French Grammar: Irregular Verbs

A number of verbs in French are irregular, in other words, their present tenses don't conform to the usual pattern of regular -er verbs.

The following is a list of the most popular French irregular verbs:

VERB 1: (être - to be)		VERB 2: (avoir - to have)
SINGULAR		SINGULAR
je suis tu es il/elle est	I am you are he, she, it is	je ai tu as il/elle a	I have you have he, she, it has
PLURAL		PLURAL
nous sommes vous êtes ils/elles sont	we are you are they are	nous avouns vous avez ils/elles ont	we have you have they have

VERB 3: (aller - to go)		VERB 4: (faire - to do, make)
SINGULAR		SINGULAR
je vais tu vas il/elle va	I go you go he, she, it goes	je fais tu fais il/elle fait	I make you make he, she, it makes
PLURAL		PLURAL
nous allons vous allez ils/elles vont	we go you go they go	nous faisons vous faites ils/elles font	we make you make they make

VERB 5: (prende - to take)		VERB 6: (mettre - to put)
SINGULAR		SINGULAR
je prends tu prends il/elle prend	I take you take he, she, it takes	je mets tu mets il/elle met	I put you put he, she, it puts
PLURAL		PLURAL
nous prenons vous prenez ils/elles prennent	we take you take they take	nous mettons vous mettez ils/elles mettent	we put you put they put