66 essential irregular verbs 

YOU MUST KNOW THESE VERBS!!!

be

was / were

been

être

become

became

become

devenir

begin

began

begun

commencer

break

broke

broken

casser

bring

brought:

brought

apporter

build

built

built

construire

buy

bought

bought

acheter

catch

caught

caught

attraper

choose

chose 

chosen

choisir

come

came

come

venir

cut

cut

cut

couper

deal

dealt

dealt

distribuer

dig

dug

dug

creuser

do

did

done

faire

drink

drank

drunk

boire

drive

drove

driven

conduire

eat

ate

eaten

manger

fall

fell

fallen

tomber

feel

felt

felt

(se) sentir, éprouver

fight

fought

fought

se battre, combattre

find

found

found

trouver

forget

forgot

forgotten

oublier

get

got

got

obtenir

give

gave

given

donner

go

went

gone

aller

grow

grew

grown

grandir, faire pousser

have

had

had

avoir

hear

heard

heard

entendre

hide

hid

hidden

(se) cacher

hit

hit

hit

frapper, atteindre

hold

held

held

tenir

hurt

hurt

hurt

blesser

keep

kept

kept

garder

know

knew

known

savoir, connaÎtre

lead

led

led

mener, guider

leave

left

left

laisser, quitter

let

let

let

permettre, louer

lose 

lost

lost

perdre

make

made

made

faire, fabriquer

mean

meant

meant

signifier, vouloir dire

meet

met

met 

(se) rencontrer

pay

paid

paid

payer

put

put

put

mettre, poser

read

read

read

lire

ride

rode

ridden

aller (à cheval/vélo)

run

ran

run

courir

say

said

said

dire

see

saw

seen

voir

send

sent

sent

envoyer

show

showed

shown

montrer

shut

shut

shut

fermer

speak

spoke

spoken

parler

stand

stood

stood

être debout

steal

stole

stolen

voler, dérober

strike

struck

struck l

frapper

swim

swam 

swum

nager

take

took

taken

prendre

teach 

taught

taught

enseigner

tell

told 

told

dire, raconter

think

thought

thought

penser

throw

threw

thrown

jeter

understand

understood

understood 

comprendre

wake (up)

woke (up)

woken (up)

(se) réveiller

wear

wore

worn

porter (des vêtements)

win

won

won

gagner

write

wrote

written

écrire

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOW TO WRITE A DIALOGUE (les incises)

to explain HOW someone says something:

I. Use a variety of verbs

SAY / ASK etc

SAY with emotion

. acknowledge--------- reconnaître

. add------------------------ ajouter

. admit--------------------- admettre.

. affirm--------------------- affirmer

. (dis)agree-------------- approuver

. announce-------------- annoncer

. answer------------------- répondre

. break off (stop)------- s'interrompre.

. call------------------------ appeler

. confess------------------ avouer

. confirm ----------------- confirmer

. declare------------------ déclarer. .

. explain------------------ expliquer

. inquire------------------- demander

. interrupt ---------------- interrompre

. mumble ---------------- marmonner

. offer----------------------- proposer

. observe------------------ faire observer

. order---------------------- ordonner

. proclaim---------------- proclamer

. promise----------------- promettre

. propose ---------------- proposer

. remark------------------- faire une remarque

. repeat-------------------- répéter

. report -------------------- rapporter

. suggest  ---------------- suggérer

. urge----------------------- conseiller, encourager

. whisper ----------------- chuchoter

. wonder ----------------- se demander.

 

. accuse----------------------------- accuser

. apologize------------------------- s'excuser

. argue------------------------------- discuter

. beg---------------------------------- supplier

. boast-------------------------------- se vanter

. burst out (exclaim)----------- s'exclamer

. command------------------------- ordonner

. complain ------------------------- se plaindre

. croak ------------------------------- parler d'une voix rauque

. cry ----------------------------------- s'écrier

. demand--------------------------- exiger

. deny--------------------------------- nier

. exclaim --------------------------- s'exclamer

. groan, moan  ------------------ gémir

. insist-------------------------------- insister

. joke  -------------------------------- plaisanter

. lie ----------------------------------- mentir 

. object ------------------------------ objecter

. plead ------------------------------ supplier

. pray--------------------------------- prier

. protest------------------------------ protester

. rave -------------------------------- délirer.

. reproach ------------------------- reprocher

. retort-------------------------------- répliquer

 scream, shout, yell ----------- hurler, crier

. sigh---------------------------------- soupirer

. sob----------------------------------- sangloter

. stammer, stutter -------------- bégayer

. threaten--------------------------- menacer

. wail, whine---------------------- gémir

. grumble, grunt ---------------- grogner.

 

II. Use Adverbs :

angrily

bitterly

crossly

furiously

hatefully

insolently

impatiently

maliciously

nastily

rudely

scornfully

 

anxiously

desperately

loudly

proudly

sadly

uneasily

 

calmly

confidently

courageously

generously

gratefully

quietly

shyly

sincerely

patiently

politely

softly

tactfully

affectionately

cheerfully

curiously

excitedly

hopefully

joyfully

kindly

lovingly

sweetly

 

 

III. Describe body language

blink (cligner de l’oeil),

frown (froncer les sourcils),

gape at (rester bouche bée devant),

grin(sourire),

nod (faire un signe de tête ---"oui"),

shake one’s head, (faire un signe de tête ---"non"),

smile,

stare at / gaze at (fixer qqn/qqch),

wave hello or goodbye (agiter la main en guise de…),

wince (grimacer),

wink (faire un clin d’oeil)…