Auxiliaries
- to do:
- do
- does
- did
- to have:
- have
- has
- had
- to be:
- be
- am
- are
- is
- was
- were
- have been
- has been
- had been
Ordinary verbs
Regular verbs
Ending - ed for
Past simple/Past
Participle. e.g.: to talk = talked - talked
ed is pronounced after t/d
e.g.: to nod = nodded
to unite = united
and in adjective past participles
e.g.: beloved, bossed, naked, wicked
Irregular verbs
INFINITF |
PERTERIT |
PART.PASSE |
SENS |
To abide |
abode |
abode |
demeurer |
To arise |
arose |
arise |
se lever |
To awake |
awoke |
awaked, awaken |
s'éveiller |
To be |
was, were |
been |
être |
To bear |
bore |
borne (born=né) |
porter |
To beat |
beat |
beaten |
battre |
To become |
became |
become |
devenir |
To befall |
befell |
befallen |
arriver à |
To beget |
begot |
begotten |
engendrer |
To begin |
began |
begun |
commencer |
To behold |
beheld |
beheld |
contempler |
To bend |
bent |
bent |
courber |
To beseech |
besought |
besought |
supplier |
To bespeak |
bespoke |
bespoken |
commander, retenir |
To bid |
bade, bid |
bidden, bid |
ordonner |
To bind |
bound |
bound |
lier, relier |
To bite |
bit |
bitten |
mordre |
To bleed |
bled |
bled |
saigner |
To blow |
blew |
blown |
souffler |
To break |
broke |
broken |
briser |
To breed |
bred |
bred |
élever |
To bring |
brought |
brought |
apporter |
To build |
built |
built |
construire |
To burn |
burnt, burned |
burnt, burned |
brûler |
To burst |
burst |
burst |
éclater |
To buy |
bought |
bought |
acheter |
To cast |
cast |
cast |
jetter |
To catch |
caught |
caught |
attraper |
To chide |
child |
chidden, child |
gronder |
To choose |
chose |
chosen |
choisir |
To cling |
clung |
clung |
s'accrocher |
To come |
came |
come |
venir |
To cost |
cost |
cost |
coûter |
To creep |
crept |
crept |
ramper |
To cut |
cut |
cut |
couper |
To deal |
dealt |
dealt |
distribuer |
To do |
did |
done |
faire |
To draw |
drew |
drawn |
tirer |
To dream |
dreamt, dreamed |
dreamt, dreamed |
rêver |
To eat |
ate |
eaten |
manger |
To fall |
fell |
fallen |
tomber |
To feed |
fed |
fed |
nourrir |
To feel |
felt |
felt |
sentir |
To fight |
fought |
fought |
combattre |
To find |
found |
found |
trouver |
To flee |
fled |
fled |
fuir |
To fling |
flung |
flung |
lancer |
To fly |
flew |
flown |
voler |
To forbear |
forbore |
forborne |
s'abstenir |
To forbid |
forbade |
forbidden |
défendre |
To forget |
forgot |
forgotten |
oublier |
To forgive |
forgave |
forgiven |
pardonner |
To forsake |
forsook |
forsaken |
abandonner |
To freeze |
froze |
froze |
geler |
To get |
got |
got, gotten |
obtenir |
To give |
gave |
given |
donner |
To grind |
ground |
ground |
mordre |
To grow |
grew |
grown |
croître |
To hang |
hung, hanged |
hung, hanged |
perdre |
To have |
had |
had |
avoir |
To hide |
hid |
hidden, hid |
cacher |
To hit |
hit |
hit |
frapper |
To hold |
held |
held |
tenir |
To hurt |
hurt |
hurt |
blesser |
To keep |
kept |
kept |
garder |
To kneel |
knelt |
knelt |
s'agenouiller |
To knit |
knit |
knit |
tricotter |
To know |
knew |
known |
connaître |
To lade |
laid |
laid |
poser |
To lead |
led |
led |
conduire |
To lean |
leant, leaned |
leant, leaned |
se pencher |
To leap |
leapt |
leapt |
bondir |
To learn |
learnt |
learnt, learned |
apprendre |
To leave |
left |
left |
laisser |
To lend |
lent |
lent |
prêter |
To let |
let |
let |
laisser |
To lie |
lay |
lain |
être coucher |
To light |
lit, lighted |
lit, lighted |
allumer |
To lose |
lost |
lost |
perdre |
To make |
made |
mad |
faire |
To mean |
meant |
meant |
signifier |
To meet |
met |
met |
rencontrer |
To mistake |
mistook |
mistaken |
se tromper |
To pay |
paid |
paid |
payer |
To pen |
pent, penned |
penned |
parquer |
To put |
put |
put |
mettre |
To read |
read |
read |
lire |
To rend |
rent |
rent |
déchirer |
To rid |
rid |
rid |
débarrasser |
To ride |
rode |
ridden |
chevaucher |
To ring |
rang |
rung |
sonner |
To rise |
rose |
risen |
se lever |
To run |
ran |
run |
courir |
To say |
said |
said |
dire |
To see |
saw |
seen |
voir |
To seek |
sought |
sought |
chercher |
To seethe |
sod, seethed |
sod, seethed |
bouillir |
To sell |
sold |
sold |
vendre |
To send |
sent |
sent |
envoyer |
To set |
set |
set |
placer |
To sew |
sewed |
sewn |
coudre |
To shake |
shook |
shaken |
secouer |
To shed |
shed |
shed |
verser |
To shine |
shone |
shone |
briller |
To shoe |
shod |
shod |
shausser |
To shoot |
shot |
shot |
tirer(une balle) |
To show |
showed |
shown |
montrer |
To shrink |
shrank |
shrunk |
se retrécir |
To shrive |
shrove |
shriven |
confesser |
To shut |
shut |
shut |
fermer |
To sing |
sang |
sung |
chanter |
To sink |
sank |
sunk |
enfoncer |
To sit |
sat |
sat |
être assis |
To slay |
slew |
slain |
tuer |
To slide |
slid |
slid |
glisser |
To sling |
slung |
slunk |
lancer |
To slink |
slunk |
slunk |
se glisser |
To slit |
slit |
slit |
fendre |
To smell |
smelt, smelled |
smelt, smelled |
sentir |
To smite |
smote |
smitten |
frapper |
To sow |
sowed |
sown |
semer |
To speak |
spoke |
spoken |
parler |
To sped |
sped |
sped |
sa hater |
To spell |
spent |
spent |
dépenser |
To spill |
spilt, spilled |
spilt, spilled |
répandre |
To spin |
spun, span |
spun |
filer, tourner |
To spit |
spit, spat |
spit |
cracher |
To split |
split |
split |
fendre |
To spoil |
spoilt, spoiled |
spoilt, spoiled |
gâter |
To spread |
spread |
spread |
étendre |
To spring |
sprang |
sprung |
s'élever |
To stand |
staid, stayed |
staid, stayed |
séjourner |
To steal |
stole |
stolen |
voler |
To stick |
stuck |
stung |
piquer |
To sting |
stung |
stung |
piquer |
To stink |
stank |
stunk |
puer |
To strew |
strewed |
strewn |
joncher |
To stride |
strode |
stridden |
marcher à garnd pas |
To strike |
struck |
struck, stricken |
frapper |
To string |
strung |
strung |
enfiler |
To strive |
strove |
striven |
s'efforcer |
To swear |
swore |
sworn |
jurer |
To sweat |
sweat |
sweat |
suer |
To sweep |
swept |
swept |
balayer |
To swell |
swelled |
swollen |
enfler |
To swing |
swam |
swum |
nager |
To swing |
swung |
swung |
balancer |
To take |
took |
taken |
prendre |
To teach |
taught |
taught |
enseigner |
To tear |
tore |
torn |
déchirer |
To tell |
told |
told |
dire |
To think |
thought |
thought |
penser |
To thrive |
throve |
thriven |
prospère |
To throw |
threw |
thrown |
jeter |
To thrust |
thrust |
thrust |
lancer |
To understand |
understood |
understood |
comprendre |
To undo |
undid |
undone |
défaire |
To upset |
upset |
upset |
renverser |
To wear |
wore |
worn |
porter, user |
To weave |
wove |
woven |
tisser |
To weep |
wept |
wept |
pleurer |
To win |
won |
won |
gagner |
To wind |
wound |
wound |
enrouler |
To wring |
wrung |
wrung |
tordre |
To write |
wrote |
written |
écrire |