Les verbes irréguliers sont nombreux en anglais. Les connaître est cependant indispensable pour parler et écrire un anglais de qualité.
Les verbes irréguliers essentiels en anglais
| Infinitif | Prétérit | Participe-passé | Traduction |
| awake | awoke | awoken | se réveiller |
| be | was / were | been | être |
| bear | bore | borne | porter, supporter |
| beat | beat | beaten | battre |
| become | became | become | devenir |
| begin | began | begun | commencer |
| bend | bent | bent | (se) pencher, (se) courber |
| bet | bet | bet | parier |
| bite | bit | bitten | mordre |
| bleed | bled | bled | saigner |
| blow | blew | blown | souffler |
| break | broke | broken | casser |
| bring | brought | brought | apporter |
| broadcast | broadcast | broadcast | diffuser |
| build | built | built | construire |
| burn | burnt | burnt | brûler |
| burst | burst | burst | éclater |
| catch | caught | caught | attraper |
| choose | chose | chosen | choisir |
| come | came | come | venir, arriver |
| cost | cost | cost | coûter |
| cut | cut | cut | couper |
| deal | dealt | dealt | gérer, distribuer |
| dig | dug | dug | creuser |
| do | did | done | faire |
| draw | drew | drawn | dessiner |
| drive | drove | driven | conduire |
| eat | ate | eaten | manger |
| fall | fell | fallen | tomber |
| feel | felt | felt | sentir, ressentir |
| fight | fought | fought | se battre |
| fly | flew | flown | voler |
| forbid | forbade | forbidden | interdire |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | oublier |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven | pardonner |
| get | got | gotten | recevoir |
| go | went | gone | aller |
| grow | grew | grown | grandir |
| hang | hung | hung | accrocher, pendre |
| have | had | had | avoir |
| hear | heard | heard | entendre |
| hide | hid | hidden | cacher |
| hit | hit | hit | frapper |
| hold | held | held | tenir |
| hurt | hurt | hurt | blesser / avoir mal |
| keep | kept | kept | garder |
| know | knew | known | savoir |
| leave | left | left | quitter, laisser |
| lend | lent | lent | prêter |
| let | let | let | laisser |
| lie | lay | lain | s’allonger |
| light | lighted/lit | lighted/lit | allumer |
| lose | lost | lost | perdre |
| make | made | made | faire |
| mean | meant | meant | signifier |
| meet | met | met | rencontrer |
| overcome | overcame | overcome | surmonter |
| pay | paid | paid | payer |
| prove | proved | proven | prouver |
| read (qui se prononce avec le son /i/) | read (qui se prononce avec le son /e/ comme red) | read (qui se prononce avec le son /e/ comme red) | lire |
| rise | rose | risen | se lever |
| run | ran | run | courir |
| say | said | said | dire |
| seek | sought | sought | chercher, rechercher |
| shake | shook | shaken | secouer |
| show | showed | shown | montrer |
| shut | shut | shut | fermer |
| sing | sang | sung | changer |
| sink | sank | sunk | couler |
| speak | spoke | spoken | parler |
| spend | spent | spent | dépenser |
| stand | stood | stood | être debout |
| steal | stole | stolen | voler |
| swear | swore | sworn | jurer |
| take | took | taken | prendre |
| teach | taught | taught | enseigner |
| think | thought | thought | penser |
| understand | understood | understood | comprendre |
| win | won | won | gagner |
| withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn | (se) retirer |
| write | wrote | written | écrire |
Retiens bien ces verbes irréguliers en anglais ! Good luck ! N’hésite pas à également jeter un coup d’œil aux verbes prépositionnels.
