1. IDENTICAL FORMSVerb and past participle

IRREGULAR VERBS

VERB PRETERIT PAST PARTICIPLE MEANING

COME

RUN

BECOME BECAME BECOME

COME

DEVENIR

VENIR

COURIR

CAME

RAN RUN

1

2. THREE IDENTICAL FORMS

VERB PRETERIT PAST PARTICIPLE MEANING

CUT

PUT

HIT

HURT

QUIT

READ (i )

CUT COUPER

FRAPPER/HEURTER

BLESSER

CUT

HIT

HURT

QUIT

PUT

READ (e )

ARRETER /CESSER

METTRE

LIRE

HIT

HURT

QUIT

PUT

READ(e )

SHUT SHUT SHUT FERMER

3. TWO IDENTICAL FORMS : preterit and past participle

VERB PRETERIT PAST PARTICIPLE MEANING

FIND FOUND FOUND TROUVER

HAVE

MAKE

HEAR

HOLD

LOSE

GET

SELL

GOT GOT

HAD

OBTENIR

AVOIR

ENTENDRE

TENIR

HAD

HEARD

HELD

LOST

MADE

SOLD

PERDRE

FAIRE/FABRIQUER

VENDRE

HEARD

HELD

LOST

MADE

SOLD

2

VERB PRETERIT PAST PARTICIPLE MEANING

STAND STOOD STOOD SE TENIR DEBOUT

UNDERSTAND

BURN

WIN

BUILD

TELL

LEARN

TOLD TOLD

UNDERSTOOD

DIRE/RACONTER

COMPRENDRE

GAGNER

UNDERSTOOD

WON

BUILT

BURNT

LEARNT

CONSTRUIRE

BRULER

APPRENDRE

WON

BUILT

BURNT

LEARNT

3

VERB PRETERIT PAST PARTICIPLE MEANING

LEND LENT LENT PRETER

SMELL

BUY

SPEND

BRING

SEND

CATCH

SENT SENT

SMELT

ENVOYER

SENTIR(odorat)

Dépenser/passer (du temps)

SMELT

SPENT

BROUGHT

BOUGHT

CAUGHT

APPORTER

ACHETER

ATTRAPER

SPENT

BROUGHT

BOUGHT

CAUGHT

VERB PRETERIT PAST PARTICIPLE MEANING

TEACH TAUGHT TAUGHT ENSEIGNER

KEEP

DREAM

FEED

THINK

LEAVE

THOUGHT THOUGHT PENSER

REVERDREAMT

FED

KEPT

LEFT

NOURRIR

GARDER

QUITTER/PARTIR

DREAMT

FED

KEPT

LEFT

4

FIGHT FOUGHT FOUGHT SE BATTRE

VERB PRETERIT PAST PARTICIPLE MEANING

MEAN MEANT MEANT VOULOIR DIRE

SLEEP

SAY

LAY

PAY

MEET MET MET

SLEPT

RENCONTRER

DORMIR

POSER/COUCHER

SLEPT

LAID

PAID

SAID

PAYER

DIRE

LAID

PAID

SAID

4. THREE DIFFERENT FORMS

VERB PRETERIT PAST PARTICIPLE MEANING

BE WAS/WERE BEEN ETRE

GO

FORGET

BREAK

CHOOSE

DO

SPEAK

DID DONE

GONE

FAIRE

ALLER

CASSER

WENT

BROKE

CHOSE

FORGOT

SPOKE

CHOISIR

OUBLIER

PARLER

BROKEN

CHOSEN

FORGOTTEN

SPOKEN

5

VERB PRETERIT PAST PARTICIPLE MEANING

STEAL STOLE STOLEN VOLER

SING

BEGIN

DRINK

RING

WAKE (UP)

SWIM

WOKE(UP) WOKEN(UP) (SE) REVEILLER

COMMENCER

BOIRE

BEGAN

DRANK

RANG

SANG

SWAM

SONNER

CHANTER

NAGER

BEGUN

DRUNK

RUNG

SUNG

SWUM

6

VERB PRETERIT PAST PARTICIPLE MEANING

BEAR BORE BORNE/BORN SUPPORER/ METTRE AU MONDE

TEAR

RIDE

SWEAR

DRIVE

WEAR

WRITE

WORE WORN

TORN

PORTER/USER

DECHIRER

JURER

TORE

SWORE

DROVE

RODE

WROTE

CONDUIRE

FAIRE DU VELO

ECRIRE

SWORN

DRIVEN

RIDDEN

WRITTEN

7

VERB PRETERIT PAST PARTICIPLE MEANING

FLY FLEW FLOWN VOLER(dans les airs)

GROW

FALL

BITE

EAT

KNOW

GIVE

KNEW KNOWN

GROWN

SAVOIR/CONNAITRE

GRANDIR

MORDRE

GREW

BIT

ATE

FELL

GAVE

MANGER

TOMBER

DONNER

BITTEN

EATEN

FALLEN

GIVEN

VERB PRETERIT PAST PARTICIPLE MEANING

HIDE HID HIDDEN CACHER

TAKE

SEE SAW SEEN

TAKEN

VOIR

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