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.