♔ IRREGULAR VERBS

English verbs have the Base Form or the Infinitive, the Simple Past and the Past Participle.

For most of the verbs, known as the regular verbs, the simple past and the past participle are spelled the same and are created by adding -ed to the base form.

However, there are many irregular verbs in English which do not match to this pattern.

Those verbs are mostly unpredictable. There are some patterns among them (spring-sprang, drink-drank,...), (blow-blew, know-knew,...) but it is still hard to use those patterns as rules.

So the only way to learn irregular verbs is to have memorized them one by one. Try this "small" list of 60 verbs.

#	INFINITIVE	SIMPLE PAST	PAST PARTICIPLE	TRANSLATION
1	TO BE	WAS / WERE	BEEN	ETRE
2	TO BECOME	BECAME	BECOME	DEVENIR
3	TO BEGIN	BEGAN	BEGUN	COMMENCER
4	TO BREAK	BROKE	BROKEN	CASSER
5	TO BRING	BROUGHT	BROUGHT	APPORTER
6	TO BUILD	BUILT	BUILT	CONSTRUIRE
7	TO BUY	BOUGHT	BOUGHT	ACHETER
8	TO CATCH	CAUGHT	CAUGHT	ATTRAPER
9	TO CHOOSE	CHOSE	CHOSEN	CHOISIR
10	TO COME	CAME	COME	VENIR
11	TO COST	COST	COST	COUTER
12	TO CUT	CUT	CUT	COUPER
13	TO DO	DID	DONE	FAIRE
14	TO DRAW	DREW	DRAWN	DESSINER, TIRER
15	TO DRINK	DRANK	DRUNK	BOIRE
16	TO DRIVE	DROVE	DRIVEN	CONDUIRE
17	TO EAT	ATE	EATEN	MANGER
18	TO FALL	FELL	FALLEN	TOMBER
19	TO FEEL	FELT	FELT	(SE) SENTIR, RESSENTIR
20	TO FIND	FOUND	FOUND	TROUVER
21	TO FLY	FLEW	FLOWN	VOLER
22	TO FORGET	FORGOT	FORGOTTEN	OUBLIER
23	TO GET	GOT	GOT	AVOIR , OBTENIR
24	TO GIVE	GAVE	GIVEN	DONNER
25	TO GO	WENT	GONE	ALLER
26	TO GROW	GREW	GROWN	POUSSER , GRANDIR
27	TO HAVE	HAD	HAD	AVOIR
28	TO HEAR	HEARD	HEARD	ENTENDRE
29	TO HURT	HURT	HURT	(SE) BLESSER
30	TO KEEP	KEPT	KEPT	GARDER
31	TO KNOW	KNEW	KNOWN	SAVOIR , CONNAITRE
32	TO LEAVE	LEFT	LEFT	LAISSER, QUITTER
33	TO LEND	LENT	LENT	PRETER
34	TO LET	LET	LET	LAISSER
35	TO LOSE	LOST	LOST	PERDRE
36	TO MAKE	MADE	MADE	FAIRE
37	TO MEAN	MEANT	MEANT	SIGNIFIER, VOULOIR DIRE
38	TO MEET	MET	MET	RENCONTRER
39	TO PAY	PAID	PAID	PAYER
40	TO PUT	PUT	PUT	METTRE, POSER
41	TO READ	READ /red/	READ /red/	LIRE
42	TO RUN	RAN	RUN	COURIR
43	TO SAY	SAID	SAID	DIRE
44	TO SEE	SAW	SEEN	VOIR
45	TO SELL	SOLD	SOLD	VENDRE
46	TO SEND	SENT	SENT	ENVOYER
47	TO SHOW	SHOWED	SHOWN	MONTRER
48	TO SHUT	SHUT	SHUT	FERMER
49	TO SING	SANG	SUNG	CHANTER
50	TO SIT	SAT	SAT	S'ASSEOIR
51	TO SLEEP	SLEPT	SLEPT	DORMIR
52	TO SPEAK	SPOKE	SPOKEN	PARLER
53	TO SPEND	SPENT	SPENT	DEPENSER, PASSER DU TPS
54	TO SWIM	SWAM	SWUM	NAGER
55	TO TAKE	TOOK	TAKEN	PRENDRE
56	TO TEACH	TAUGHT	TAUGHT	ENSEIGNER, APPRENDRE
57	TO TELL	TOLD	TOLD	DIRE, RACONTER
58	TO THINK	THOUGHT	THOUGHT	PENSER
59	TO UNDERSTAND	UNDERSTOOD	UNDERSTOOD	COMPRENDRE
60	TO WRITE	WROTE	WRITTEN	ECRIRE