NoNonsense English - IRREGULAR VERBS


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      awake

      awoke

      awoken

      éveiller

      4a

      arise

      arose

      arisen

      se lever

      4a

      be

      was

      been

      être

      4a

      beat

      beat

      beaten

      battre

      4a

      become

      became

      become

      devenir

      3

      begin

      began

      begun

      commencer

      4b

      bend

      bent

      bent

      plier

      2b

      bet

      bet

      bet

      gager

      1

      bite

      bit

      bitten

      mordre

      4a

      bleed

      bled

      bled

      saigner

      2c

      blow

      blew

      blown

      souffler

      4a

      break

      broke

      broken

      casser

      4a

      bring

      brought

      brought

      apporter

      2a

      broadcast

      broadcast

      broadcast

      diffuser

      1

      build

      built

      built

      bâtir

      2b

      burn

      burnt

      burnt

      brûler

      2b

      buy

      bought

      bought

      acheter

      2a

      catch

      caught

      caught

      attraper

      2a

      choose

      chose

      chosen

      choisir

      4a

      come

      came

      come

      venir

      3

      cost

      cost

      cost

      coûter

      1

      cut

      cut

      cut

      couper

      1

      deal

      dealt

      dealt

      agir

      2b

      dig

      dug

      dug

      creuser

      2c

      do

      did

      done

      faire

      4a

      draw

      drew

      drawn

      dessiner

      4a

      dream

      dreamt

      dreamt

      rêver

      2b

      drink

      drank

      drunk

      boire

      4b

      drive

      drove

      driven

      conduire

      4a

      eat

      ate

      eaten

      manger

      4a

      fall

      fell

      fallen

      tomber

      4a

      feed

      fed

      fed

      nourrir

      2c

      feel

      felt

      felt

      se sentir

      2b

      fight

      fought

      fought

      lutter

      2a

      find

      found

      found

      trouver

      2c

      fit

      fit

      fit

      convenir à

      1

      fly

      flew

      flown

      voler

      4a

      forbid

      forbade

      forbidden

      interdire

      4a

      forget

      forgot

      forgotten

      oublier

      4a

      forgive

      forgave

      forgiven

      pardonner

      4a

      freeze

      froze

      frozen

      geler

      4a

      get

      got

      got/gotten

      recevoir

      4a

      give

      gave

      given

      donner

      4a

      go

      went

      gone

      aller

      4a

      grind

      ground

      ground

      moudre

      2c

      grow

      grew

      grown

      cultiver

      4a

      hang

      hung

      hung

      suspendre

      2c

      have

      had

      had

      avoir

      2b

      hear

      heard

      heard

      entendre

      2b

      hide

      hid

      hidden

      cacher

      4a

      hit

      hit

      hit

      frapper

      1

      hold

      held

      held

      tenir

      2c

      hurt

      hurt

      hurt

      blesser

      1

      keep

      kept

      kept

      garder

      2b

      know

      knew

      known

      connaître

      4a

      lay

      laid

      laid

      placer

      2b

      lead

      led

      led

      mener

      2c

      leave

      left

      left

      quitter

      2b

      lend

      lent

      lent

      prêter

      2b

      let

      let

      let

      laisser

      1

      lie

      lay

      lain

      se coucher

      4a

      light

      lit

      lit

      allumer

      2b

      lose

      lost

      lost

      perdre

      2b

      make

      made

      made

      faire

      2b

      mean

      meant

      meant

      signifier

      2b

      meet

      met

      met

      rencontrer

      2c

      pay

      paid

      paid

      payer

      2b

      put

      put

      put

      mettre

      1

      quit

      quit

      quit

      cesser

      1

      read

      * read

      * read

      lire

      1

      ride

      rode

      ridden

      promener à

      4a

      ring

      rang

      rung

      sonner

      4b

      rise

      rose

      risen

      se lever

      4a

      run

      ran

      run

      courir

      3

      say

      said

      said

      dire

      2b

      see

      saw

      seen

      voir

      4a

      sell

      sold

      sold

      vendre

      2b

      send

      sent

      sent

      envoyer

      2b

      set

      set

      set

      poser

      1

      sew

      sewed

      sewn

      coudre

      4a

      shake

      shook

      shaken

      secouer

      4a

      shine

      shone

      shone

      briller

      2c

      shoot

      shot

      shot

      tirer

      2c

      show

      showed

      shown

      montrer

      4a

      shrink

      shrank

      shrunk

      rétrécir

      4b

      shut

      shut

      shut

      fermer

      1

      sing

      sang

      sung

      chanter

      4b

      sink

      sank

      sunk

      couler

      4b

      sit

      sat

      sat

      s'asseoir

      2c

      sleep

      slept

      slept

      dormir

      2b

      slide

      slid

      slid

      glisser

      2c

      speak

      spoke

      spoken

      parler

      4a

      spend

      spent

      spent

      dépenser

      2b

      spit

      spat

      spat

      cracher

      2c

      split

      split

      split

      se diviser

      1

      spread

      spread

      spread

      étendre

      1

      spring

      sprang

      sprung

      bondir

      4b

      stand

      stood

      stood

      se tenir

      2b

      steal

      stole

      stolen

      voler

      4a

      stick

      stuck

      stuck

      coller

      2c

      sting

      stung

      stung

      piquer

      2c

      stink

      stank

      stunk

      puer

      4b

      strike

      struck

      struck

      frapper

      2c

      swear

      swore

      sworn

      jurer

      4a

      sweep

      swept

      swept

      ballayer

      2b

      swim

      swam

      swum

      nager

      4b

      swing

      swung

      swung

      balancer

      2c

      take

      took

      taken

      prendre

      4a

      teach

      taught

      taught

      enseigner

      2a

      tear

      tore

      torn

      déchirer

      4a

      tell

      told

      told

      raconter

      2b

      think

      thought

      thought

      penser

      2a

      throw

      threw

      thrown

      jeter

      4a

      understand

      understood

      understood

      comprendre

      2b

      wake

      woke

      woken

      réveiller

      4a

      wear

      wore

      worn

      porter

      4a

      weave

      wove

      woven

      tisser

      4a

      weep

      wept

      wept

      pleurer

      2b

      win

      won

      won

      gagner

      2c

      wind

      wound

      wound

      enrouler

      2c

      withdraw

      withdrew

      withdrawn

      retirer

      4a

      write

      wrote

      written

      écrire

      4a

      Notes:

      The pronunciation of read is:

        -"reed" for the infinitive (and present) form
        -"red" for the past and the past participial forms.

      The categories listed in the righthand column are useful as a mnemonic device. The student is suggested to rewrite the list of irregular verbs by category.

      The categories are as follows:

      Category
      Infinitive
      Past
      Past Participle
      1
      A
      A
      A
      2
      A
      B
      B
      (2a)
      root form
      -ght
      -ght
      (2b)
      root form
      final consonant change
      final consonant change
      (2c)
      root form
      vowel change
      vowel change
      3
      A
      B
      A
      4
      A
      B
      C
      (4a)
      root form
      vowel change or final (e)d added
      -n
      (4b)
      root form (-i-)
      -a-
      -u-

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