In many cases, irregular verbs have irregular past participles and can be grouped according to their endings, as shown in Tables
1 ,
2 ,
3 , and
4 .
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TABLE 1
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Past Participles Ending in -
u:
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Irregular Verb
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Past Participle
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English Translation
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avoir
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eu
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had
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boire
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bu
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drank
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connaître
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connu
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known, knew
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croire
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cru
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believed
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devoir
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dû
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had to, owed
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lire
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lu
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read
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pleuvoir
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plu
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rained
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pouvoir
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pu
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was able to
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recevoir
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reçu
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received
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savoir
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su
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knew
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voir
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vu
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seen, saw
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vouloir
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voulu
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wanted
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TABLE 2
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Past Participles Ending in -
is:
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Irregular Verb
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Past Participle
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English Translation
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mettre
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mis
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put (on)
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prendre
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pris
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took
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TABLE 3
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Past Participles Ending in -
it:
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Irregular Verb
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Past Participle
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English Translation
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conduire
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conduit
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driven, drove
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dire
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dit
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said, told
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écrire
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écrit
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written, wrote
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TABLE 4
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Other Irregular Past Participles
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Irregular Verb
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Past Participle
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English Translation
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être
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été
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been, was
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faire
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fait
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made, done, did
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offrir
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offert
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offered
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ouvrir
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ouvert
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opened
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Irregular verbs that are contained within a larger verb are used as the basis of the past participle:
French I: Verb Charts
French I: The Passé Composé
