Verbes irréguliers anglais

Verbes irréguliers anglais
Les 35 verbes irréguliers en rouge foncé ont une forme régulière aussi.
Un astérisque (*) signifie un verbe irrégulier assez rare.
Il y a aussi des exercices sur les verbes irréguliers, voir l'index des exercices.

Infinitif Prétérit Participe Passé Traduction et notes
1.* abide abode abode demeurer
2. awake awoke awoken (se) réveiller, aussi awake/awoke/awoke
3. be was/were been être
4. bear bore borne porter/supporter/soutenir
5. beat beat beaten battre
6. become became become devenir
7.* beget begat begotten engendrer, aussi beget/begot/begotten
8. begin began begun commencer
9. bend bent bent se courber, etc.
10.* bereave bereft bereft déposséder/priver
11.* beseech besought besought supplier
12. bet bet bet parier
13. bid bade bidden ordonner, etc., bid/bade/bidden ou bade ou bid
14. bind bound bound lier
15. bite bit bitten mordre
16. bleed bled bled saigner
17. blow blew blown souffler
18. break broke broken casser
19. breed bred bred élever
20. bring brought brought apporter
21. build built built construire
22. burn burnt burnt brûler
23. burst burst burst éclater
24. buy bought bought acheter
25. cast cast cast jeter, etc.
26. catch caught caught attraper
27.* chide chid chidden gronder/réprimander, aussi chide/chid/chid
28. choose chose chosen choisir
29.* cleave cleft cleft fendre/coller, aussi cleave/clove/clove
30. cling clung clung se cramponner
31. come came come venir
32. cost cost cost coûter
33. creep crept crept ramper/se glisser/se hérisser
34. crow crew crowed chanter (un coq)/jubiler
35. cut cut cut couper
36. deal dealt dealt distribuer/traiter
37. dig dug dug bêcher
38. do did done faire
39. draw drew drawn tirer/dessiner
40. dream dreamt dreamt rêver
41. drink drank drunk boire
42. drive drove driven conduire
43. dwell dwelt dwelt habiter/rester
44. eat ate eaten manger
45. fall fell fallen tomber
46. feed fed fed nourrir
47. feel felt felt (se) sentir
48. fight fought fought combattre
49. find found found trouver
50. flee fled fled fuir
51. fling flung flung jeter
52. fly flew flown voler
53. forbid forbade forbidden interdire
54. forget forgot forgotten oublier
55. forgive forgave forgiven pardonner
56.* forsake forsook forsaken abandonner
57. freeze froze frozen geler
58. get got got obtenir
59.* gird girt girt ceindre
60. give gave given donner
61. go went gone aller
62. grind ground ground broyer/moudre
63. grow grew grown cultiver/pousser/grandir
64. hang hung hung pendre, régulier si c'est une forme d'exécution
65. have had had avoir
66. hear heard heard entendre
67. heave hove hove lever, etc.
68.* hew hewed hewn couper/tailler
69. hide hid hidden (se) cacher, ou hide/hid/hid
70. hit hit hit frapper
71. hold held held tenir
72. hurt hurt hurt nuire
73. keep kept kept garder
74. kneel knelt knelt s'agenouiller
75. knit knit knit tricoter
76. know knew known savoir/connaître
77. lay laid laid étendre/coucher, etc.
78. lead led led mener
79. lean leant leant pencher
80. leap leapt leapt sauter/bondir
81. learn learnt learnt apprendre
82. leave left left quitter/laisser
83. lend lent lent prêter
84. let let let laisser/louer
85. lie lay lain reposer/être couché, régulier lorsqu'il signifie 'mentir'
86. light lit lit allumer
87. lose lost lost perdre
88. make made made faire
89. mean meant meant vouloir dire/signifier
90. meet met met rencontrer
91. mow mowed mown faucher/tondre
92. pay paid paid payer
93. prove proved proven prouver, régulier d'ordinaire
94. put put put mettre
95. quit quit quit quitter/abandonner
96. read read read lire
97.* rend rent rent déchirer
98. rid rid ridden se débarrasser, aussi rid/ridded/rid
99. ride rode ridden monter (cheval, etc.)
100. ring rang rung sonner/résonner
101. rise rose risen se lever
102. run ran run courir
103. saw sawed sawn scier
104. say said said dire
105. see saw seen voir
106. seek sought sought chercher
107. sell sold sold vendre
108. send sent sent envoyer
109. set set set mettre, etc.
110. sew sewed sewn coudre
111. shake shook shaken secouer
112. shear sheared shorn tondre
113. shed shed shed perdre (feuilles)/laisser tomber (larmes/sang), etc.
114. shine shone shone briller
115. shoe shod shod chausser
116. shoot shot shot tirer/tuer par balle/filmer, etc.
117. show showed shown montrer
118. shrink shrank shrunk (se) contracter/(se) rétrécir, aussi shrink/shrunk/shrunk
119.* shrive shrove shriven absoudre
120. shut shut shut fermer
121. sing sang sung chanter
122. sink sank sunk enfoncer/couler, etc., aussi sink/sunk/sunk
123. sit sat sat s'asseoir, etc.
124. slay slew slain tuer
125. sleep slept slept dormir
126. slide slid slid glisser
127. sling slung slung lancer
128. slink slunk slunk aller furtivement
129. slit slit slit (se) fendre
130. smell smelt smelt sentir/flairer
131.* smite smote smitten frapper/vaincre
132. sow sowed sown semer
133. speak spoke spoken parler
134. speed sped sped se presser
135. spell spelt spelt épeler/orthographier
136. spend spent spent dépenser
137. spill spilt spilt (se) renverser/(se) répandre
138. spin span spun faire tourner/filer, aussi spin/spun/spun
139. spit spat spat cracher, aussi spit/spit/spit
140. split split split (se) fendre
141. spoil spoilt spoilt abîmer/gâter, etc.
142. spread spread spread étendre
143. spring sprang sprung bondir, aussi spring/sprung/sprung
144. stand stood stood être debout
145.* stave stove stove défoncer/crever
146. steal stole stolen voler
147. stick stuck stuck coller
148. sting stung stung piquer/brûler
149. stink stank stunk puer, aussi stink/stunk/stunk
150.* strew strew strewn semer/joncher
151. stride strode stridden marcher à grands pas, aussi stride/strode/strode
152. strike struck struck frapper/se mettre en grève
153. string strung strung ficeler, etc.
154. strive strove striven s'efforcer
155. swear swore sworn jurer
156. sweep swept swept balayer
157. swell swelled swollen gonfler
158. swim swam swum nager
159. swing swung swung balancer
160. take took taken prendre
161. teach taught taught enseigner
162. tear tore torn déchirer
163. tell told told raconter
164. think thought thought penser
165. thrive throve thriven prospérer
166. throw threw thrown jeter
167. thrust thrust thrust pousser
168. tread trod trodden piétiner/fouler/marcher
169. understand understood understood comprendre
170. wake woke woken (se) réveiller/(se) ranimer, aussi wake/woke/woke; régulier s'il s'agit d'un rite funéraire
171. wear wore worn porter/user
172. weave wove woven tisser/tresser/tituber
173. wed wed wed épouser/marier
174. weep wept wept pleurer
175. wet wet wet mouiller
176. win won won gagner
177. wind wound wound remonter, etc.
178. wring wrung wrung tordre
179. write wrote written écrire


Nota : les verbes beset (entourer de, assaillir) et upset (boulverser, [se] renverser, déranger) sont comme le verbe set. Aux Etats-Unis, le verbe to sneak (se glisser furtivement, etc.) peut être irrégulier : to sneak, snuck, snuck.