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title: Irregular verbs (small list)
tags: English, grammar & vocabulary, Irregular verbs
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# Irregular verbs (small list)
## Actions and sports
| English | French |
| ------- | ------ |
| do, did, done | faire |
| fall, fell, fallen | tomber |
| get, got, gotten/got | obtenir |
| hang, hung, hung | suspendre, accrocher |
| lead, led, led | mener |
| lose, lost, lost | perdre |
| make, made, made | fabriquer, créer |
| put, put, put | mettre |
| set, set, set | placer, poser, régler |
| shake, shook, shaken | secouer |
| spread, spread, spread | répandre, étaler |
| spring, sprang, sprung | sauter |
| throw, threw, thrown | lancer |
| win, won, won | gagner |
## Interacting
| English | French |
| ------- | ------ |
| bet, bet, bet | parier |
| forgive, forgave, forgiven | pardonner |
| give, gave, given | donner |
| have, had, had | avoir |
| keep, kept, kept | garder |
| lend, lent, lent | prêter |
| meet, met, met | rencontrer |
| say, said, said | dire |
| send, sent, sent | envoyer |
| show, showed, shown | montrer |
| speak, spoke, spoken | parler |
| swear, swore, sworn | jurer, promettre |
| take, took, taken | prendre |
| tell, told, told | dire/raconter |
| write, wrote, written | écrire |
## Bad boys, bad girls
| English | French |
| ------- | ------ |
| beat, beat, beaten | battre |
| bite, bit, bitten | mordre |
| bleed, bled, bled | saigner |
| break, broke, broken | casser |
| fight, fought, fought | se battre |
| forbid, forbad, forbidden | interdire |
| hit, hit, hit | frapper |
| hurt, hurt, hurt | blesser |
| shoot, shot, shot | tirer |
| steal, stole, stolen | voler, dérober |
| strike, struck, struck | frapper |
| tear, tore, torn | déchirer |
| upset, upset, upset | bouleverser |
## Cooking and buying food
| English | French |
| ------- | ------ |
| buy, bought, bought | acheter |
| burn, burnt, burnt | brûler |
| cost, cost, cost | coûter |
| drink, drank, drunk | boire |
| eat, ate, eaten | manger |
| feed, fed, fed | nourrir |
| freeze, froze, frozen | congeler, geler |
| grow, grew, grown | (faire) pousser, grandir |
| pay, paid, paid | payer |
| sell, sold, sold | vendre |
| spend, spent, spent | dépenser |
| spill, spilt, spilt | renverser |
## Moving
| English | French |
| ------- | ------ |
| blow, blew, blown | souffler |
| come, came, come | venir |
| drive, drove, driven | conduire |
| fly, flew, flown | voler |
| go, went, gone| aller |
| leave, left, left | quitter/partir |
| ride, rode, ridden | monter, faire du cheval, du vélo |
| run, ran, run | courir |
| sit, sat, sat | s'asseoir |
| swim, swam, swum | nager |
## Everyday life
| English | French |
| ------- | ------ |
| be, was/were, been | être |
| become, became, become | devenir |
| can, could, be able | pouvoir |
| choose, chose, chosen | choisir |
| dream, dreamt, dreamt | rêver |
| feel, felt, felt | se sentir/ressentir |
| grow up, grew up, grown up | grandir |
| quit, quit, quit | quitter, démissioner |
| hear, heard, heard | entendre |
| rise, rose, risen | lever |
| see, saw, seen | voir |
| shine, shone, shone | briller |
| sleep, slept, slept | dormir |
| spend, spent, spent | dépenser, passer (du temps) |
| wake (up), woke (up), woken (up) | (se) réveiller |
| wear, wore, worn | porter (vêtements) |
## School time
| English | French |
| ------- | ------ |
| begin, began, begun | commencer |
| bring, brought, brought | apporter |
| cut, cut, cut | couper |
| deal (with), dealt, dealt | traiter (d'un sujet) |
| draw, drew, drawn | dessiner/tirer |
| find, found, found | trouver |
| forget, forgot, forgotten | oublier |
| know, knew, known | connaître/savoir |
| learn, learnt, learnt | apprendre |
| mean, meant, meant | signifier |
| read, read, read | lire |
| ring, rang, rung | sonner |
| sing, sang, sung | chanter |
| sit, sat, sat | s'asseoir |
| stand, stood, stood | se lever |
| teach, taught, taught | enseigner |
| think, thought, thought | penser |
| understand, understood, understood | comprendre |
| write, wrote, written | écrire |