Passé Simple

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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]

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Key Terms

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]

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TermDefinition

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

to wait (for)

(attend) [is, is, it, îmes, îtes, irent]

(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]


perdre

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]


vendre

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]


confondre

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