# French verb

English Verb / Bare infinitive

Simple Past

Past Particlple (Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Passive Voice)

1 être

be

(I, he/she/it) was (you, they, we) were

been

2 avoir

have

had

had

3* faire

do

did

done

4* dire

say

said

said

5 aller

go

went

gone

6 obtenir

get

got

got / gotten

7* faire

make

made

made

8 savoir

know

knew

known

9 penser

think

thought

thought

10 prendre

take

took

taken

11 voir

see

saw

seen

12 venir

come

came

come

13 vouloir

want

wanted

wanted

14 utiliser

use

used

used

15 trouver

find

found

found

16 donner

give

gave

given

17* dire

tell

told

told

18 travailler

work

worked

worked

19 appeler

call

called

called

20 essayer

try

tried

tried

21 demander / poser une question

ask

asked

asked

22 avoir besoin

need

needed

needed

23 se sentir

feel

felt

felt

24 devenir

become

became

become

25 partir / laisser

leave

left

left

26 mettre

put

put

put

27 vouloir dire

mean

meant

meant

28 garder / keep + ing – continuer à faire qqch

keep

kept

kept

29 laisser / louer

let

let

let

30 commencer

begin

began

begun

31 avoir l’air / sembler

seem

seemed

seemed

32 aider

help

helped

helped

33 montrer

show

showed

shown

34 entendre

hear

heard

heard

35 jouer

play

played

played

36 courir

run

ran

run

37 bouger

move

moved

moved

38 habiter

live

lived

lived

39 croire

believe

believed

believed

40 apporter

bring

brought

brought

41 arriver / se passer

happen

happened

happened

42 écrire

write

wrote

written

43 s’asseoir

sit

sat

sat

44 être debout / stand up – se lever

stand

stood

stood

45 perdre

lose

lost

lost

46 payer

pay

paid

paid

47 rencontrer

meet

met

met

48 inclure / comprendre

include

included

included

49 continuer

continue

continued

continued

50 poser / fixer / régler

set

set

set

51 apprendre

learn

learnt / learned

learnt / learned

52 changer

change

changed

changed

53 mener, conduire / diriger

lead

led

led

54 comprendre

understand

understood

understood

55 regarder

watch

watched

watched

56 suivre

follow

followed

followed

57 arrêter

stop

stopped

stopped

58 créer

create

created

created

59 parler

speak

spoke

spoken

60 lire

read

read

read

61 dépenser / passer (le temps)

spend

spent

spent

62 grandir

grow

grew

grown

63 ouvrir

open

opened

opened

64 marcher

walk

walked

walked

65 gagner (au lotto) / gagner de l’argent au travail - EARN

win

won

won

66 enseigner

teach

taught

taught

67 offrir

offer

offered

offered

68 se souvenir

remember

remembered

remembered

69 considérer / réfléchir à

consider

considered

considered

70 apparaître

appear

appeared

appeared

71 acheter

buy

bought

bought

72 servir

serve

served

served

73 mourir

die

died

died

74 envoyer

send

sent

sent

75 construire

build

built

built

76 rester

stay

stayed

stayed

77 tomber

fall

fell

fallen

78 couper

cut

cut

cut

79 arriver à / atteindre

reach

reached

reached

80 tuer

kill

killed

killed

81 lever / augmenter

raise

raised

raised

82 passer / réussir

pass

passed

passed

83 vendre

sell

sold

sold

84 décider

decide

decided

decided

85 revenir (come back) / retourner (go back)

return

returned

returned

86 expliquer

explain

explained

explained

87 espérer

hope

hoped

hoped

88 développer / évoluer

develop

developed

developed

89 porter

carry

carried

carried

90 casser

break

broke

broken

91 recevoir

receive

received

received

92 être d’accord

agree

agreed

agreed

93 supporter

support

supported

supported

94 frapper, taper / heurter (obstacle)

hit

hit

hit

95 produire

produce

produced

produced

96 manger

eat

ate

eaten

97 couvrir

cover

covered

covered

98 attraper / prendre (le bus)

catch

caught

caught

99 dessiner

draw

drew

drawn

100 choisir

choose

chose

chosen

 

Say something (to somebody) : She said that she wasn’t happy in her new job. Tell somebody something: She told me that she wasn’t happy in her new job.



We often use the verb ‘do’ to talk about performing some particular jobs.

Examples: do some work / do shopping / do the washing up / do homework / do housework / do some exercises 

We often use the verb ‘make’ to talk about creating or producing something.

Examples: make a cake / make a cup of coffee / make a sandwich / make dinner / make fire / make a collage