Common Irregular VerbsCommon Irregular Verbs

Categories: Grammar, Intermediate

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Introduction

The bane of many French students, irregular verbs do not follow standard conjugation patterns. Often times they appear to follow a pattern like the ~er verb group, but differ in only some tenses such as the present but not others.

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Conjugation Examples

apprendre to learn
je apprends
tu apprends
il / elle apprend
nous apprenons
vous apprenez
ils / elles apprennent
conduire to drive; to conduct
je conduis
tu conduis
il / elle conduit
nous conduisons
vous conduisez
ils / elles conduisent
lire to read
je lis
tu lis
il / elle lit
nous lisons
vous lisez
ils / elles lisent

Additional Reading:
Personal Subject Pronouns
Verb Conjugations

Language: es | en

Word List

Play être
to be (temporal)
Play comprendre
to understand; to comprehend
Play aller
to go
Play avoir
to have; to possess; to hold; to own; to get
Play vouloir
to want; to will
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