Irregular Verbs

A Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle French Equivalent

abide * abode /abided abode /abided demeurer

arise arose arisen surgir, survenir ; provenir de
awake awoke awoken réveiller

B Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle French Equivalent

be was / were been être

bear bore borne porter/supporter/soutenir
beat beat beaten battre
become became become devenir
beget * begat/begot begotten Engendrer
begin began begun commencer
bend bent bent plier; tordre, courber
bereave * bereft/bereaved bereft /bereaved déposséder/priver
beseech * besought/beseeched besought/beseeched supplier
beset beset beset entourer de, assaillir
bet bet bet parier
bid bid bid faire une enchère de
bind bound bound attacher, lier
bite bit bitten mordre
bleed bled bled saigner
blow blew blown souffler
breed bred bred élever (animaux ou plantes)
break broke broken casser
bring brought brought amener; apporter
broadcast broadcast broadcast diffuser; téléviser
build built built construire, bâtir
burn burned / burnt burned / burnt brûler; se brûler
burst burst burst éclater
buy bought bought acheter

C Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle French Equivalent

cast cast cast jeter ; donner un rôle à

catch caught caught attraper
chide * chid chidden /chid gronder/réprimander
choose chose chosen choisir
cleave * cleft / clove cleft / clove fendre/coller
cling clung clung s'accrocher (à)
clothe clothed/clad (uncommon) clothed/clad (uncommon) habiller
come came come venir
cost cost cost coûter
creep crept crept avancer au pas ; se glisser
crow crew /crowed crowed chanter (un coq)/jubiler
cut cut cut couper
D Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle French Equivalent

deal dealt dealt faire le commerce; s'occuper de

dig dug dug creuser
dive dove dived * exception plonger
do did done faire
draw drew drawn tirer; dessiner; attirer
dream dreamed / dreamt dreamed / dreamt rêver
drink drank drunk boire
drive drove driven conduire
dwell dwelt/dwelled dwelt/dwelled habiter/rester

E Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle French Equivalent

eat ate eaten manger

F Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle French Equivalent

fall fell fallen tomber

feed fed fed nourrir
feel felt felt sentir; ressentir
fight fought fought se battre contre/avec
find found found trouver
fit fit fit correspondre à
flee fled fled fuir
fling flung flung lancer
fly flew flown transporter par avion
forbid forbade forbidden interdire, défendre
forecast forecast forecast prévoir
forget forgot forgotten oublier
forgive forgave forgiven pardonner
forsake * forsook forsaken abandonner
foresee foresaw foreseen prévoir
freeze froze frozen geler; congeler

G Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle French Equivalent

get got gotten / got obtenir; recevoir ; prendre ..

gird * girt/girded girt/girded ceindre
give gave given donner
go went gone aller
grind ground ground moudre
grow grew grown pousser; se développer
H Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle French Equivalent

hang1 hung hung suspendre; pendre; être accroché(e)

have had had avoir
hear heard heard entendre
heave hove/heaved hove/heaved lever, etc.
hew * hewed/hewed hewn/hewed couper/tailler
hide hid hidden cacher ; se cacher
hit hit hit frapper; heurter
hold held held tenir; maintenir
hurt hurt hurt blesser; faire mal

K Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle French Equivalent

keep kept kept garder

kneel kneeled / knelt kneeled / knelt se mettre à genoux
knit knit / knitted knit / knitted tricoter
know knew known savoir

L Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle French Equivalent

lay laid laid poser, mettre ; pondre

lead led led mener; guider
lean leant / leaned leant / leaned pencher
leap leaped / leapt leaped /leapt bondir; sauter
learn learned / learnt learned / learnt apprendre
leave left left quitter
lend lent lent prêter
let let let laisser qq faire qch
2
lie lay lain s'allonger, se coucher
light lit/lighted lit/lighted allumer
lose lost lost perdre

M Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle French Equivalent

make made made faire

mean meant meant signifier
meet met met rencontrer
mislead misled misled induire en erreur
mistake mistook mistaken mal comprendre

O Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle French Equivalent

outdo outdid outdone surpasser

outrun outran outrun distancer

overcome overcame overcome surmonter

overdo overdid overdone exagérer; trop cuire

overdraw overdrew overdrawn mettre son compte à découvert
overrun overran overrun dépasser (le temps alloué)
oversee oversaw overseen surveiller ; superviser
overtake overtook overtaken doubler, dépasser
overthrow overthrew overthrown renverser (gouvernement)
P Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle French Equivalent

pay paid paid payer

plead pled pled plaider; supplier
prove 3
proved proved / proven prouver
put put put mettre, poser, placer

Q Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle French Equivalent

quit quit quit abandonner; démissionner

R Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle French Equivalent

read read read lire

relay relaid relaid transmettre, communiquer
rend * rent rent déchirer
rewind rewound rewound rembobiner
rid rid rid débarrasser
ride rode ridden monter à cheval/en vélo
ring rang rung sonner; téléphoner à, appeler
rise rose risen monter; se lever
run ran run courir

S Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle French Equivalent

say said said dire

saw sawed sawn scier
see saw seen voir
seek sought sought chercher; rechercher
sell sold sold vendre
send sent sent envoyer
set set set placer ; régler ; fixer
sew sewed sewn / sewed coudre
shake shook shaken secouer; se serrer la main
shear sheared shorn tondre
shed shed shed verser (larmes/sang)/perdre (feuilles)
shine shone shone (faire) briller
shoe shod shod chausser
shoot shot shot tuer ou blesser d'un coup de feu
show showed shown / showed montrer
shrink shrank shrunk rétrécir
shrive * shrove/shrived shriven/shrived absoudre
shut shut shut fermer
sing sang sung chanter
sink sank sunk couler
sit sat sat s'asseoir
slay slew slain tuer
sleep slept slept dormir
slide slid slid faire glisser ; glisser
sling slung slung lancer
 slink slunk slunk aller furtivement
slit slit/slitted slit/slitted (se) fendre
smell smelled / smelt smelled / smelt sentir
smite * smote smitten frapper/vaincre
sneak 4
snuck / sneaked snuck / sneaked se glisser (sans faire du bruit)
sow sowed sown semer
speak spoke spoken parler
speed sped / speeded sped /speeded faire un excès de vitesse
spell spelled / spelt spelled / spelt épeler
spend spent spent dépenser de l'argent (pour)
spill spilled / spilt spilled / spilt renverser
spin spun (span- uncommon) spun faire tourner
spit spit / spat spit / spat cracher
split split split fendre ; déchirer ; diviser
spoonfeed spoonfed spoonfed nourrir à la cuillère
spread spread spread étaler; écarter ; propager
spring sprang sprung sauter, bondir
stand stood stood mettre (debout) ; supporter
stave * stove/staved stove/staved défoncer/crever
steal stole stolen voler, dérober
stick stuck stuck coller; se coincer
sting stung stung piquer
stink stank / stunk stunk puer, empester
strew * strew strewn semer/joncher
stride strode stridden marcher à grands pas
string strung strung ficeler, etc.
strike struck struck frapper; heurter ; frotter
strive strove striven s'efforcer de faire qch
swear swore sworn jurer
sweat sweat / sweated sweat / sweated transpirer, suer
swell swelled swollen se gonfler
sweep swept swept balayer
swim swam swum nager
swing swung swung balancer; se balancer

T Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle French Equivalent

take took taken prendre

teach taught taught apprendre qch à qq
tear tore torn déchirer
tell told told raconter
think thought thought penser
throw threw thrown jeter; lancer
thrust thrust thrust enfoncer, fourrer
tread trod trodden piétiner/fouler/marcher

U Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle French Equivalent

undergo underwent undergone subir[douleur, difficultés] ;éprouver

understand understood understood comprendre

undertake undertook undertaken entreprendre; s'engager à
uphold upheld upheld maintenir (loi); soutenir (décision)
upset upset upset déranger ; renverser
W Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle French Equivalent

wake5 woke woken réveiller; se réveiller

wear wore worn porter/user
weave wove woven tisser
wed wed/wedded wed/wedded épouser/marier
weep wept wept pleurer
wet wet wet mouiller
win won won gagner
wind wound wound enrouler (fil) ; remonter (horloge)
withhold withheld withheld cacher (information)
withstand withstood withstood résister à
wring wrung wrung essorer (linge)

* an irregular verb that is quite rare.

1.Regular if it means “executer”
2.Regular if it means “mentir”
3.Usually regular
4.Irregular only in USA
5.Regular if it’s about « un rite funéraire »