| Term | Definition |
| to be, was/were, been | être |
| to beat, beat, beaten | battre |
| to become, became, become | devenir |
| to begin, began, begun | commencer |
| to break, broke, broken | casser |
| to bring, brought, brought | apporter |
| to build, built, built | construire |
| to buy, bought, bought | acheter |
| can, could, been able to | pouvoir |
| to catch, caught, caught | attraper |
| to choose, chose, chosen | choisir |
| to come, came, come | venir |
| to cost, cost, cost | coûter |
| to cut, cut, cut | couper |
| to deal, dealt, dealt (with) | traiter de, s'occuper de |
| to do, did, done | faire |
| to draw, drew, drawn | dessiner |
| to dream, dreamt, dreamt (of) | rêver (de) |
| to drink, drank, drunk | boire |
| to drive, drove, driven | conduire |
| to eat, ate, eaten | manger |
| to fall, fell, fallen | tomber |
| to feed, fed, fed | nourrir |
| to feel, felt, felt | (se) sentir |
| to fight, fought, fought | se battre, combattre |
| to find, found, found | trouver |
| to fly, flew, flown | voler |
| to forget, forgot, forgotten | oublier |
| to get, got, got | parvenir à (aller à), obtenir, recevoir, attraper... |
| to give, gave, given | donner |
| to go, went, gone | aller |
| to grow, grew, grown | croître |
| to have, had, had | avoir |
| to hear, heard, heard | entendre |
| to hold, held, held | tenir |
| to keep, kept, kept | garder |
| to know, knew, known | connaître, savoir |
| to lead, led, led | mener, diriger |
| to leave, left, left | partir, quitter |
| to let, let, let | laisser |
| to lie, lay, lain | être couché, être allongé |
| to lose, lost, lost | perdre |
| to make, made, made | faire, fabriquer |
| to mean, meant, meant | signifier, vouloir dire |
| to meet, met, met | rencontrer |
| to put, put, put | mettre, poser |
| to read, read, read | lire |
| to ride, rode, ridden | aller à cheval, bicyclette |
| to ring, rang, rung | sonner, téléphoner |
| to rise, rose, risen | s'élever, monter, augmenter |
| 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 set, set, set | régler |
| to shake, shook, shaken | secouer, serrer (la main) |
| to shine, shone, shone | briller |
| 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 spell, spelt, spelt | épeler |
| to spend, spent, spent | dépenser, passer (temps) |
| to stand, stood, stood | être debout |
| to steal, stole, stolen | voler, dérober |
| to swim, swam, swum | nager |
| to take, took, taken | prendre |
| to teach, taught, taught | enseigner |
| to tell, told, told | dire, raconter |
| to think, thought, thought | penser |
| to throw, threw, thrown | jeter, lancer |
| to understand, understood, understood | comprendre |
| to wake up, woke up, woken up | se réveiller |
| to wear, wore, worn | porter (des habits...) |
| to win, won, won | gagner (un jeu, un prix...) |
| to write, wrote, written | écrire |