🔊 fed 🔊 nourrir
to feel 🔊 felt 🔊 felt 🔊 se sentir
to fight 🔊 fought 🔊 fought 🔊 se battre
to find 🔊 found 🔊 found 🔊 trouver
to flee 🔊 fled 🔊 fled 🔊 fuir
to fling 🔊 flung 🔊 flung 🔊 lancer
to fly 🔊 flew 🔊 flown 🔊 voler
to forbid 🔊 forbade 🔊 forbidden 🔊 interdire
to forget 🔊 forgot 🔊 forgotten 🔊 oublier
to forgive 🔊 forgave 🔊 forgiven 🔊 pardonner
to forsake 🔊 forsook 🔊 forsaken 🔊 abandonner
to freeze 🔊 froze 🔊 frozen 🔊 geler
to get 🔊 got 🔊 got 🔊 obtenir
to give 🔊 gave 🔊 given 🔊 donner
to go 🔊 went 🔊 gone 🔊 aller
to grind 🔊 ground 🔊 ground 🔊 moudre
to grow 🔊 grew 🔊 grown 🔊 grandir
to hang 🔊 hung 🔊 hung 🔊 pendre
to hear 🔊 heard 🔊 heard 🔊 entendre
to heave 🔊 hove 🔊 hove 🔊 soulever
to hide 🔊 hid 🔊 hidden 🔊 cacher
to hit 🔊 hit 🔊 hit 🔊 frapper
to hold 🔊 held 🔊 held 🔊 tenir
to hurt 🔊 hurt 🔊 hurt 🔊 blesser
to keep 🔊 kept 🔊 kept 🔊 garder
to kneel 🔊 knelt 🔊 knelt 🔊 s'agenouiller
to knit 🔊 knitted, knit 🔊 knitted, knit 🔊 tricoter
to know 🔊 knew 🔊 known 🔊 savoir
to lade 🔊 laded 🔊 laden, laded 🔊 charger
to lay 🔊 laid 🔊 laid 🔊 mettre
to lead 🔊 led 🔊 led 🔊 mener
to lean 🔊 leant 🔊 leant 🔊 appuyer
to leap 🔊 leapt 🔊 leapt 🔊 sauter
to learn 🔊 learnt 🔊 learnt 🔊 apprendre
to leave 🔊 left 🔊 left 🔊 quitter
to lend 🔊 lent 🔊 lent 🔊 prêter
to let 🔊 let 🔊 let 🔊 laisser
to lie (down)🔊 lay 🔊 lain 🔊 s'allonger, être étendu
to light 🔊 lit 🔊 lit 🔊 allumer
to lose 🔊 lost 🔊 lost 🔊 perdre
to make 🔊 made 🔊 made 🔊 fabriquer
to mean 🔊 meant 🔊 meant 🔊 signifier
to meet 🔊 met 🔊 met 🔊 rencontrer
to mistake 🔊 mistook 🔊 mistaken 🔊 se tromper
to mow 🔊 mowed 🔊 mown 🔊 faucher
to overcome 🔊 overcame 🔊 overcome 🔊 surmonter
to pay 🔊 paid 🔊 paid 🔊 payer
to prove 🔊 proved 🔊 proven 🔊 prouver
to put 🔊 put 🔊 put 🔊 mettre
to quit 🔊 quit, quitted 🔊 quit, quitted 🔊 démissionner
to read 🔊 read 🔊 read 🔊 lire
to rend 🔊 rent 🔊 rent 🔊 déchirrer
to rid 🔊 rid 🔊 rid 🔊 débarrasser
to ride 🔊 rode 🔊 ridden 🔊 monter
to ring 🔊 rang 🔊 rung 🔊 sonner
to rise 🔊 rose 🔊 risen 🔊 s'élever
to run 🔊 ran 🔊 run 🔊 courir
to saw 🔊 sawed 🔊 sawn 🔊 scier
to say 🔊 said 🔊 said 🔊 dire
to see 🔊 saw 🔊 seen 🔊 voir
to seek 🔊 sought 🔊 sought 🔊 chercher
to sell 🔊 sold 🔊 sold 🔊 vendre
to send 🔊 sent 🔊 sent 🔊 envoyer
to set 🔊 set 🔊 set 🔊 fixer
to sew 🔊 sewed 🔊 sewn 🔊 coudre
to shake 🔊 shook 🔊 shaken 🔊 secouer
to shave 🔊 shaved 🔊 shaven 🔊 raser
to shear 🔊 shore, sheared 🔊 shorn, sheared 🔊 tondre
to shed 🔊 shed 🔊 shed 🔊 verser
to shine 🔊 shone 🔊 shone 🔊 briller
to shoot 🔊 shot 🔊 shot 🔊 tirer
to show 🔊 showed 🔊 shown 🔊 montrer
to shrink 🔊 shrank 🔊 shrunk 🔊 rétrécir
to shut 🔊 shut 🔊 shut 🔊 fermer
to sing 🔊 sang 🔊 sung 🔊 chanter
to sink 🔊 sank 🔊 sunk 🔊 couler
to sit 🔊 sat 🔊 sat 🔊 s'asseoir
to sleep 🔊 slept 🔊 slept 🔊 dormir
to slide 🔊 slid 🔊 slid 🔊 glisser
to sling 🔊 slung 🔊 slung 🔊 lancer
to slink 🔊 slunk 🔊 slunk 🔊 se dérober
to slit 🔊 slit 🔊 slit 🔊 fendre
to smell 🔊 smelt, smelled 🔊 smelt, smelled 🔊 sentir
to smite 🔊 smote 🔊 smitten 🔊 frapper
to sow 🔊 sowed 🔊 sown 🔊 semer
to speak 🔊 spoke 🔊 spoken 🔊 parler
to speed 🔊 sped, speeded 🔊 sped, speeded 🔊 se hâter
to spell 🔊 spelt, spelled 🔊 spelt, spelled 🔊 épeler
to spend 🔊 spent 🔊 spent 🔊 dépenser
to spill 🔊 spilt, spilled 🔊 spilt, spilled 🔊 renverser
to spin 🔊 spun 🔊 spun 🔊 filer
to spit 🔊 spat 🔊 spat 🔊 cracher
to split 🔊 split 🔊 split 🔊 fendre
to spoil 🔊 spoilt, spoiled 🔊 spoilt, spoiled 🔊 gâter
to spread 🔊 spread 🔊 spread 🔊 répandre
to spring 🔊 sprang 🔊 sprung 🔊 jaillir
to stand 🔊 stood 🔊 stood 🔊 se tenir debout
to steal 🔊 stole 🔊 stolen 🔊 voler
to stick 🔊 stuck 🔊 stuck 🔊 coller
to sting 🔊 stung 🔊 stung 🔊 piquer
to stink 🔊 stank 🔊 stunk 🔊 puer
to strike 🔊 struck 🔊 struck 🔊 frapper
to strive 🔊 strove 🔊 striven 🔊 s'efforcer
to swear 🔊 swore 🔊 sworn 🔊 jurer
to sweep 🔊 swept 🔊 swept 🔊 balayer
to swell 🔊 swelled 🔊 swollen 🔊 gonfler
to swim 🔊 swam 🔊 swum 🔊 nager
to swing 🔊 swung 🔊 swung 🔊 se balancer
to take 🔊 took 🔊 taken 🔊 prendre
to teach 🔊 taught 🔊 taught 🔊 enseigner
to tear 🔊 tore 🔊 torn 🔊 déchirer
to tell 🔊 told 🔊 told 🔊 raconter
to think 🔊 thought 🔊 thought 🔊 penser
to throw 🔊 threw 🔊 thrown 🔊 jeter
to thrust 🔊 thrust 🔊 thrust 🔊 pousser brusquement
to tread 🔊 trod 🔊 trodden 🔊 fouler aux pieds
to understand 🔊 understood 🔊 understood 🔊 comprendre
to wake 🔊 woke 🔊 woken 🔊 se réveiller
to wear 🔊 wore 🔊 worn 🔊 porter
to weave 🔊 wove 🔊 woven 🔊 tisser
to weep 🔊 wept 🔊 wept 🔊 pleurer
to win 🔊 won 🔊 won 🔊 gagner
to wind 🔊 wound 🔊 wound 🔊 enrouler
to wring 🔊 wrung 🔊 wrung 🔊 tordre
to withdraw 🔊 withdrew 🔊 withdrawn 🔊 retirer
to write 🔊 wrote 🔊 written 🔊 écrire

Other phrasal verbs and expressions based on the irregular verbs

  • Break (Briser)
    • Break down - Tomber en panne. Ex.: The car breaks down / The car broke down 🔊
    • Break up - Se séparer. Ex.: They broke up last year 🔊
    • Break in - Entrer par effraction. Ex.: Someone broke in last night 🔊
    • Break out - Éclater. Ex.: A fire broke out in the kitchen 🔊
  • Bring (Apporter)
    • Bring about - Provoquer. Ex.: This decision brought about change 🔊
    • Bring up - Élever (un enfant), Mentionner. Ex.: She was brought up in the countryside 🔊
    • Bring in - Introduire. Ex.: They brought in a new policy 🔊
    • Bring back - Ramener. Ex.: The memory brings back joy 🔊
  • Come (Venir)
    • Come across - Tomber sur. Ex.: I came across an old friend 🔊
    • Come up with - Trouver (une idée). Ex.: She came up with a great plan 🔊
    • Come in - Entrer. Ex.: Please come in and have a seat 🔊
    • Come out - Sortir. Ex.: The truth will come out eventually 🔊
  • Get (Obtenir)
    • Get up - Se lever. Ex.: I get up early every morning 🔊
    • Get along - S'entendre. Ex.: They get along well 🔊
    • Get by - Se débrouiller. Ex.: We can get by with what we have 🔊
    • Get over - Se remettre (de quelque chose). Ex.: She got over the flu quickly 🔊
  • Go (Aller)
    • Go on - Continuer. Ex.: Please go on with your story 🔊
    • Go out - Sortir. Ex.: We went out for dinner 🔊
    • Go through - Traverser. Ex.: She went through a tough time 🔊
    • Go back - Revenir. Ex.: He went back to his hometown 🔊
  • Give (Donner)
    • Give up - Abandonner. Ex.: He gave up smoking last year 🔊
    • Give in - Céder. Ex.: She finally gave in to his request 🔊
    • Give out - Distribuer. Ex.: They gave out flyers in the street 🔊
    • Give away - Offrir, Donner. Ex.: He gave away all his books 🔊
  • Keep up (Maintenir, Suivre)
    • Keep up the good work! 🔊
    • Keep on (Continuer à) Ex: She kept on talking despite the interruption. 🔊
    • Keep out (Ne pas entrer, Empêcher l'entrée) Ex: Keep out of the restricted area. 🔊
    • Keep in touch (Rester en contact) Ex: Let us keep in touch after graduation. 🔊
    • Keep an eye on (Surveiller, Garder un œil sur) Ex: Can you keep an eye on my bag while I’m gone? 🔊
    • Keep your cool (Rester calme) Ex: He managed to keep his cool during the argument. 🔊
    • Keep at bay (Tenir à distance) Ex: They managed to keep the pests at bay. 🔊
    • Keep your word (Tenir sa parole) Ex: He always keeps his word. 🔊
    • Keep it up (Continuer comme ça) Ex: You’re doing great, keep it up! 🔊
  • Look (Regarder)
    • Look up - Chercher (dans un livre, une liste). Ex.: I looked up the word in the dictionary 🔊
    • Look after - S'occuper de. Ex.: She looks after her younger brother 🔊
    • Look into - Examiner. Ex.: They are looking into the matter 🔊
    • Look for - Chercher. Ex.: I am looking for my keys 🔊
  • Put (Mettre)
    • Put off - Remettre à plus tard. Ex.: She put off her trip due to rain 🔊
    • Put up with - Supporter. Ex.: I cannot put up with this noise 🔊
    • Put on - Mettre (un vêtement). Ex.: He put on his jacket and left 🔊
    • Put down - Poser, Critiquer. Ex.: She put down the book after reading a few pages 🔊
  • Take (Prendre)
    • Take off - Décoller, Enlever (un vêtement). Ex.: The plane took off on time 🔊
    • Take over - Prendre le contrôle. Ex.: She took over the project 🔊
    • Take up - Commencer (une activité), Occuper (de l'espace). Ex.: He took up painting last year 🔊
    • Take in - Comprendre, Abosorber. Ex.: She took in every word he said 🔊
  • Turn (Tourner)
    • Turn up - Arriver, Augmenter. Ex.: He turned up late to the meeting 🔊
    • Turn down - Refuser, Baisser (le volume). Ex.: She turned down the job offer 🔊
    • Turn on - Allumer. Ex.: He turned on the lights 🔊
    • Turn off - Éteindre. Ex.: Please turn off the TV 🔊
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