Irregular Past Participles 2

French: AQA GCSE (2025 Exams), topic 4.2.5

Irregular Past Participles

There is no pattern to learn irregular past participles, they just need to be learned. Verbs that contain these irregular verbs (derivatives) have the same past participles.

Être → été - been

Être → été - been

Faire → fait - did

Faire → fait - did

Écrire → écrit - written

Écrire → écrit - written

Dire → dit - said

Dire → dit - said

Irregular Past Participles

There is no pattern to learn irregular past participles, they just need to be learned. Verbs that contain these irregular verbs (derivatives) have the same past participles.

Vouloir → voulu - wanted

Vouloir → voulu - wanted

Prendre → pris - taken

Prendre → pris - taken

Mettre → mis - put

Mettre → mis - put

Connaître → connu - known

Connaître → connu - known

Test yourself on Irregular Past Participles 2

  • What is the past participle of 'Être' in French?

  • What is the past participle of 'faire' in French?

  • What is the past participle of 'vouloir' in French?

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