Les verbes irréguliers en anglais
Les verbes irréguliers sont indispensables à l’apprentissage de la langue de Shakespeare.
Vous trouverez ci-dessous la liste des verbes irréguliers principaux.
Base verbale | Préterit | Participe passé | Traduction |
abide | abode | abode | respecter / se conformer à |
arise | arose | arisen | survenir |
awake | awoke | awoken | se réveiller |
be | was, were | been | être |
bear | bore | borne / born | porter / supporter / naître |
beat | beat | beaten | battre |
become | became | become | devenir |
beget | begat / begot | begotten | engendrer |
begin | began | begun | commencer |
bend | bent | bent | plier / se courber |
bereave | bereft / bereaved | bereft / bereaved | déposséder / priver |
bet | bet | bet | parier |
bid | bid / bade | bid / bidden | offrir |
bleed | bled | bled | saigner |
blow | blew | blown | souffler / gonfler |
break | broke | broken | casser |
breed | bred | bred | élever (des animaux) |
bring | brought | brought | apporter |
broadcast | broadcast | broadcast | diffuser / émettre |
build | built | built | construire |
burn | burnt / burned | burnt / burned | brûler |
burst | burst | burst | éclater |
buy | bought | bought | acheter |
can | could | could | pouvoir |
cast | cast | cast | jeter / distribuer (rôles) |
catch | caught | caught | attraper |
chide | chid | chiden | gronder |
choose | chose | chosen | choisir |
cling | clung | clung | s’accrocher |
clothe | clad / clothed | clad / clothed | habiller / recouvrir |
come | came | come | venir |
cost | cost | cost | coûter |
creep | crept | crept | ramper |
cut | cut | cut | couper |
deal | dealt | dealt | distribuer |
dig | dug | dug | creuser |
dive | dived | dived / dove | plonger |
do | did | done | faire |
draw | drew | drawn | dessiner / tirer |
dream | dreamt / dreamed | dreamt / dreamed | rêver |
drink | drank | drunk | boire |
drive | drove | driven | conduire |
eat | ate | eaten | manger |
fall | fell | fallen | tomber |
feed | fed | fed | nourrir |
feel | felt | felt | se sentir / ressentir |
fight | fought | fought | se battre |
find | found | found | trouver |
flee | fled | fled | s’enfuir |
fling | flung | flung | lancer |
fly | flew | flown | voler |
forbid | forbade | forbidden | interdire |
forecast | forecast | forecast | prévoir |
forget | forgot | forgotten / forgot | oublier |
forgive | forgave | forgiven | pardonner |
forsake | forsook | forsaken | abandonner |
forsee | foresaw | foresawn | prévoir / présentir |
freeze | froze | frozen | geler |
get | got | gotten / got | obtenir |
give | gave | given | donner |
go | went | gone | aller |
grind | ground | ground | moudre / opprimer |
grow | grew | grown | grandir / pousser |
hang | hung | hung | tenir / pendre |
have | had | had | avoir |
hear | heard | heard | entendre |
hide | hid | hidden | cacher |
hit | hit | hit | taper / appuyer |
hold | held | held | tenir |
hurt | hurt | hurt | blesser |
keep | kept | kept | garder |
kneel | knelt / knelled | knelt / kneeled | s’agenouiller |
know | knew | known | connaître / savoir |
lay | laid | laid | poser |
lead | led | led | mener / guider |
lean | leant / leaned | leant / leaned | s’incliner / se pencher |
leap | leapt / leaped | leapt / leaped | sauter / bondir |
learn | learnt | learnt | apprendre |
leave | left | left | laisser / quitter / partir |
lend | lent | lent | prêter |
let | let | let | permettre / louer |
lie | lay | lain | s’allonger |
light | lit / lighted | lit / lighted | allumer |
lose | lost | lost | perdre |
make | made | made | fabriquer |
mean | meant | meant | signifier |
meet | met | met | rencontrer |
mow | mowed | mowed / mown | tondre |
offset | offset | offset | compenser |
overcome | overcame | overcome | surmonter |
partake | partook | partaken | prendre part à |
pay | paid | paid | payer |
plead | pled / pleaded | pled / pleaded | supplier / plaider |
preset | preset | preset | programmer |
prove | proved | proven / proved | prouver |
put | put | put | mettre |
quit | quit | quit | quitter |
read | read | read | lire |
relay | relaid | relaid | relayer |
rend | rent | rent | déchirer |
rid | rid | rid | débarrasser |
ride | rode | ridden | monter (vélo, cheval) |
ring | rang | rung | sonner / téléphoner |
rise | rose | risen | lever |
run | ran | run | courir |
saw | saw / sawed | sawn / sawed | scier |
say | said | said | dire |
see | saw | seen | voir |
seek | sought | sought | chercher |
sell | sold | sold | vendre |
send | sent | sent | envoyer |
set | set | set | fixer |
shake | shook | shaken | secouer |
shed | shed | shed | répandre / laisser tomber |
shine | shone | shone | briller |
shoe | shod | shod | chausser |
shoot | shot | shot | tirer / fusiller |
show | showed | shown | montrer |
shut | shut | shut | fermer |
sing | sang | sung | chanter |
sink | sank / sunk | sunk / sunken | couler |
sit | sat | sat | s’asseoir |
slay | slew | slain | tuer |
sleep | slept | slept | dormir |
slide | slid | slid | glisser |
slink | slunk / slinked | slunk / slinked | s’en aller furtivement |
slit | slit | slit | fendre |
smell | smelt | smelt | sentir |
sow | sowed | sown / sowed | semer |
speak | spoke | spoken | parler |
speed | sped | sped | aller vite |
spell | spelt | spelt | épeler / orthographier |
spend | spent | spent | dépenser / passer du temps |
spill | spilt / spilled | spilt / spilled | renverser |
spin | spun | spun | tourner / faire tourner |
spit | spat / spit | spat / spit | cracher |
split | split | split | fendre |
spoil | spoilt | spoilt | gâcher / gâter |
spread | spread | spread | répandre |
spring | sprang | sprung | surgir / jaillir / bondir |
stand | stood | stood | être debout |
steal | stole | stolen | voler / dérober |
stick | stuck | stuck | coller |
sting | stung | stung | piquer |
stink | stank | stunk | puer |
strew | strewed | strewn / strewed | éparpiller |
strike | struck | stricken / struck | frapper |
strive | strove | striven | s’efforcer |
swear | swore | sworn | jurer |
sweat | sweat / sweated | sweat / sweated | suer |
sweep | swept | swept | balayer |
swell | swelled | swollen / swelled | gonfler / enfler |
swim | swam | swum | nager |
swing | swung | swung | se balancer |
take | took | taken | prendre |
teach | taught | taught | enseigner |
tear | tore | torn | déchirer |
tell | told | told | dire / raconter |
think | thought | thought | penser |
thrive | throve / thrived | thriven / thrived | prospérer |
throw | threw | thrown | jeter |
thrust | thrust | thrust | enfoncer |
tread | trod | trodden | piétiner quelque chose |
typeset | typeset | typeset | composer |
undergo | underwent | undergone | subir |
understand | understood | understood | comprendre |
wake | woke | woken | réveiller |
wear | wore | worn | porter (avoir sur soi) |
weep | wept | wept | pleurer |
wet | wet / wetted | wet / wetted | mouiller |
win | won | won | gagner |
wind | wound | wound | enrouler / remonter |
withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn | se retirer |
wring | wrung | wrung | tordre |
write | wrote | written | écrire |