Common Irregular Verbs

A vocabulary set covering common English irregular verbs with French translations and their base form, simple past, and past participle forms.

être

be, was/were, been

battre, frapper

beat, beat, beaten

devenir

become, became, become

commencer

begin, began, begun

parier

bet, bet, bet

mordre

bite, bit, bitten

saigner

bleed, bled, bled

casser

break, broke, broken

apporter, …

bring, brought, brought

construire

build, built, built

brûler

burn, burnt, burnt

acheter

buy, bought, bought

attraper

catch, caught, caught

choisir

choose, chose, chosen

venir

come, came, come

coûter

cost, cost, cost

couper

cut, cut, cut

creuser

dig, dug, dug

faire

do, did, done

dessiner, attirer

draw, drew, drawn

rêver

dream, dreamt, dreamt

boire

drink, drank, drunk

conduire

drive, drove, driven

manger

eat, ate, eaten

tomber

fall, fell, fallen

nourrir

feed, fed, fed

sentir

feel, felt, felt

(se) battre

fight, fought, fought

trouver

find, found, found

voler (dans les airs)

fly, flew, flown

interdire

forbid, forbade, forbidden

oublier

forget, forgot, forgotten

pardonner

forgive, forgave, forgiven

geler

freeze, froze, frozen

obtenir

get, got, got

donner

give, gave, given

aller

go, went, gone

avoir

have, had, had

entendre

hear, heard, heard

cacher

hide, hid, hidden

frapper, toucher

hit, hit, hit

blesser

hurt, hurt, hurt

garder

keep, kept, kept

savoir

know, knew, known

mener

lead, led, led

partir

leave, left, left

laisser

let, let, let

allumer

light, lit, lit

perdre

lose, lost, lost

faire (de ses mains)

make, made, made

signifier

mean, meant, meant

renconter

meet, met, met

payer

pay, paid, paid

mettre

put, put, put

lire

read, read, read

conduire (moto)

ride, rode, ridden

sonner

ring, rang, rung

s'élever,

rise, rose, risen

courir

run, ran, run

dire,

say, said, said

voir

see, saw, seen

vendre

sell, sold, sold

envoyer

send, sent, sent

placer

set, set, set

secouer, trembler

shake, shook, shaken

briller

shine, shone, shone

montrer

show, showed, shown

fermer

shut, shut, shut

chanter

sing, sang, sung

couler

sink, sank, sunk

s'asseoir

sit, sat, sat

dormir

sleep, slept, slept

sentir (odeur)

smell, smelt, smelt

parler

speak, spoke, spoken

dépenser

spend, spent, spent

se tenir debout

stand, stood, stood

voler, dérober

steal, stole, stolen

coller

stick, stuck, stuck

frapper

strike, struck, struck

nager

swim, swam, swum

prendre

take, took, taken

enseigner

teach, taught, taught

raconter

tell, told, told

penser

think, thought, thought

jeter

throw, threw, thrown

comprendre

understand, understood, understood

(se) réveiller

wake (up), woke (up) ,woken (up)

porter (vêtements …)

wear, wore, worn

gagner

win, won, won

écrire

write, wrote, written