Preterit(passe-simple)
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| Verbe | Past simple | Past Participle | Traduction |
| To be | was | been | être |
| To become | became | become | devenir |
| To begin | began | begun | commencer |
| To break | broke | broken | casser |
| To bring | brought | brought | apporter |
| To choose | chose | chosen | choisir |
| To come | came | come | venir |
| To cut | cut | cut | couper |
| To do | did | done | faire |
| To drink | drank | drunk | boire |
| To drive | drove | driven | conduire |
| To eat | ate | eaten | manger |
| To fall | fell | fallen | tomber |
| To feel | felt | felt | sentir, éprouver |
| To fight | fought | fought | combattre |
| To find | found | found | trouver |
| To forget | forgot | forgotten | oublier |
| To give | gave | given | donner |
| To go | went | gone | aller |
| To have | had | had | avoir |
| To hear | heard | heard | entendre |
| To keep | kept | kept | garder |
| To know | knew | known | savoir |
| To learn | learnt | learnt | apprendre |
| To leave | left | left | laisser, quitter |
| To lose | lost | lost | perdre |
| To make | made | made | faire (fabriquer) |
| To mean | meant | meant | signifier |
| To meet | met | met | rencontrer |
| To pay | paid | paid | payer |
| To put | put | put | mettre |
| To read | read | read | lire |
| To run | ran | run | courir |
| To say | said | said | dire |
| To see | saw | seen | voir |
| To sell | sold | sold | vendre |
| To send | sent | sent | envoyer |
| To show | showed | shown | montrer |
| To sing | sang | sung | chanter |
| To sit | sat | sat | être assis |
| To sleep | slept | slept | dormir |
| To speak | spoke | spoken | parler |
| To take | took | taken | prendre |
| To tell | told | told | dire, raconter |
| To think | thought | thought | penser |
| To throw | threw | thrown | penser |
| To understand | understood | understood | comprendre |
| To wear | wore | worn | porter (des vêtements) |
| To win | won | won | gagner |
| To write | wrote | written | écrire |