-IR SLIGHTLY IRREGULAR VERBS Flashcards by Alex Moseley

dormir

dormi

to sleep

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

partir

être) parti(es

to leave

takes être with past participle so…elle est partie

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

bouillir

bouilli

to boil

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

fuir

fui

to run away

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

vêtir
vêtu
“Il faut vêtir les enfants avant de sortir.”

to dress

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

courir

couru

to run

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

mourir

être) mort(es

to die
(takes être with past participle so…)
il est mort = he died

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

acquérir

acquis

to acquire, buy, purchase

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

ouvrir

ouvert

to open

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

cuellir

cuelli

to pick, to gather

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

défaillir

défailli

to faint

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

ouïr

ouï

to hear (old fashioned)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

gésir

"L'épave du bateau gisait par 150 mètres de fond."

to lie (lay); 
as in "the shipwreck lies 150 m deep"

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

saillir

sailli

to jut out

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

recevoir

reçu

to receive

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

voir

to see

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

prévoir

prévu

to warn

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

pourvoir de qqn aà qch
pourvu

“La nature pourvoit sa fille d’une intelligence exceptionnelle.”

to provide

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

émouvoir

ému

to move (emotionally)

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

valoir
valu

"La baguette vaut maintenant un euro."

to cost, to be worth

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

prévaloir sur qch

prévalu

to prevail over sth

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

s’asseoir

s’ être) + assis(es

to sit down

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

surseoir

sursis

to delay

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

seoir (lit.)

to suit (literary form) - use convenir à

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

pleuvoir | plu

to rain

choir | être) chu(es

to drop

échoir (être) échu(es) Le paiement de cette facture échoit au 30 du mois.

to fall, to be due (as in a payment)

déchoir qqn de qch (avoir) déchu Le conseil de guerre l'a déchu de son grade de colonel.

to strip something from somebody

rendre qch à qqn | rendu

to give back

répandre | répandu

to scatter, to spread

prendre | pris

to take

craindre craint Ma petite sœur craint les araignées. (also can use: avoir peur de qch/qqn)

to fear

peindre | peint

to paint

joindre | joint

to combine, to add

rompre | rompu

to terminate, break off

vaincre | vaincu

to defeat

battre | battu

to hit

connaître | connu

to know (somebody); be acquainted with

naître | être) né(es

to be born

dire | dit

to say

médire | médit

to malign, to slander

maudire | maudit

to curse

bruire | bruit

to murmur, to hum

écrire | écrit

to write

lire | lu

to read

rire | ri

to laugh

suffire | suffi

to suffice, be enough of...

conduire | conduit

to drive

suivre | suivi

to follow

vivre | vecu

to live

croire | cru

to believe

boire | bu

to drink

se distraire | s'être) distrait(es

to amuse oneself (enjoy oneself)

plaire plu "Ça me plait!" "Le film nous plait..."

to please (me, him, us, her...)

croître | crû

to grow

accroïtre | accru

to increase

conclure | conclu

to conclude

résoudre | résolu

to solve

moudre | moulu

``` to grind (see moulin...guess what it does!) ```

coudre | cousu

to sew/stitch

clore clos "Le juge a clos ce dossier."

to close, to finish off

se repaïtre de (s'être) repu(es) "Chaque été, nous nous repaissons de musique pendant ce festival."

to revel or delight in

confire confit "Ma grand-mère confisait toujours quelques poires dans le sucre pour l'hiver."

to preserve See la confiture!