SCHOOL YEAR : 2025- 2026

IRREGULAR VERBS :

 Here are verbs which do not change in their preterit (simple past) and past participle forms except the two
first verbs:
Order Infinitive Preterit Past participle Meanings
1 To beat beat beaten battre
2 To bid bade bidden ordonner/demander
3 To bet bet bet parier
4 To bid bid bid ordonner/demander
5 To broadcast broadcast broadcast diffuser
6 To burst burst burst éclater
7 To cast cast cast jeter
8 To cost cost cost coûter
9 To cut cut cut couper
10 To forecast forecast forecast prévoir
11 To hit hit hit frapper
12 To hurt hurt hurt blesser
13 To let let let laisser/permettre
14 To put put put mettre
15 To quit quit quit quitter, abandonner
16 To read read read lire
17 To rid rid rid débarrasser
18 To set set set placer/poser
19 To shed shed shed verser (larme)/séparer
20 To shut shut shut fermer
21 To slit slit slit (se) fendre
22 To split split split fendre/répartir/diviser
23 To spread spread spread étendre/étaler/répandre
24 To thrust thrust thrust propulser
25 To upset upset upset bouleverser/énerver

 These verbs change the ‘’eep’’ to ‘’ept’’ in their preterit (simple past) and past participle forms :
Order Infinitive Preterit Past participle Meanings
1 To creep crept crept ramper
2 To sleep slept slept dormir
3 To sweep swept swept balayer
4 To weep wept wept pleurer
5 To keep kept kept garder/tenir

 The following verbs add ‘’t’’ to their infinitive form in their preterit and past participle forms :
Order Infinitive Preterit Past participle Meanings
1 To burn burnt burnt brûler
2 To deal dealt dealt traiter de/aborder
3 To dream dreamt dreamt rêver
4 To lean leant leant se pencher/s’appuyer
5 To learn learnt learnt apprendre
6 To mean meant meant signifier/vouloir dire
7 To spoil spoilt spoilt gâter
 These verbs have irregular and particular changes in their preterit and past participle forms :
Order Infinitive Preterit Past participle Meanings
1 To abide abode abode tolérer/supporter/demeurer
2 To awake awoke awoken se réveiller/s’éveiller
3 To be was/were been être
4 To become became become devenir
5 To behold beheld beheld contempler/admirer
6 To bite bit bitten mordre
7 To choose chose chosen choisir
8 To come came come venir
9 To dig dug dug creuser/bêcher
10 To do did done faire
11 To draw drew drawn dessiner/tirer
12 To eat ate eaten manger
13 To fall fell fallen tomber
14 To fly flew flown voler/s’envoler
15 To forbid forbad(e)/forbid forbidden interdire
16 To forget forgot forgotten oublier
17 To freeze froze frozen geler
18 To get got got/gotten obtenir
19 To go went gone aller
20 To have had had avoir
21 To hear heard heard entendre
22 To hang hung hung suspendre/accrocher
23 To hide hid hidden cacher
24 To hold held held tenir
25 To lead led led mener/diriger
26 To lie lay lain se coucher
27 To light lit lit allumer/éclairer
28 To lose lost lost perdre
29 To make made made fabriquer/faire
30 To overcome overcame overcome surmonter/vaincre
31 To oversee oversaw overseen superviser
32 To ride rode ridden monter à cheval/chevaucher
33 To see saw seen voir
34 To shear sheard sheard/shorn cisailler/couper
35 To shine shone shone briller
36 To shoe shod shod chausser
37 To shoot shot shot tirer/fusiller
38 To slay slew slain tuer/assassiner
39 To slide slid slid glisser
40 To stand stood stood se lever/se tenir debout
41 To stride strode stridden marcher à grands pas
42 To strike struck struck/stricken frapper
43 To tread trod trodden fouler/marcher sur
44 To undergo underwent undergone subir
45 To understand understood understood comprendre
46 To wake woke woke/woken se réveiller
47 To write wrote written écrire
 The ‘’ear’’ of these verbs becomes ‘’ore’’ in the preterit form and ‘’orn’’ in the past participle form :
Order Infinitive Preterit Past participle Meanings
1 To bear bore borne porter/supporter
2 To swear swore sworn jurer
3 To tear tore torn déchirer
4 To wear wore worn s’habiller/se vêtir

 The verbs below change the ‘’eel’’ to ‘’elt’’ in their preterit (simple past) and past participle forms :
Order Infinitive Preterit Past participle Meanings
1 To feel felt felt sentir (sensation)
2 To kneel knelt knelt s’agenouiller

 The following verbs change the ‘’i’’ to ‘’a’’ in their preterit (simple past) and past participle forms :
Order Infinitive Preterit Past participle Meanings
1 To sit sat sat s’asseoir
2 To spit spat spat cracher

 The final ‘’ea + consonant’’ of the following verbs change to ‘’o + consonant + e’’ in their preterit form and
‘’o + consonant + en ‘’ in the past participle form :
Order Infinitive Preterit Past participle Meanings
1 To break broke broken briser/casser
2 To speak spoke spoken parler
3 To steal stole stolen voler/dérober
4 To weave wove woven tisser

 The verbs below change their ‘’in’’ to ‘’un’’ in their preterit and past participle forms :
Order Infinitive Preterit Past participle Meanings
1 To fling flung flung jeter/lancer
2 To sling slung slung lancer
3 To spin spun spun faire tourner/tournoyer/pivoter
4 To sting stung stung piquer (insecte)
5 To string strung strung ficeler/enfiler
6 To swing swung swung (se) balancer/osciller
7 To wring wrung wrung tordre/presser/essorer (habit)

 These verbs change their ‘’i’’ to ‘’a’’ in their preterit form and to ‘’u’’ in their past participle form :
Order Infinitive Preterit Past participle Meanings
1 To begin began begun commencer
2 To drink drank drunk boire
3 To ring rang rung sonner (alarme)
4 To shrink shrank shrunk se rétrécir
5 To sing sang sung chanter
6 To sink sank sunk s’enfoncer/sombrer/couler (bateau)
7 To spring sprang sprung bondir/sauter
8 To stink stank stunk puer/empester
9 To swim swam swum nager
 The verbs below change their ‘’ee’’ to ‘’e’’ in their preterit and past participle forms :
Order Infinitive Preterit Past participle Meanings
1 To bleed bled bled saigner
2 To breed bred bred engendrer/élever
3 To feed fed fed nourrir
4 To meet met met (se) rencontrer
5 To speed sped sped faire de la vitesse/filer

 The part ‘’ell’’ of the following verbs changes to ‘’old’’ in their preterit and past participle forms :
Order Infinitive Preterit Past participle Meanings
1 To sell sold sold vendre
2 To tell told told dire/raconter
3 To foretell foretold foretold prédire

 These verbs change their ‘’ow’’ to ‘’ew’’ in their preterit form and to ‘’own’’ in the past participle form :
Order Infinitive Preterit Past participle Meanings
1 To blow blew blown souffler
2 To grow grew grown grandir/croître/cultiver
3 To know knew known connaître/savoir
4 To throw threw thrown jeter/lancer

 The part ‘’vowel + …’’ of these verbs changes to ‘’ought’’ in their preterit and past participle forms :
Order Infinitive Preterit Past participle Meanings
1 To bring brought brought apporter
2 To buy bought bought acheter
3 To fight fought fought se battre/combattre
4 To seek sought sought chercher
5 To think thought thought penser/réfléchir

 The last ‘’l’’ of the following verbs changes to ‘’t’’ in their preterit and past participle forms :
Order Infinitive Preterit Past participle Meanings
1 To dwell dwelt dwelt demeurer/résider
2 To smell smelt smelt sentir (odeur)/flairer
3 To spell spelt spelt épeler
4 To spill spilt spilt renverser/déverser

 The part ‘’ay’’ of these verbs changes to ‘’aid’’ in their preterit and past participle forms :
Order Infinitive Preterit Past participle Meanings
1 To lay laid laid coucher/poser
2 To pay paid paid payer
3 To say said said dire

 The following verbs change the ‘’in’’ to ‘’oun’’ in their preterit (simple past) and past participle forms :
Order Infinitive Preterit Past participle Meanings
1 To bind bound bound lier/nouer/attacher
2 To find found found trouver
3 To grind ground ground broyer/moudre
4 To wind wound wound enrouler
 The following verbs add ‘’ed’’ in their preterit and ‘’n’’ in their past participle forms to their infinitive form:
Order Infinitive Preterit Past participle Meanings
1 To mow mowed mown faucher/désherber/tondre le gazon
2 To saw sawed sawn scier
3 To sew sewed sewn coudre
4 To show showed shown montrer
5 To sow sowed sown semer

 These verbs change their ‘’i’’ to ‘’o’’ in their preterit form and add ‘’n’’ to their infinitive form in their past
participle form :
Order Infinitive Preterit Past participle Meanings
1 To arise arose arisen s’élever/surgir/résulter de
2 To drive drove driven conduire/rouler (voiture)
3 To rise rose risen (se) lever/monter/s’élever
4 To strive strove striven rivaliser

 The verbs below change their ‘’i’’ to ‘’a’’ in their preterit form and add ‘’n’’ to their infinitive form in their
past participle form :
Order Infinitive Preterit Past participle Meanings
1 To forgive forgave forgiven pardonner
2 To give gave given donner

 The following verbs change their ‘’ake’’ to ‘’ook’’ in their preterit form and add ‘’n’’ to their infinitive form
in their past participle form :

Order Infinitive Preterit Past participle Meanings

1 To forsake forsook forsaken abandonner
2 To shake shook shaken secouer
3 To mistake mistook mistaken se méprendre
4 To take took taken prendre
5 To undertake undertook undertaken entreprendre

 The part ‘’eave’’ of the following verbs changes to ‘’eft’’ in their preterit and past participle forms :
Order Infinitive Preterit Past participle Meanings
1 To cleave cleft cleft fendre/cliver
2 To leave left left quitter

 The last consonant ‘’d’’ of the verbs below changes to ‘’t’’ in their preterit and past participle forms :
Order Infinitive Preterit Past participle Meanings
1 To bend bent bent courber/plier
2 To build built built bâtir/construire
3 To lend lent lent prêter
4 To rend rent rent (se) déchirer/rompre
5 To send sent sent envoyer
6 To spend spent spent dépenser/passer