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Infinitive Past simple past participle -ing form translation

A to arise arose arisen arising s’élever,survenir
to awake awoke awoken awaking s’éveiller
B to be was / were been being être
to bear bore borne bearing porter, supporter
to beat beat beaten beating battre, vaincre
to become became become becoming devenir
to begin began begun beginning commencer
to bend bent bent bending plier, courber
to beseech besought besought beseeching supplier
to bet bet bet betting parier
to bid bade bidden bidding ordonner
to bid bid bid bidding offrir
to bind bound bound binding lier, relier (livre)
to bite bit bitten biting mordre
to bleed bled bled bleeding saigner
to blow blew blown blowing souffler
to break broke broken breaking (se) casser
to breed bred bred breeding élever (animaux)
to bring brought brought bringing apporter
to broadcast broadcast broadcast broadcasting émettre (radio)
to build built built building construire, bâtir
to burn burnt burnt burning brûler
to burst burst burst bursting éclater
to buy bought bought buying acheter
C to cast cast cast casting jeter, lancer
to catch caught caught catching attraper
to choose chose chosen choosing choisir
to cling clung clung clinging s’accrocher
to come came come coming venir
to cost cost cost costing coûter
to creep crept crept creeping ramper, se glisser
to cut cut cut cutting couper
D to deal dealt dealt dealing distribuer(cartes) ,
négocier,faireaffaires,
traiter de (sujet)
to dig dug dug digging creuser
to do did done doing faire
to draw drew drawn drawing tirer, dessiner
to dream dreamt dreamt dreaming rêver
to drink drank drunk drinking boire
to drive drove driven driving conduire
to dwell dwelt dwelt dwelling habiter, demeurer
E to eat ate eaten eating manger
F to fall fell fallen falling tomber
to feed fed fed feeding (se) nourrir (bêtes)
to feel felt felt feeling (se) sentir, ressentir
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to fight fought fought fighting se battre, combattre

to find found found finding trouver
to fit fit fit fitting s’accorder, aller avec
to flee fled fled fleeing fuir, s’enfuir
to fling flung flung flinging lancer (violemment)
to fly flew flown flying voler (oiseau)
to forbid forbade forbidden forbidding défendre, interdire
to forget forgot forgotten forgetting oublier
to forgive forgave forgiven forgiving pardonner
to forsake forsook forsaken forsaking abandonner
to freeze froze frozen freezing geler
G to get got got getting obtenir, se procurer
se rendre à (lieu),
devenir
to give gave given giving donner
to go went gone going aller
to grind ground ground grinding moudre
to grow grew grown growing cultiver, pousser,
grandir
H to hang hung hung hanging accrocher, suspendre
to have had had having avoir
to hear heard heard hearing entendre
to hide hid hidden hiding (se) cacher
to hit hit hit hitting Frapper, donner coup
to hold held held holding tenir, contenir
to hurt hurt hurt hurting blesser, peiner, faire
mal
K to keep kept kept keeping garder, continuer
to kneel knelt knelt kneeling s’agenouiller
to knit knit knit knitting tricoter
to know knew known knowing savoir, connaître
L to lay laid laid laying étendre, poser, pondre
to lead led led leading conduire, mener
to lean leant leant leaning (s’)appuyer
to leap leapt leapt leaping sauter, bondir
to learn learnt learnt learning apprendre, étudier
to leave left left leaving laisser, quitter,
abandonner
to lend lent lent lending prêter
to let let let letting laisser, louer,
permettre
to lie lay lain lying être étendu
to light lit lit lighting éclairer
to lose lost lost losing perdre
M to make made made making faire, fabriquer
to mean meant meant meaning signifier, avoir
l’intention
to meet met met meeting (se) rencontrer
to mow mowed mown mowing faucher, tondre
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O to overcome overcame overcome overcoming vaincre, surmonter

to overtake overtook overtaken overtaking dépasser (véhicule)
P to pay paid paid paying payer
to put put put putting mettre, poser
Q to quit quit quit quitting quitter
R to read read read reading lire
to rend rent rent rending déchirer
to rid rid rid ridding débarrasser, délivrer
to ride rode ridden riding aller à cheval, à vélo
to ring rang rung ringing sonner
to rise rose risen rising se lever, s’élever
to run ran run running courir
S to saw sawed sawn sawing scier
to say said said saying dire
to see saw seen seeing voir
to seek sought sought seeking (re)chercher
to sell sold sold selling (se) vendre
to send sent sent sending envoyer
to set set set setting poser, fixer, placer
to sew sewed sewn sewing coudre
to shake shook shaken shaking secouer
to shed shed shed shedding verser (sang, larmes)
to shine shone shone shining briller
to shoot shot shot shooting tirer (fusil)
to show showed shown showing montrer
to shrink shrank shrunk shrinking (se) rétrécir, reculer
to shut shut shut shutting fermer
to sing sang sung singing chanter
to sink sank sunk sinking sombrer, couler
to sit sat sat sitting être assis
to sleep slept slept sleeping dormir
to slide slid slid sliding glisser
to sling slung slung slinging lancer (fronde)
to slit slit slit slitting fendre, inciser
to smell smelt smelt smelling sentir (odorat)
to sow sowed sown sowing semer
to speak spoke spoken speaking parler
to speed sped sped speeding (se) hâter, aller vite
to spell spelt spelt spelling épeler
to spend spent spent spending passer (temps),
dépenser
to spill spilt spilt spilling répandre (liquide)
to spin spun spun spinning filer (laine)
to spit spat spat spitting cracher
to split split split splitting (se) fendre, se séparer
to spoil spoilt spoilt spoiling gâter (enfant, fruit)
to spread spread spread spreading (s’)étendre,(s’)étaler
to spring sprang sprung springing bondir, jaillir
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to stand stood stood standing être debout, supporter

to steal stole stolen stealing voler, dérober
to stick stuck stuck sticking coller
to sting stung stung stinging piquer (insecte)
to stink stank stunk stinking Sentir mauvais, puer
to stride strode stridden striding marcher à grands pas
to strike struck struck striking frapper
to swear swore sworn swearing jurer
to sweep swept swept sweeping balayer
to swell swelled swollen swelling enfler, gonfler
to swim swam swum swimming nager
to swing swung swung swinging (se) balancer
T to take took taken taking prendre
to teach taught taught teaching enseigner
to tear tore torn tearing déchirer
to tell told told telling dire, raconter
to think thought thought thinking penser, réfléchir
to throw threw thrown throwing jeter, lancer
to thrust thrust thrust thrusting pousser dedans ,
fourrer à l’intérieur de
to tread trod trodden treading marcher sur
U to undergo underwent undergone undergoing subir
to understand understood understood understanding comprendre
to undertake undertook undertaken undertaking entreprendre
to upset upset upset upsetting renverser, bouleverser
W to wake woke woken waking (s’)éveiller
to wear wore worn wearing porter (vêtements)
to weave wove woven weaving tisser
to weep wept wept weeping pleurer
to win won won winning gagner
to wind wound wound winding serpenter,
remonter(mécanisme)
to withdraw withdrew withdrawn withdrawing (se) retirer
to withhold withheld withheld withholding taire, retenir
to withstand withstood withstood withstanding résister à
to wring wrung wrung wringing tordre, essorer (linge)
to write wrote written writing écrire

A Few Examples :

A new complication has arisen and it is essential to find a solution.

This book deals with the question of segregation in America.
I prefer freshly-ground coffee to instant coffee.
He has decided to get rid of his old playthings.
She thrust some clothes in a bag and fled from the house as soon as she could.
She wrung her hands and started to cry.