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