French Irregular Verbs – Passé Composé

avoir to have

j'ai eu - I had

être to be

j'ai été - I was

faire to do, to make

j'ai fait - I did, I made

apprendre to learn

j'ai appris - I learned

comprendre to understand

j'ai compris - I understood

lire to read

j'ai lu - I read

écrire to write

j'ai écrit - I wrote

dire to say, to tell

j'ai dit - I said, I told

voir to see

j'ai vu - I saw

connaître to know, to be familiar with

j'ai connu - I knew, I became acquainted with

savoir to know, to know how

j'ai su - I found out, I managed to

suivre to follow, to attend

j'ai suivi - I followed, I attended

prendre to take

j'ai pris - I took

mettre to put

j'ai mis - I put

conduire to drive

j'ai conduit - I drove

venir to come

je suis venu(e) - I came

revenir to come back

je suis revenu(e) - I came back

partir to leave

je suis parti(e) - I left

sortir to go out

je suis sorti(e) - I went out

aller to go

je suis allé(e) - I went

naître to be born

je suis né(e) - I was born

mourir to die

il est mort / elle est morte - he died / she died

ouvrir to open

j'ai ouvert - I opened

boire to drink

j'ai bu - I drank

vivre to live, to experience

j'ai vécu - I lived, I experienced

pouvoir can, to be able to

j'ai pu - I could, I was able to

vouloir to want

j'ai voulu - I wanted

devoir must, to have to

j'ai dû - I had to

croire to believe, to think

j'ai cru - I believed, I thought

recevoir to receive

j'ai reçu - I received

tenir to hold

j'ai tenu - I held

obtenir to obtain, to get

j'ai obtenu - I obtained, I got

dormir to sleep

j'ai dormi - I slept

courir to run

j'ai couru - I ran

rire to laugh

j'ai ri - I laughed

offrir to offer, to give as a gift

j'ai offert - I offered, I gave

falloir to be necessary

il a fallu - it was necessary

pleuvoir to rain

il a plu - it rained