Avec exemples, illustrations.

1. Be (être) - was/were - been

He was tired yesterday. (Il était fatigué hier.)

He's been tired all day. (Il a été fatigué toute la

journée.)

2. Become (devenir) - became - become

He became a doctor. (Il est devenu médecin.)

In a way he's become a better person. (D'une

certaine manière, il est devenu une meilleure
personne.)
3. Begin (commencer) - began - begun

They began the project last week. (Ils ont

commencé le projet la semaine dernière.)

Over time, they have begun to enjoy it. (Au fil du

temps, ils ont commencé à l'apprécier.)

4. Blow (souffler) - blew - blown

A cold wind blew from the hills. (Un vent frais

soufflait depuis les collines.)

The wind has blown all day. (Le vent a soufflé

toute la journée.)

5. Bring (apporter) - brought - brought

She brought a gift for me. (Elle m'a apporté un

cadeau.)

She has brought about an attitude of love. (Elle a

fait naître un sentiment d'amour)
6. Build (construire) - built - built

They built a new house. (Ils ont construit une

nouvelle maison.)

They have just built it. (Ils viennent de la

construire.)

7. Buy (acheter) - bought - bought

We bought some groceries. (Nous avons acheté

des provisions.)

We have already bought them. (Nous les avons

déjà achetées.)

8. Choose (choisir) - chose - chosen

I chose the blue shirt. (J'ai choisi la chemise

bleue.)

I have already chosen what to wear. (J’ai déjà

choisi quoi porter.)
9. Come (venir) - came - come

He came to the party last night. (Il est venu à la

fête hier soir.)

He has come to every party so far. (Il est venu à

toutes les fêtes jusqu’à présent.)

10. Do (faire) - did - done

They did their homework. (Elles ont fait leurs

devoirs.)

They have done such a good job. (Elles ont fait un

si bon travail.)

11. Drink (boire) - drank - drunk

She drank a glass of water. (Elle a bu un verre

d'eau.)

She has just drunk it. (Elle vient de le boire)

12. Eat (manger) - ate - eaten

We ate dinner at the restaurant. (Nous avons

mangé au restaurant.)

We have already eaten so let’s go home. (On a

déjà mangé donc retournons à la maison.)

13. Fall (tomber) - fell - fallen

The leaves fell from the trees. (Les feuilles sont

tombées des arbres.)

They have already fallen. (Elles sont déjà

tombées.)

14. Feel (se sentir) - felt - felt

He felt happy after winning the game. (Il s'est

senti heureux après avoir gagné la partie.)

He has never felt so proud. (Il ne s’est jamais senti

aussi fier.)
15. Find (trouver) - found - found

I found my keys in the drawer. (J'ai trouvé mes

clés dans le tiroir.)

I’m happy because I have just found them. (Je

suis contente car je viens de les trouver.)

16. Fly (voler) - flew - flown

The birds flew south for the winter. (Les oiseaux

ont volé vers le sud pour l'hiver.)

They have never flown so high. (Ils n’ont jamais

volé aussi haut.)

17. Forget (oublier) - forgot - forgotten

She forgot her umbrella at home. (Elle a oublié

son parapluie à la maison.)

She has already forgotten everything. (Elle a déjà

tout oublié.)
18. Get (obtenir) - got - gotten

He got a promotion at work. (Il a obtenu une

promotion au travail.)

He has gotten it just in time. (Il l’a obtenue juste à

temps.)

19. Give (donner) - gave - given

He gave me a present, a nice one. (Il m'a donné

un cadeau, un beau.)

He has just given it to me, just now. (Il vient de

me le donner, juste maintenant.)

20. Go (aller) - went - gone

We went to the beach last weekend. (Nous

sommes allés à la plage le week-end dernier.)

We have gone forwards instead of backwards.

(Nous avons avancé au lieu de reculer.)
21. Have (avoir) - had - had

She had a great time at the party. (Elle a passé un

bon moment à la fête.)

She has had time to enjoy it. (Elle a eu le temps

de l’apprécier.)

22. Know (savoir/connaître) - knew - known

They knew the answer to the questions. (Ils

connaissaient la réponse aux questions.)

They have always known them. (Ils les ont

toujours connues.)

23. Leave (partir) - left - left

He left early in the morning. (Il est parti tôt le

matin.)

He has already left, please come back later. (Il est

déjà parti, s’il vous plait, revenez plus tard.)
24. Lose (perdre) - lost - lost

I lost my keys. (J'ai perdu mes clés.)

But you’ve never lost anything before, how did it

happen ? (Mais tu n’as jamais rien perdu avant,
comment est-ce arrivé ?)

25. Make (faire) - made - made

He made a delicious cake. (Il a fait un délicieux

gâteau.)

So far, he has made hundreds of them. (Jusqu’à

présent, il en a fait des centaines.)

26. Meet (rencontrer) - met - met

We met in the street. (Nous nous sommes

rencontrées dans la rue.)

I have met countless people in the street. (J'ai

rencontré d'innombrables personnes dans la rue.)
27. Pay (payer) - paid - paid

He paid for the movie tickets. (Il a payé les tickets

de cinéma.)

I have never paid for a movie ticket. (Je n’ai

jamais payé un ticket de cinéma.)

28. Put (mettre) - put - put

She put the book on the shelf. (Elle a mis le livre

sur l'étagère.)

She has just put it there. (Elle vient de le mettre

là.)

29. Read (lire) - read - read

We read the book yesterday. (On a lu le livre hier.)

This week, we have already read thirteen books.

(Cette semaine, on a déjà lu treize livres.)
30. Ride (monter) - rode - ridden

They rode their bikes to the park. (Ils ont été en

vélo jusqu'à l’oasis.)

But Aisha hasn’t ridden her bike in years. (Mais

Aisha n'a pas fait de vélo depuis des années.)

31. Run (courir) - ran - run

She ran a marathon last year. (Elle a couru un

marathon l'année dernière.)

Since 2015, she has run one each year. (Depuis

2015, elle en a couru un chaque année.)

32. Say (dire) - said - said

He said hello to everyone. (Il a dit bonjour à tout le

monde.)

He has just said hello to a horde of zombies. (Il

vient de dire bonjour à une horde de zombies.)
33. See (voir) - saw - seen

We saw a beautiful sunset. (Nous avons vu un

magnifique coucher de soleil.)

We have just seen it on the horizon. (On vient de

le voir à l’horizon.)

34. Sing (chanter) - sang - sung

She sang her favorite song. (Elle a chanté sa

chanson préférée.)

She has sung her whole life. (Elle a chanté toute

sa vie.)

35. Sleep (dormir) - slept - slept

They slept soundly through the night. (Ils ont

dormi profondément toute la nuit.)

They have slept by the nuclear plant. (Ils ont

dormi près de la centrale nucléaire.)
36. Speak (parler) - spoke - spoken

He spoke fluently in French. (Il parlait couramment

français.)

He has spoken the language for years. (Il parle la

langue depuis des années.)

37. Stand (se tenir debout) - stood - stood

We stood in line for tickets. (Nous avons fait la file

pour les billets.)

So far, we have stood in line every day. (Jusqu’à

présent, nous avons fait la file tous les jours.)

38. Swim (nager) - swam - swum

She swam across the lake. (Elle a traversé le lac à

la nage.)

She has just swum against the tide. (Elle vient de

nager à contre-courant.)
39. Take (prendre) - took - taken

They took a vacation last month. (Ils ont pris des

vacances le mois dernier.)

They have already taken a vacation. (Ils ont déjà

pris des vacances.)

40. Teach (enseigner) - taught - taught

He taught English to foreign students. (Il

enseignait l'anglais aux étudiants étrangers.)

He has taught English his whole life. (Il a

enseigné l’anglais toute sa vie.)

41. Tell (dire/raconter) - told - told

She told me a secret. (Elle m'a raconté un secret.)

She has already told me countless secrets. (Elle

m’a déjà raconté d’innombrables secrets.)
42. Think (penser) - thought - thought

We thought about our future plans. (Nous avons

réfléchi à nos projets futurs.)

We have just thought about the future. (Nous

venons de penser à l'avenir.)

43. Understand (comprendre) - understood - understood

He understood the instructions clearly. (Il a

compris les instructions clairement.)

He has just understood something. (Il vient de

comprendre quelque chose.)

44. Wear (porter) - wore - worn

She wore a beautiful dress to the party. (Elle

portait une belle robe à la fête.)

She has always worn it ever since. (Elle l’a

toujours portée depuis.)
45. Win (gagner) - won - won

They won the game by a large margin. (Ils ont

remporté le match avec une grande avance.)

So far, they have won every game. (Jusqu’à

présent, elles ont remporté tous les matchs.)

46. Write (écrire) - wrote - written

I wrote a letter to my friend. (J'ai écrit une lettre à

mon ami.)

I have just written this letter. (Je viens d’écrire

cette lettre.)

47. Break (casser) - broke - broken

He broke his leg while playing soccer. (Il s'est

cassé la jambe en jouant au football.)

He has just broken it but he’s fine. (Il vient de se

la casser mais il va bien.)
48. Choose (choisir) - chose - chosen

She chose the red dress for the party. (Elle a

choisi la robe rouge pour la fête.)

They have never chosen anything. (Ils n'ont

jamais rien chois.)

49. Eat (manger) - ate - eaten

We ate dinner at a fancy restaurant. (Nous avons

dîné dans un restaurant chic.)

We have never eaten such a good lobster. (On

n'a jamais mangé un aussi bon homard.)

50. Forget (oublier) - forgot - forgotten

They forgot their passports before leaving for

the trip. (Ils ont oublié leurs passeports avant de
partir en voyage.)

So far, they have only forgotten this document.

(Jusqu'à présent, ils ont seulement oublié ce
document.)