Irregular Past Participles

avoir

to have

eu (ew)

had

ouvrir

to open

ouvert (oo-vehr)

opened

connaître

to know

connu

known

offrir

to offer

offert

offered

croire

to believe

cru

believed

pouvoir

to be able to

pu

was able to

devoir

to have to

dû

had to

prendre

to take

pris (pree)

taken

dire

to tell

dit

said

apprendre

to learn

appris

learned

écrire

to write

écrit

written

comprendre

to understand

compris

understood

être

to be

été

been

surprendre

to surprise

surpris

surprised

faire

to do, make

fait

made

recevoir

to receive

reçu (reh-sew)

received

lire

to read

lu

read

rire

to laugh

ri

laughed

mettre

to put

mis (me)

put

savoir

to know

su

known

permettre

to permit

permis

permitted

voir

to see

vu

seen

promettre

to promise

promis

promised

vouloir

to want

voulu (voo-lew)

wanted