Irregular verbs - business context 
Here is a list of common irregular verbs used in business situations.
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Infinitive |
Past |
Past Participle I've
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| être | be | was / were | been | |
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| devenir | become | became | become | |
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| commencer; débuter | begin | began | begun | |
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| casser; briser | break | broke | broken | |
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| amener; apporter | bring | brought | brought | |
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| télévisé, diffusé, transmis | broadcast | broadcast | broadcast | |
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| bâtir, construire; créer | build | built | built | |
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| acheter; acquérir | buy | bought | bought | |
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| attraper | catch | caught | caught | |
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| choisir | choose | chose | chosen | |
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| venir; arriver | come | came | come | |
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| coûter; évaluer | cost | cost | cost | |
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| faire affaires avec; traiter; négocier | deal | dealt | dealt | |
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| faire; s'occuper de | do | did | done | |
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| boire | drink | drank | drunk | |
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| conduire une voiture | drive | drove | driven | |
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| manger | eat | ate | eaten | |
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| sentir | feel | felt | felt | |
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| trouver, découvrir | find | found | found | |
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| voler | fly | flew | flown | |
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| défendre, interdire; empêcher | forbid | forbade | forbidden | |
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| oublier | forget | forgot | forgotten | |
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| pardonner, excuser | forgive | forgave | forgiven | |
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| recevoir; procurer; obtenir; prendre; acheter, acquérir; obtenir; attraper; comprendre | get | got | got | |
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| donner; livrer, transmettre; déplacer, transférer | give | gave | given | |
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| aller; voyager; arriver; se rendre; devenir | go | went | gone | |
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| avoir | have | had | had | |
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| entendre | hear | heard | heard | |
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| se tenir, tenir; se retenir, se maintenir; détenir; conserver, garder, posséder | hold | held | held | |
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| garder, conserver | keep | kept | kept | |
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| savoir; connaître; comprendre; discerner; être conscient de |
know | knew | known | |
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| mener, diriger | lead | led | led | |
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| laisser; quitter; partir, sortir | leave | left | left | |
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| prêter | lend | lent | lent | |
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| permettre; laisser; donner; louer | let | let | let | |
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| perdre; égarer; rater; manquer; gaspiller;souffrir d'une perte | lose | lost | lost | |
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| faire; fabriquer; construire | make | made | made | |
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| signifier, vouloir dire, indiquer,avoir l'intention de | mean | meant | meant | |
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| rencontrer; se rencontrer; se réunir; accueillir, connaître; répondre à, satisfaire à | meet | met | met | |
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| payer; régler; être rentable; verser de l'argent | pay | paid | paid | |
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| mettre; poser; placer; introduire; insérer | put | put | put | |
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| lire | read | read | read | |
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| sonner, téléphoner | ring | rang | rung | |
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| dire; déclarer | say | said | said | |
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| voir; comprendre; constater, vérifier; rencontrer | see | saw | seen | |
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| vendre | sell | sold | sold | |
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| envoyer; expédier | send | sent | sent | |
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| montrer | show | showed | shown | |
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| fermer | shut | shut | shut | |
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| s'asseoir | sit | sat | sat | |
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| dormir; coucher | sleep | slept | slept | |
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| parler; dire; faire un discours | speak | spoke | spoken | |
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| dépenser,employer, épuiser, consacrer; passer (temps) | spend | spent | spent | |
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| être debout; se tenir debout; rester debout; se lever | stand | stood | stood | |
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| prendre; attraper; saisir; capturer; posséder; louer (maison, voiture); faire (promenade, bain, congé); accepter, recevoir; user, consommer; conduire, mener; emmener, transporter; | take | took | taken | |
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| enseigner; instruire; éduquer | teach | taught | taught | |
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| dire; raconter | tell | told | told | |
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| penser; réfléchir; songer, se figurer; croire | think | thought | thought | |
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| comprendre | understand | understood | understood | |
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| porter (un vêtement, des lunettes) | wear | wore | worn | |
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| gagner; remporter | win | won | won | |
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| écrire | write | wrote | written | |
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