French Irregular Verbs

Front 1

asseoir

Back 1

to seat, sit
assieds, assieds, assied, asseyons, asseyez, asseyent P.P: assis STEM: assie/r

Front 2

battre

Back 2

to beat
bats, bats, bat, battons, battez, battent P.P: battu STEM: battr LIKE: abattre (to knock down), combattre (to fight)

Front 3

boire

Back 3

to drink
bois, bois, boit, buvons, buvez, boivent P.P: bu STEM: boir

Front 4

conduire

Back 4

to drive
conduis, conduis, conduit, conduisons, conduisez, conduisent P.P: conduit STEM: conduir LIKE: construire (to construct), instruire (to instruct), produire (to produce), traduire (to translate)

Front 5

connai^tre

Back 5

to know (person, place)
connais, connais, connai^t, connaissons, connaissez, connaissent P.P: connu STEM: connai^tr LIKE: disparai^tre (to disappear), parai^tre (to appear), reconnai^tre (to recognize)

Front 6

courir

Back 6

cours, cours, court, courons, courez, courent P.P: couru STEM: courr

Front 7

craindre

Back 7

to fear
crains, crains, craint, craignons, craignez, craignent P.P: craint STEM: craindr LIKE: atteindre (to reach/ attain), e/teindre (to extinguish/ turn off), joindre (to join), peindre (to paint), plaindre (to pity)

Front 8

croire

Back 8

crois, crois, croit, croyons, croyez, croient P.P: cru STEM: croir

Front 9

cueillir

Back 9

to pick
cuielle, cuilles, cuille, cueillons, cueillez, cueillent P.P: cueilli STEM: cueiller LIKE: accueillir (to welcome), recueillir (to collect)

Front 10

devoir

Back 10

to must, have to, or owe
dois, dois, doit, devons, devez, doivent P.P: du^ STEM: devr

Front 11

dire

Back 11

to say or to tell
dis, dis, dit, disons, dites, disent P.P: dit STEM: dir

Front 12

dormir

Back 12

dors, dors, dort, dormons, dormez, dorment P.P: dormi STEM: dormir LIKE: endormir (to put to), mentir (to lie), partir (to go away/leave), sentir (to feel or to sense), servir (to serve), sortir (to exit)

Front 13

e/crire

Back 13

to write
e/cris, e/cris, e/crit, e/crivons, e/crivez, e/crivent P.P: e/crit STEM: e/crir LIKE: de/crire (to describe), inscrire (to enroll/ register)

Front 14

faire

Back 14

fais, fais, fait, faisons, faites, font P.P: fait STEM: feR

Front 15

falloir

Back 15

to be necessary
il faut P.P: fallu STEM: faudr

Front 16

lire

Back 16

to read
lis, lis, lit, lisons, lisez, lisent, P.P: lu STEM: lir LIKE: (relire)

Front 17

mettre

Back 17

to put or place
mets, mets, met, mettons, mettez, mettent P.P: mis STEM: mettr LIKE: admettre (to admit), permettre (to permit), promettre (to promise), remettre (to put back)

Front 18

mourir

Back 18

meurs, meurs, meurt, mourons, mourez, meurent P.P: mort STEM: mourr

Front 19

ouvrir

Back 19

to open
ouvre, ouvres, ouvre, ouvrons, ouvrez, ouvrent P.P: ouvert STEM: ouvrir LIKE: couvrir (to cover), de/couvrir (to discover), offrir (to offer), souffrir (to suffer)

Front 20

plaire

Back 20

to please
plais, plais, plai^t, plaisons, plaisez, plaisent P.P: plu STEM: plair

Front 21

pleuvoir

Back 21

to rain
il pleut P.P: plu STEM: pleuvr

Front 22

pouvoir

Back 22

peux, peux, peut, pouvons, pouvez, peuvent P.P: pu STEM: pourr

Front 23

prendre

Back 23

prends, prends, prend, prenons, prenez, prennent P.P: pris STEM: prendr LIKE: apprendre (to learn), comprendre (to understand), reprendre (to take back), surprendre (to surprise)

Front 24

recevoir

Back 24

rec~ois, rec~ois, rec~oit, recevons, recevez, rec~oivent P.P: rec~u STEM: recevr LIKE: appercevoir (to notice), concevoir (to conceive)

Front 25

rire

Back 25

ris, ris, rit, rions, riez, rient P.P: ri STEM: rir LIKE: sourir (to smile)

Front 26

savoir

Back 26

to know (fact)
sais, sais, sait, savons, savez, savent P.P: su STEM: saur

Front 27

suivre

Back 27

to follow
suis, suis, suit, suivons, suivez, suivent P.P: suivi STEM: suivr LIKE: poursuivre (to pursue or chase)

Front 28

taire

Back 28

to hush, conceal
tais, tais, tait, taisons, taisez, taisent P.P: tu STEM: tair

Front 29

tenir

Back 29

tiens, tiens, tient, tenons, tenez, tiennent P.P: tenu STEM: tiendr LIKE: appartenir (to belong to), obtenir (to obtain), retenir (to hold back)

Front 30

valoir

Back 30

to be worth
vaux, vaux, vaut, valons, valez, valent P.P: valu STEM: vaudr

Front 31

venir

Back 31

viens, viens, vient, venons, venez, viennent P.P: venu STEM: viendr LIKE: revenir (to come back), devenir (to become)

Front 32

vivre

Back 32

to live
vis, vis, vit, vivons, vivez, vivent P.P: ve/cu STEM: vivr LIKE: survivre (to survive)

Front 33

voir

Back 33

vois, vois, voit, voyons, voyez, voient P.P: vu STEM: verr LIKE: revoir (to see again)

Front 34

vouloir

Back 34

veux, veux, veut, voulons, voulez, veulent P.P: voulu STEM: voudr