| be | was/were | been | être | |
| beat /i :/ | beat | beaten | battre | |
| bet | bet | bet | parier | |
| become | became | become | devenir | |
| begin | began | begun | commencer | |
| bite /ai/ | bit /i/ | bitten /i/ | mordre | |
| blow | blew /u:/ | blown | souffler | |
| break | broke | broken | casser | |
| bring | brought | brought | apporter | |
| build /i/ | built /i/ | built /i/ | construire | |
| burn | burnt | burnt | brûler | |
| buy /ai/ | bought | bought | acheter | |
| cast | cast | cast | jeter, lancer | |
| catch | caught | caught | attraper | |
| choose | chose/ | chosen | choisir | |
| corne | came /ei/ | corne | venir | |
| cost | cost | cost | coûter | |
| cut | cut | cut | couper | |
| deal /i:/ | dealt /e/ | dealt /e/ | distribuer ; (~ with) traiter de | |
| do | did | done | faire | |
| draw | drew | drawn | dessiner | |
| dream /i:/ | dreamt/e/ | dreamt /e/ | rêver | |
| drink | drank | drunk | boire | |
| drive /ai/ | drove | driven /i/ | conduire | |
| eat /i:/ | ate /ei/ | eaten /i:/ | manger | |
| fall /a:/ | fell /e/ | fallen | tomber | |
| feed /i:/ | fed /e/ | fed /e/ | nourrir | |
| feel /i:/ | felt | felt | sentir, ressentir | |
| fight /ai/ | fought | fought | combattre, se battre | |
| fïnd /ai/ | found | found | trouver | |
| fly /ai/ | flew | flown | voler (dans l’air) | |
| forbid /i/ | forbade /ei/ | forbidden | interdire | |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | oublier | |
| forgive | forgave /ei/ | forgiven | pardonner | |
| freeze /i:/ | froze | frozen | geler | |
| get | got | got | obtenir ; devenir | |
| give | gave/ei/ | given | donner | |
| go | went | gone | aller | |
| grow | grew /u:/ | grown | grandir, faire pousser | |
| have | had | had | avoir | |
| hear | heard | heard | entendre | |
| hide /ai/ | hid /i/ | hidden /i/ | (se) cacher | |
| hit | hit | hit | frapper | |
| hold | held | held | tenir | |
| hurt | hurt | hurt | (se) faire mal, (se) blesser | |
| keep /i: / | kept/e/ | kept /e/ | garder | |
| know | knew | known | connaître, savoir |