Irregular Past Forms

Irregular Past Forms

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avoir

to have – eu

etre

to be – ete

boire

to drink – bu

connaitre

to know – connu

croire

to believe – cru

devoir

have to – du

falloir

necessary to – fallu

pouvoir

to be able to – pu

venir

to come – venu

voir

to see – vu

battre

to fight – battu

lire

to read – lu

valoir

to be worth – valu

vouloir

to want – voulu

vivre

to live – vecu

tenir

to hold in your hands – tenu

retenir

to hold back – retenu

recevoir

to receive – recu

decevoir

to disappoint – decu

descendre*

to go down – descendu

pleuvoir

to rain – plu
(only used avec « il »)

savoir

to know (followed by another verb) – su

rire

to laugh – ri

suivre

to follow – suivi

ouvrir

to open – ouvert

couvrir

to cover – couvert

souffrir

to suffer – souffert

offrir

to offer – offert

decouvrir

to discover – decouvert

s’asseoir

to sit – s’assis

mettre

to put – mis

remettre

to put back/give back/hand in – remis

permettre

to permit – permis (de)

promettre

to promise – promis

admettre

to admit – admis

soumettre

to submit – submis

transmettre

to transmit – transmis

prendre

to take – pris

apprendre

to learn – appris

comprendre

to understand – compris

reprendre

to take back – repris

craindre

to fear – craint

atteindre

to reach – atteint

peindre

to paint – peint

plaindre

to complain – plaint

ecrire

to write – ecrit

inscrire

to sign up (usually reflexive) – inscrit

dire

to tell – dit

conduire

to drive – conduit

produire

to produce – produit

construire

to build – construit

detruire

to destroy – detruit

mourir*

to die – mort

naitre*

to be born – ne

faire

to make/do – fait