VERBES IRREGULIERS
Voici une liste de 100 verbes irréguliers parmi les plus courants (la liste complète est un peu plus longue)
Base verbale |
Prétérit |
Participe passé |
Traduction |
| be | was, were | been | être |
| beat | beat | beaten | battre |
| become | became | become | devenir |
| begin | began | begun | commencer |
| bend | bent | bent | plier |
| bet | bet | bet | parier |
| bind | bound | bound | lier |
| bite | bit | bitten | mordre |
| bleed | bled | bled | saigner |
| blow | blew | blown | souffler |
| break | broke | broken | casser |
| bring | brought | brought | apporter |
| build | built | built | construire |
| burn | burnt | burnt | brûler |
| burst | burst | burst | éclater |
| buy | bought | bought | acheter |
| cast | cast | cast | jeter |
| catch | caught | caught | attraper |
| choose | chose | chosen | choisir |
| come | came | come | venir |
| cost | cost | cost | coûter |
| cut | cut | cut | couper |
| deal | dealt | dealt | vendre, s'occuper de |
| do | did | done | faire |
| draw | drew | drawn | dessiner |
| dream | dreamt | dreamt | 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, éprouver |
| fight | fought | fought | se battre |
| find | found | found | trouver |
| fly | flew | flown | voler |
| forbid | forbade | forbidden | interdire |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | oublier |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven | pardonner |
| freeze | froze | frozen | geler |
| get | got | got | obtenir, se rendre |
| give | gave | given | donner |
| go | went | gone | aller |
| grow | grew | grown | grandir, faire pousser |
| hang | hung | hung | accrocher |
| have | had | had | avoir |
| hear | heard | heard | entendre |
| hide | hid | hidden | cacher |
| hit | hit | hit | frapper |
| hold | held | held | tenir |
| hurt | hurt | hurt | blesser |
| keep | kept | kept | garder |
| know | knew | known | savoir, connaître |
| lead | led | led | mener |
| learn | learnt | learnt | apprendre |
| leave | left | left | quitter, laisser |
| lend | lent | lent | prêter |
| let | let | let | laisser, permettre |
| light | lit | lit | allumer |
| lose | lost | lost | perdre |
| make | made | made | faire, fabriquer |
| mean | meant | meant | signifier |
| meet | met | met | rencontrer |
| pay | paid | paid | payer |
| put | put |
put | mettre |
| read | read | read | lire |
| ride | rode | ridden | faire du vélo, du cheval |
| ring | rang | rung | sonner |
| rise | rose | risen | se lever |
| run | ran | run | courir |
| say | said | said | dire |
| see | saw | seen | voir |
| sell | sold | sold | vendre |
| send | sent | sent | envoyer |
| shake | shook | shaken | agiter, trembler |
| shine | shone | shone | briller |
| shoot | shot | shot | tirer (au fusil, etc.) |
| show | showed | shown | montrer |
| shut | shut | shut | fermer |
| sing | sang | sung | chanter |
| sit | sat | sat | être assis |
| sleep | slept | slept | dormir |
| smell | smelt | smelt | sentir (odeur) |
| speak | spoke | spoken | parler |
| spell | spelt | spelt | épeler |
| spend | spent | spent | passer, dépenser |
| stand | stood | stood | se tenir debout |
| steal | stole | stolen | voler (dérober) |
| strike | struck | struck | frapper |
| swim | swam | swum | nager |
| take | took | taken | prendre |
| teach | taught | taught | enseigner |
| tear | tore | torn | déchirer |
| tell | told | told | dire |
| think | thought | thought | penser, réfléchir |
| throw | threw | thrown | lancer, jeter |
| understand | understood | understood | comprendre |
| wake (up) | woke (up) | woken (up) | (se) révéiller |
| wear | wore | worn | porter (un vêtement) |
| win | won | won | gagner |
| write | wrote | written | écrire |
NB1: le verbe BE etant un auxiliaire, à la forme négative il devient wasn't/ weren't, à la forme interrogative: was she..., were you...
NB2: les auxiliaires de modalités ne sont pas considérés comme des verbes iréguliers; CAN peut cependant devenir COULD au prétérit (pas de participe passé)