Passé Simple
Flashcards showing French verbs with English meanings and their past historic (passé simple) conjugation roots and endings. Highlights regular -ISS verbs and irregular ones like voir and naître.
réussir
to succeed
(-ISS) (réuss) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent]
Key Terms
réussir
to succeed
(-ISS) (réuss) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent]
choisir
to choose
(-ISS) (chois) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent]
finir
to finish
(-ISS (fin) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent]
voir
to see
(v) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent]
naitre
to be born
(naqu) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent]
faire
to do, to make
(f) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent]
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
réussir | to succeed (-ISS) (réuss) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
choisir | to choose (-ISS) (chois) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
finir | to finish (-ISS (fin) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
voir | to see (v) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
naitre | to be born (naqu) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
faire | to do, to make (f) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
mettre | to put, to place (m) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
suivre | to follow (suiv) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
entendre | to hear, to understand (entend) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
attendre |
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(re)prendre | to take ((re)(pr)) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
couvrir | to cover, to wrap (couvr) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
sortir | to go out, to exit (sort) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
dire | to say, to tell (d) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
atteindre 0 | to reach, to achieve (atteign) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
défendre | to defend, to protect, to support (défend) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
répondre | to answer, to respond (répond) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
rendre | to give back, to return (rend) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
sentir | to smell, to feel (sent) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
comprendre | to understand (compr) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
écrire | to write (écriv) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
partir | to leave, to go, to start (part) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
ouvrir | to open (ouvr) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
servir | to serve (serv) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
(re)agir | to act, to take action, to behave (react) | ((re)(ag) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
| to lose | (perd) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
sourire | to smile | (sour) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
descendre | to descend | (descend) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
permettre | to permit | (perm) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
offrir | to offer | (offr) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
apprendre | to learn | (appr) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
souffrir | to suffer | (souffr) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
prétendre | to claim | (prétend) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
| to sell | (vend) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
tordre | to twist | (tord) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
répandre | to spread, to scatter | (répand) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
suspendre | to suspend | (suspend) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
pendre | to hang, to suspend | (pend) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
mordre | to bite | (mord) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
fondre | to melt | (fond) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
étendre | to stretch | (étend) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
dépendre | to depend | (dépend) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
correspondre | to correspond | (correspond) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
| to confuse | (confond) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
(re)venir | to come (back, return) ((re)(v)) [ins, ins, int, înmes, întes, inrent] |
devenir | o become (dev) [ins, ins, int, înmes, întes, inrent] |
retenir | to hold back, to retain | (ret) [ins, ins, int, înmes, întes, inrent] |
tenir | to hold, to restrain | (t) [ins, ins, int, înmes, întes, inrent] |
peindre | o paint (peign) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
apercevoir | to notice, to realize, to perceive | (aperç) [us, us, ut, ûmes, ûtes, urent] |
mourir | to die, to fade away | (mour) [us, us, ut, ûmes, ûtes, urent] |
courir | to run, to rush, to go around | (cour) [us, us, ut, ûmes, ûtes, urent] |
lire | to read | (l) [us, us, ut, ûmes, ûtes, urent] |
avoir | to have | (e) [us, us, ut, ûmes, ûtes, urent] |
être | to be | (f) [us, us, ut, ûmes, ûtes, urent] |
vouloir | to want, to expect | (voul) [us, us, ut, ûmes, ûtes, urent] |
devoir | to have to, must, need to | (d) [us, us, ut, ûmes, ûtes, urent] |
pouvoir | can, may, be able to | (p) [us, us, ut, ûmes, ûtes, urent] |
savoir | to know | (s) [us, us, ut, ûmes, ûtes, urent] |
falloir | be needed, have to do something, must | il fallut ONLY |
croire | to believe, to think that, to imagine | (cr) [us, us, ut, ûmes, ûtes, urent] |
(re)connaître | to know, to recognize | ((re)(conn)) [us, us, ut, ûmes, ûtes, urent] |
paraître | to appear, seem | (par) [us, us, ut, ûmes, ûtes, urent] |
vivre | to live, to exist, to reside | (véc) [us, us, ut, ûmes, ûtes, urent] |
recevoir | to receive, to collect | (req) [us, us, ut, ûmes, ûtes, urent] |
valoir | to be worth, to be valued at | (val) [us, us, ut, ûmes, ûtes, urent] |
plaire | to please, to appeal to | (pl) [us, us, ut, ûmes, ûtes, urent] |
-ER verbes | [ai, as, a, âmes, âtes, èrrent] |
réfléchir | to reflect, to consider, to think about | (-ISS) (réfléch) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
ralentir | to slow down | (ralent) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
subir | to suffer, to endure | (sub) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
provenir | to come from, to originate from | (prov) [ins, ins, int, înmes, întes, inrent] |
gémir | to moan, to whine, to howl | (gém) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
réunir | to get together, to join, to gather | (réun) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
affranchir | to free, to liberate, to emancipate | (-ISS) (affranch) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
renchérir | to outbid, to increase, to have the last word | (-ISS) (renchér [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
poursuivre | to pursue, to chase, to follow | (poursuiv) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
endormir | to get to sleep, to lull to sleep | (endorm) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
mentir | to lie | (ment) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
approfondir | to deal with something in depth, to increase | (approfond) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
entrevoir | to glimpse, to discern | (entrev) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
aboutir | to suceed, to turn out well, to result in | (-ISS) (about) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
saisir | to grasp, to seize | (sais) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
acquérir | to acquire | (acqu) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
(en)dormir | to sleep (dorm) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent] |
pleuvoir | to cry | il plut ONLY |