Irregular Past Participles
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Irregulars that End in -u
| Infinitive | Past Participle | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| avoir | eu | to have |
| falloir | fallu | to be needed |
| pouvoir | pu | to be able |
| savoir | su | to know |
| tenir | tenu | to hold |
| valoir | valu | to be worth |
| venir | venu | to come |
| vouloir | voulu | to want |
| connaître | connu | to know |
| reconnaître | reconnu | to recognize |
| paraître | paru | to seem |
| apparaître | apparu | to appear |
| disparaître | disparu | to disappear |
| apercevoir | aperçu | to perceive |
| boire | bu | to drink |
| concevoir | conçu | to conceive, to design |
| croire | cru | to believe |
| décevoir | déçu | to disappoint |
| recevoir | reçu | to receive |
| voir | vu | to see |
| lire | lu | to read |
| plaire | plu | to please |
| résoudre | résolu | to resolve, to solve |
| vaincre | vaincu | to conquer, to defeat |
| élire | élu | to elect |
| vivre | vécu | to live |
| survivre | survécu | to survive |
Other Irregulars
| Infinitive | Past Participle | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| naître | né | to be born |
| mourir | mort | to die |
| dire | dit | to say |
| écrire | écrit | to write |
| décrire | décrit | to describe |
| conduire | conduit | to drive |
| construire | construit | to construct |
| cuire | cuit | to cook |
| détruire | détruit | to destroy |
| produire | produit | to produce |
| reconstruire | reconstruit | to reconstruct |
| traduire | traduit | to translate |
| apprendre | appris | to learn; to teach |
| comprendre | compris | to understand |
| mettre | mis | to place, to put |
| prendre | pris | to take |
| reprendre | repris | to take up again |
| surprendre | surpris | to surprise |
| acquérir | acquis | to acquire |
| atteindre | atteint | to reach, to attain |
| conquérir | conquis | to conquer |
| craindre | craint | to fear |
| découvrir | découvert | to discover |
| éteindre | éteint | to extinguish, to turn off |
| joindre | joint | to join |
| offrir | offert | to offer |
| ouvrir | ouvert | to open |
| peindre | peint | to paint |
| rire | ri | to laugh |
| souffrir | souffert | to suffer |
| sourire | souri | to smile |
| suivre | suivi | to follow |
| taire | tu | to be silent, to keep quiet |
