Irregular Verbs

French English - Simple Past

Infinitive Past Participle
Abandonner To quit Quit Quit
Acheter To buy Bought Bought
(s’) Accrocher To cling Clung Clung
Aller To go (to) Went Gone
Allumer To light Lit Lit
Apporter To bring Brought Brought
Apprendre To learn Learnt Learnt
Attacher, lier To bind Bound Bound
Attraper To catch Caught Caught
Avoir To have Had Had
Battre To beat Beat Beat
(s) battre To fight Fought Fought
Boire To drink Drank Drunk
Bondir To leap Leapt Leapt
Bouleverser To upset Upset Upset
Brasser, secouer To shake Shook Shaken
Briller To shine Shone Shone
Briser, casser To break Broke Broken
Cacher To hide Hid Hidden
Chanter To sing Sang Sung
Chercher To seek Sought Sought
Choisir To choose Chose Chosen
Coller To stick Stuck Stuck
Commencer To begin Began Begun
Comprendre To understand Understood Understood
Conduire To drive Drove Driven
Construire To build Built Built
Couler, sombrer To sink Sank Sunk
Couper To cut Cut Cut
Courir To run Ran Run
Coûter To cost Cost Cost
Creuser To dig Dug Dug
(se) Débarrasser To rid Rid Rid
Déchirer To tear Tore Torn
Défaire To undo Undid Undone
Dépenser To spend Spent Spent
Dessiner To draw Drew Drawn
Devenir To become Became Become
Dire To say (to) Said Said
French English Inf Simple Past P.Participle
Dire, raconter To tell (me, you...) Told Told
Donner To give Gave Given
Dormir To sleep Slept Slept
Écrire To write Wrote Written
(s’)élever To arise Arose Arisen
Enfler To swell Swelled Swollen
Enseigner To teach Taught Taught
Entendre To hear Heard Heard
Envoyer To send Sent Sent
Étendre, tartiner To spread Spread Spread
Être To be Was / were Been
Faire To do Did Done
Faire, fabriquer To make Made Made
Faire mal To hurt Hurt Hurt
Fermer To shut Shut Shut
Fendre To slit Slit Slit
Frapper To hit Hit Hit
Frapper To strike Struck Struck
Gager, parier To bet Bet Bet
Gagner To win Won Won
Garder To keep Kept Kept
Garder (enfants) To babysit Babysat Babysat
Geler, congeler To freeze Froze Frozen
Glisser To slide Slid Slid
Grandir, pousser To grow Grew Grown
Hâter, accélérer To speed Sped Sped
Interdire To forbid Forbade Forbidden
Jurer To swear Swore Sworn
Laisser, permettre To let Let Let
Lancer To throw Threw Thrown
Lancer (pêche)(sort) To cast Cast Cast
Lire To read Read Read
Manger To eat Ate Eaten
Mener To lead Led Led
Mettre To put Put Put
Montrer To show Showed Shown
Mordre To bite Bit Bit
Moudre To grind Ground Ground
Mouiller To wet Wet Wet
Nager To swim Swam Swim
Nourrir To feed Fed Fed
Obtenir To get Got Gotten
French English Inf Simple Past P.Participle
Oublier To forget Forgot Forgotten
Pardonner To forgive Forgave Forgiven
Parler To speak Spoke Spoken
Partir, quitter To leave Left Left
Payer To pay Paid Paid
Penser, réfléchir To think Thought Thought
Perdre To lose Lost Lost
Piquer To sting Stung Stung
Placer, régler To set Set Set
Plier To bend Bent Bent
Porter (fardeau)(bébé) To bear Bore Born
Porter (vêtements) To wear Wore Worn
Prendre To take Took Taken
Prêter To lend Lent Lent
(se) Promener To ride Rode Ridden
Prouver To prove Proved Proven
Ramper To creep Crept Crept
Rencontrer To meet Met Met
Rétrécir To shrink Shrank Shrunk
Réveiller To wake Woke Waken
(se) réveiller To awake Awoke Awaken
Rêver To dream Dreamt Dreamt
Saigner To bleed Bled Bled
S’asseoir To sit Sat Sat
Savoir, connaître To know Knew Known
Se sentir To feel Felt Felt
Sentir To smell Smelt Smelt
Signifier To mean Meant Meant
Sonner To ring Rang Rung
Souffler To blow Blew Blown
Suer To sweat Sweat Sweat
Suspendre To hang Hung Hung
Tenir, détenir To hold Held Held
Tenir debout (se) To stand Stood Stood
Tirer, fusiller To shoot Shot Shot
Tomber To fall Fell Fallen
Tromper (se) To mistake Mistook Mistaken
Trouver To find Found Found
Venir To come Came Come
Voir To see Saw Seen
Voler ($) To steal Stole Stolen
Voler (like a bird) To fly Flew Flown

Linda Henry