Irregular verbs

Base form

preterit

participle

French

cost /kost/
cut /kyt/
hit /hqt/
hurt /hE :t/
let /let/
put /pxt/
shut /Hyt/
set /set/

coter
couper
frapper, heurter
blesser
laisser
mettre
fermer
mettre, placer

List #1 : My favourite verbs

Cost /kost/
Cut /kyt/
Hit /hqt/
Hurt /hE :t/
Let /let/
Put /pxt/
Shut /Hyt/
Set /set/

cost /kost/
cut /kyt/
hit /hqt/
hurt /hE :t/
let /let/
put /pxt/
shut /Hyt/
set /set/

List #2 : The t verbs

Bring /brqC/
brought /brc:t/
Build /bqld/
built /bqlt/
Burn /bE :n/
burnt /bE :nt/
Buy /baq/
bought /bc:t/
Catch /kAtH/
caught /kc:t/
Learn /lE:n/
learnt /lE:nt/
Lend /lend/ lent /lent/
Lose /lu:z/
lost /lost/
Spend /spend/
spent /spent/
Smell /smel/
smelt /smelt/
Send /send/
sent /sent/
Teach /ti:tH/
taught /tc:t/
enseigner
Think /BqCk/
thought /Bc:t/

brought /brc:t/
apporter
built /bqlt/
construire
burnt /bE :nt/
brler
bought /bc:t/
acheter
caught /kc:t/
attraper
learnt /lE:nt/
apprendre
lent /lent/
prter
lost /lost/
(se) perdre
spent /spent/
dpenser, passer
smelt /smelt/
sentir
sent /sent/
envoyer
taught /tc:t/
thought /Bc:t/

penser

List #3 : The twin verbs

Fight /faqt/
Find /faqnd/
Get /get/
Have /hAv/
Hear /hiF/
Hold /hFxld/
Lay /leq/
Light /laqt/
Make /meqk/
Pay /peq/
Say /seq/
Sell /sel/
Shoot /Hu:t/
(film)
Sit /sqt/
Stand/stand/
Tell /tel/
Win /wqn/

fought /fc:t/
fought /fc:t/
combattre
found /faxnd/
found /faxnd/
trouver
got /got/
got /got/
obtenir
had /hAd/
had /hAd/
avoir
heard /hE:d/
heard /hE:d/
entendre
held /held/
held /held/
porter
laid /leqd/
laid /leqd/
poser, mettre la table
lit /lqt/
lit /lqt/
clairer
made /meid/
made /meqd/
fabriquer
paid /peqd/
paid /peqd/
payer
said /sed/
said /sed/
dire
sold /sFxld/
sold /sFxld/
vendre
shot /Hot/
shot /Hot/
tirer (fusil), tourner
sat /sAt/
stood /stxd/
told /tFxld/
won /wyn/

sat /sAt/
sasseoir
stood /stxd/
se tenir (debout)
told /tFxld/
raconter
won /wyn/
gagner

Become /bqkym/became /bqkeqm/

become /bqkym/
devenir
Come/kym/ came /keqm/
come
/kym/
venir
Run /ryn/
ran /rAn/
run /ryn/
courir
Base form

preterit

participle

French

 List #4 : The i, a, u verbs

Begin /bqgqn/
Drink /drqCk/
Sing /sqCg/
Swim /swqm/

began /bqgAn/
drank /drACk/
sang /sACg/
swam/swAm/

begun /bqgyn/
drunk /dryCk/
sung /syCg/
swum/swym/

commencer
boire
chanter
nager

bled /bled/
dreamt /dremt/
fed/fed/
felt /felt/

saigner
rver
nourrir
(se) sentir,

List #5 : The /i:/ verbs which turn into /e/

Bleed /bli:d/
Dream /dri:m/
Feed /fi:d/
Feel /fi:l/
prouver
Keep /ki:p/
Leave /li:v/
Mean /mi:n/
Meet /mi:t/
Read /ri:d/
Sleep /sli:p/

bled/bled/
dreamt /dremt/
fed /fed/
felt /felt/
kept /kept/
left /left/
meant /ment/
met /met/
read /red/
slept /slept/

kept /kept/
left /left/
meant /ment/
met /met/
read /red/
slept/slept/

garder
quitter, laisser
signifier
rencontrer
lire
dormir

List #6: The en participles

Break /breqk/
broke /brFxk/
broken /brFxkFn/ casser
Choose /tHu:z/
chose /tHFxz/
chosen /tHFxzFn/
choisir
Drive /draqv/
drove /drFxv/
driven /drqvn/
conduire
Eat /i:t/
ate /eqt/
eaten /i:tn/
manger
Fall /fc:l/
fell /fel/
fallen /fc:lFn/
tomber
Forbid /fFbqd/
forbade /fFbeqd/
forbidden /fFbqdn/
interdire
Forgive /fFgqv/ forgave /fFgeqv/
forgiven /fFgqvn/
pardonner
Forget /fFget/
forgot /fFgot/
forgotten /fFgotn/
oublier
Give /gqv/
gave /geqv/
given /gqvn/
donner
Hide /haqd/
hid /hqd/
hidden /hqdn/
(se) cacher
Ride /raqd/
rode /rFxd/
ridden /rqdn/
aller ( vlo, cheval)
Shake
/Heqk/
shook /Hxk/
shaken /Heqkn/
secouer,
trembler
Speak /spi:k/
spoke /spFxk/
spoken /spFxkn/
parler
Steal /sti:l/
stole /stFxl/
stolen/stiFxln/
drober
Take /teqk/
took /txk/
taken /teqkn/
prendre
Wake /weqk/
woke /wFxk/
woken/wFxkn/
se rveiller
Write /raqt/
wrote /rFxt/
written /rqtn/
crire
List#7: The /u:/

/Fxn/ verbs

Draw /drc:/
drew/dru:/
Fly /flaq/
flew /flu:/
Grow /grFx/ grew /gru :/
Know /nFx/ knew /nju:/
Throw /BrFx/
threw /Bru:/

drawn/drc:n/
dessiner
flown /flc:n/
(faire) voler
grown/grFxn/
grandir, pousser
known /nFxn/
savoir
thrown /BrFxn/
jeter

List#8: The almost regular verb

Show /HFx/

showed/HFxd/

shown /HFxn/

montrer

Base form

preterit

participle

French

List#9: The most irregular verbs of all

Be /bi:/
Do /du:/
Go /gFx/
Lie /laq/
See /si:/
Tear /teF/
Wear /weF/

was/were /woz/, /wE:/

did /dqd/
went /went/
lay /leq/
saw /sc :/
tore /tc:/
wore /wc:/

been /bi:n/
done /dyn/
gone /gyn/
lain /leqn/
seen /si:n/
torn /tc:n/
worn /wc:n/

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