IRREGULAR VERBS
Definitions and Forms
- Infinitive: Basic form of the verb, often introduced with "to".
- Past Simple: The form of the verb that is used to refer to an action that was completed in the past.
- Past Participle: The form of the verb typically used with auxiliary verbs to form perfect tenses.
List of Irregular Verbs
to be
- Past Simple: was / were
- Past Participle: been
- French Equivalent: être
to become
- Past Simple: became
- Past Participle: become
- French Equivalent: devenir
to begin
- Past Simple: began
- Past Participle: begun
- French Equivalent: commencer
to blow
- Past Simple: blew
- Past Participle: blown
- French Equivalent: souffler
to break
- Past Simple: broke
- Past Participle: broken
- French Equivalent: casser
to bring
- Past Simple: brought
- Past Participle: brought
- French Equivalent: apporter
to build
- Past Simple: built
- Past Participle: built
- French Equivalent: construire
to burn
- Past Simple: burnt
- Past Participle: burnt
- French Equivalent: brûler
to buy
- Past Simple: bought
- Past Participle: bought
- French Equivalent: acheter
to catch
- Past Simple: caught
- Past Participle: caught
- French Equivalent: attraper
to choose
- Past Simple: chose
- Past Participle: chosen
- French Equivalent: choisir
to come
- Past Simple: came
- Past Participle: come
- French Equivalent: venir
cost
- Past Simple: cost
- Past Participle: cost
- French Equivalent: coûter
to cut
- Past Simple: cut
- Past Participle: cut
- French Equivalent: couper
to do
- Past Simple: did
- Past Participle: done
- French Equivalent: faire
to draw
- Past Simple: drew
- Past Participle: drawn
- French Equivalent: dessiner, tirer
to dream
- Past Simple: dreamt
- Past Participle: dreamt
- French Equivalent: rêver
to drink
- Past Simple: drank
- Past Participle: drunk
- French Equivalent: boire
to drive
- Past Simple: drove
- Past Participle: driven
- French Equivalent: conduire (voiture)
to eat
- Past Simple: ate
- Past Participle: eaten
- French Equivalent: manger
to fall
- Past Simple: fell
- Past Participle: fallen
- French Equivalent: tomber
to feed
- Past Simple: fed
- Past Participle: fed
- French Equivalent: nourrir
to feel
- Past Simple: felt
- Past Participle: felt
- French Equivalent: sentir
to fight
- Past Simple: fought
- Past Participle: fought
- French Equivalent: se battre
to find
- Past Simple: found
- Past Participle: found
- French Equivalent: trouver
to fly
- Past Simple: flew
- Past Participle: flown
- French Equivalent: voler (ailes)
to forget
- Past Simple: forgot
- Past Participle: forgotten
- French Equivalent: oublier
to freeze
- Past Simple: froze
- Past Participle: frozen
- French Equivalent: geler
to get
- Past Simple: got
- Past Participle: got
- French Equivalent: obtenir, devenir
to give
- Past Simple: gave
- Past Participle: given
- French Equivalent: donner
to go
- Past Simple: went
- Past Participle: gone
- French Equivalent: aller
to grow
- Past Simple: grew
- Past Participle: grown
- French Equivalent: grandir
to hang
- Past Simple: hung
- Past Participle: hung
- French Equivalent: pendre, être suspendu
to have
- Past Simple: had
- Past Participle: had
- French Equivalent: avoir
to hear
- Past Simple: heard
- Past Participle: heard
- French Equivalent: entendre
to hide
- Past Simple: hid
- Past Participle: hidden
- French Equivalent: (se) cacher
to hit
- Past Simple: hit
- Past Participle: hit
- French Equivalent: frapper
to hold
- Past Simple: held
- Past Participle: held
- French Equivalent: tenir
to hurt
- Past Simple: hurt
- Past Participle: hurt
- French Equivalent: blesser, faire mal
to keep
- Past Simple: kept
- Past Participle: kept
- French Equivalent: garder
to know
- Past Simple: knew
- Past Participle: known
- French Equivalent: savoir, connaître