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title: Irregular verbs (full list)
tags: English, grammar & vocabulary, Irregular verbs
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# Irregular verbs (full list)
| English | French |
| -------- | ------- |
| arise - arose - arisen | provenir - naître |
| awake - awoke - awoken | éveiller - se réveiller |
| be - was/were - been | être |
| bear - bore - born(e) | porter - supporter - donner naissance |
| beat - beat - beaten | battre |
| become - became - become | devenir |
| begin - began - begun | commencer |
| bend - bent - bent | plier - pencher - courber |
| bet - bet - bet | parier |
| bind - bound - bound | lier - obliger - relier |
| bite - bit - bitten | mordre |
| bleed - bled - bled | saigner |
| blow - blew - blown | souffler |
| break - broke - broken | casser |
| breed - bred - bred | élever - éduquer |
| bring - brought - brought | porter - apporter |
| broadcast - broadcast - broadcast | diffuser - émettre |
| build - built - built | construire |
| burn - burnt/burned - burnt/burned | brûler |
| burst - burst - burst | éclater - faire éclater |
| buy - bought - bought | acheter |
| can - could - … (been able) | pouvoir |
| catch - caught - caught | attraper |
| choose - chose - chosen | choisir |
| cling - clung - clung | s'accrocher |
| come - came - come | venir |
| cost - cost - cost | coûter |
| creep - crept - crept | ramper - traîner |
| cut - cut - cut | couper |
| deal - dealt - dealt | gérer - donner - distribuer |
| dig - dug - dug | creuser |
| do - did - done | faire |
| draw - drew - drawn | dessiner |
| dream - dreamt/dreamed - dreamt/dreamed | rêver |
| drink - drank - drunk | boire |
| drive - drove - driven | conduire |
| eat - ate - eaten | manger |
| fall - fell - fallen | tomber |
| feed - fed - fed | nourrir |
| feel - felt - felt | sentir - ressentir |
| fight - fought - fought | se battre |
| find - found - found | trouver |
| fly - flew - flown | voler (avion) |
| forbid - forbade - forbidden | interdire |
| forget - forgot - forgotten | oublier |
| forgive - forgave - forgiven | pardonner |
| freeze - froze - frozen | geler |
| get - got - got | obtenir |
| give - gave - given | donner |
| go - went - gone | aller |
| grind - ground - ground | moudre - grincer - écraser |
| grow - grew - grown | croître - grandir - pousser |
| hang - hung - hung | accrocher - pendre |
| have - had - had | avoir |
| hear - heard - heard | entendre |
| hide - hid - hidden | cacher |
| hit - hit - hit | frapper - atteindre |
| hold - held - held | tenir - maintenir |
| hurt - hurt - hurt | blesser |
| keep - kept - kept | garder |
| kneel - knelt - knelt | s'agenouiller |
| know - knew - known | savoir - connaître |
| lay - laid - laid | poser - mettre |
| lead - led - led | mener |
| lean - leant/leaned - leant/leaned | appuyer - pencher |
| learn - learnt/learned - learnt/learned | apprendre |
| leave - left - left | quitter - partir |
| lend - lent - lent | prêter |
| let - let - let | laisser - permettre - louer |
| lie (in bed) - lay - lain | se situer |
| lie (to not tell the truth) - lied - lied | mentir |
| light - lit/lighted - lit/lighted | éclairer - allumer |
| lose - lost - lost | perdre |
| make - made - made | fabriquer |
| may - might - … | pouvoir - avoir le droit |
| mean - meant - meant | signifier |
| meet - met - met | rencontre |
| mow - mowed - mown/mowed | faucher |
| must - had to - … | devoir - falloir |
| overtake - overtook - overtaken | dépasser |
| pay - paid - paid | payer |
| put - put - put | mettre |
| read - read - read | lire |
| ride - rode - ridden | monter - rouler - parcourir |
| ring - rang - rung | appeler - sonner - retentir |
| rise - rose - risen | monter - grimper - se lever |
| run - ran - run | courir |
| saw - sawed - sawn/sawed | scier |
| say - said - said | dire |
| see - saw - seen | voir |
| sell - sold - sold | vendre |
| send - sent - sent | envoyer |
| set - set - set | fixer - mettre - régler |
| sew - sewed - sewn/sewed | coudre |
| shake - shook - shaken | secouer - agiter |
| shall - should - … | devoir - falloir |
| shed - shed - shed | perdre - répandre |
| shine - shone - shone | briller - rayonner - éclairer |
| shoot - shot - shot | tirer - tuer - prendre |
| show - showed - shown | montrer |
| shrink - shrank - shrunk | rétrécir - diminuer |
| shut - shut - shut | fermer |
| sing - sang - sung | chanter |
| sink - sank - sunk | couler |
| sit - sat - sat | siéger - asseoir - s'asseoir |
| sleep - slept - slept | dormir |
| slide - slid - slid | glisser - baisser - patiner |
| smell - smelt - smelt | sentir - flairer - renifler |
| sow - sowed - sown/sowed | semer |
| speak - spoke - spoken | parler |
| spell - spelt/spelled - spelt/spelled | épeler |
| spend - spent - spent | dépenser |
| spill - spilt/spilled - spilt/spilled | renverser - répandre |
| spit - spat - spat | cracher - vomir - jeter |
| spread - spread - spread | répandre - étaler |
| stand - stood - stood | reposer - mettre |
| steal - stole - stolen | voler - dérober |
| stick - stuck - stuck | coller - rester - adhérer |
| sting - stung - stung | piquer |
| stink - stank - stunk | puer |
| strike - struck - struck | trouver - frapper |
| swear - swore - sworn | jurer |
| sweep - swept - swept | balayer - ramoner |
| swell - swelled - swollen/swelled | gonfler |
| swim - swam - swum | nager |
| swing - swung - swung | balancer - se balancer |
| take - took - taken | prendre |
| teach - taught - taught | enseigner |
| tear - tore - torn | déchirer - se déchirer |
| tell - told - told | dire |
| think - thought - thought | penser |
| throw - threw - thrown | jeter - lancer |
| understand - understood - understood | comprendre |
| wake - woke - woken | réveiller |
| wear - wore - worn | porter (vêtements) |
| weep - wept - wept | pleurer |
| will - would - … | auxilliaire du futur |
| win - won - won | gagner |
| wind - wound - wound | remonter - enrouler - tourner |
| write - wrote - written | écrire |