PRIMITIVE TENSES OF THE IRREGULAR VERBS

Infinitive Past Simple Past Participle Français

1 be was/were been être

beat beat beaten battre
become became become devenir
begin began begun commencer
bend bent bent courber, plier
bet bet bet parier
bite bit bitten mordre
bleed bled bled saigner
blow blew blown souffler
break broke broken casser
bring brought brought apporter
broadcast broadcast broadcast émettre
build built built construire
burn burnt burnt brûler
burst burst burst exploser

2 buy bought bought acheter

can could been able to être capable de
catch caught caught attraper
choose chose chosen choisir
come came come venir
cost cost cost coûter
creep crept crept ramper
cut cut cut couper
dig dug dug creuser
do did done faire
draw drew drawn dessiner
dream dreamt dreamt rêver
drink drank drunk boire
drive drove driven conduire
eat ate eaten manger

3 fall fell fallen tomber

feed fed fed nourrir
feel felt felt ressentir, sentir
fight fought fought combattre
find found found trouver
flee fled fled s'enfuir
fly flew flown voler
forbid forbade forbidden interdire
forget forgot forgotten oublier
forgive forgave forgiven pardonner
freeze froze frozen geler
get got got obtenir, devenir
give gave given donner
go went gone aller
grow grew grown grandir

4 hang hung hung pendre, suspendre

have had had avoir
hear heard heard entendre
hide hid hidden cacher
hit hit hit frapper
hold held held tenir
 hurt hurt hurt blesser
keep kept kept garder
kneel knelt knelt s'agenouiller
know knew known savoir
lay laid laid mettre, poser (pos. couchée)
lead led led mener
learn learnt learnt apprendre
leave left left quitter
lend lent lent prêter

5 let let let laisser

lie lay lain être couché
light lit lit allumer
lose lost lost perdre
make made made faire
mean meant meant vouloir dire
meet met met rencontrer
must had to had to devoir
pay paid paid payer
put put put mettre
read read read lire
ride rode ridden monter à cheval
ring rang rung sonner
rise rose risen monter
run ran run courir

6 say said said dire

see saw seen voir
seek sought sought chercher
sell sold sold vendre
send sent sent envoyer
set set set mettre, poser (vertic.)
sew sewed sewn/sewed coudre
shake shook shaken secouer
shine shone shone briller
shoot shot shot tirer
show showed shown montrer
shrink shrank shrunk rétrécir
shut shut shut fermer
sing sang sung chanter
sink sank sunk couler, sombrer

7 sit sat sat être assis

sleep slept slept dormir
slide slid slid glisser
speak spoke spoken parler
spend spent spent dépenser
spit spat spat cracher
split split split fendre
spread spread spread étendre
spring sprang sprung sauter
stand stood stood être debout
steal stole stolen voler
stick stuck stuck mettre, fourrer; coller
sting stung stung piquer
stink stank stunk puer
strike struck struck frapper (fig.)
8 swear swore sworn jurer
sweep swept swept balayer
swim swam swum nager
take took taken prendre
teach taught taught enseigner
tear tore torn déchirer
tell told told dire
think thought thought penser
throw threw thrown lancer
understand understood understood comprendre
wake woke woken éveiller
wear wore worn porter (vêtement)
weep wept wept pleurer
win won won gagner
write wrote written écrire