Ils font souvent peur aux élèves : voici la liste des verbes irréguliers anglais.
Certains verbes se terminent avec ED au prétérit et au participe passé. Par exemple, le verbe To like donne au prétérit liked (exemple I liked) et au participe passé liked (exemple I have liked).
Cela marche pour tous les verbes REGULIERS. Cependant certains verbes (qui sont d’ailleurs assez nombreux), sont IRREGULIERS en anglais : leur prétérit et leur participe passé ne se terminent pas en ED.
Comment apprendre les verbes irréguliers anglais ?
Pour connaître les verbes irréguliers en anglais, il n’y a aucun secret. Il faut simplement les apprendre. (Remarque, pour une méthode permettant de les apprendre facilement et de se faire “interroger” dessus sans avoir besoin d’une autre personne, rendez vous sur cet article : Les verbes irréguliers anglais, comment les apprendre ?)
Voici donc une grille classée par ordre alphabétique des principaux verbes irréguliers en anglais (il en existe d’autres, pour avoir la liste complète, rendez-vous ici).
| INFINITIF | PRÉTÉRIT | PARTICIPE PASSE |
|---|---|---|
| arise s’élever | arose | arisen |
| be être | was / were | been |
| beat battre | beat | beaten |
| become devenir | became | become |
| begin commencer | began | begun |
| bend plier, courber | bent | bent |
| bet parier | bet | bet |
| bind lier | bound | bound |
| bleed saigner | bled | bled |
| blow souffler | blew | blown |
| break casser | broke | broken |
| bring amener | brought | brought |
| build construire | built | built |
| burn brûler | burnt | burnt |
| burst éclater | burst | burst |
| buy acheter | bought | bought |
| cast jeter, lancer | cast | cast |
| catch attraper | caught | caught |
| choose choisir | chose | chosen |
| cling s’accrocher | clung | clung |
| come venir | came | come |
| cost coûter | cost | cost |
| creep ramper | crept | crept |
| cut couper | cut | cut |
| deal s’occuper de | dealt | dealt |
| dig creuser | dug | dug |
| do faire | did | done |
| draw dessiner | drew | drawn |
| dream rêver | dreamt | dreamt |
| drink boire | drank | drunk |
| drive conduire | drove | driven |
| eat manger | ate | eaten |
| fall tomber | fell | fallen |
| feed nourrir | fed | fed |
| feel sentir, ressentir | felt | felt |
| fight se battre | fought | fought |
| find trouver | found | found |
| fling lancer violemment | flung | flung |
| fly voler | flew | flown |
| forbid interdire | forbade | forbidden |
| forget oublier | forgot | forgotten |
| forgive pardonner | forgave | forgiven |
| freeze geler | froze | frozen |
| get obtenir, devenir… | got | got |
| give donner | gave | given |
| go aller | went | gone |
| grind moudre | ground | ground |
| grow grandir | grew | grown |
| hang suspendre | hung | hung |
| have avoir | had | had |
| hear entendre | heard | heard |
| hide (se) cacher | hid | hidden |
| hit frapper | hit | hit |
| hold tenir | held | held |
| hurt faire mal, | hurt | hurt |
| keep garder | kept | kept |
| kneel s’agenouiller | knelt | knelt |
| know savoir, connaître | knew | known |
| lay étaler, disposer | laid | laid |
| lead mener | led | led |
| learn apprendre | learnt | learnt |
| leave quitter, laisser | left | left |
| lend prêter | lent | lent |
| let permettre, laisser | let | let |
| lie être étendu | lay | lain |
| light allumer | lit | lit |
| lose perdre | lost | lost |
| make faire | made | made |
| mean signifier, vouloir dire | meant | meant |
| meet rencontrer | met | met |
| pay payer | paid | paid |
| put mettre | put | put |
| read lire | read | read |
| ride faire (du cheval, du vélo) | rode | ridden |
| ring sonner | rang | rung |
| rise se lever | rose | risen |
| run courir | ran | run |
| say dire | said | said |
| see voir | saw | seen |
| seek chercher | sought | sought |
| sell vendre | sold | sold |
| send envoyer | sent | sent |
| set fixer | set | set |
| sew coudre | sewed | sewn |
| shake secouer | shook | shaken |
| shine briller | shone | shone |
| shoot tirer (pistolet) | shot | shot |
| show montrer | showed | shown |
| shrink se rétrécir | shrank | shrunk |
| shut fermer | shut | shut |
| sing chanter | sang | sung |
| sink couler | sank | sunk |
| sit être assis | sat | sat |
| slay tuer | slew | slain |
| sleep dormir | slept | slept |
| slide glisser | slid | slid |
| smell sentir | smelt | smelt |
| speak parler | spoke | spoken |
| spell épeler | spelt | spelt |
| spend passer (temps), dépenser | spent | spent |
| spill répandre | spilt | spilt |
| spin tourner | spun | spun |
| spit cracher | spat | spat |
| split se séparer, se fendre | split | split |
| spread étaler | spread | spread |
| spring jaillir | sprang | sprang |
| stand être debout | stood | stood |
| steal voler | stole | stolen |
| stick coller | stuck | stuck |
| sting piquer | stung | stung |
| stink puer | stank | stunk |
| strike frapper | struck | struck |
| swear jurer | swore | sworn |
| sweep balayer | swept | swept |
| swim nager | swam | swum |
| swing se balancer | swung | swung |
| take prendre | took | taken |
| teach enseigner | taught | taught |
| tear déchirer | tore | torn |
| tell raconter | told | told |
| think penser | thought | thought |
| throw jeter | threw | thrown |
| tread fouler aux pieds | trod | trodden |
| undergo subir | underwent | undergone |
| understand comprendre | understood | understood |
| wake up se réveiller | woke up | woken up |
| wear porter (habits) | wore | worn |
| weave tisser | wove | woven |
| weep pleurer | wept | wept |
| win gagner | won | won |
| wind serpenter | wound | wound |
| withdraw se retirer | withdrew | withdrawn |
| wring tordre | wrung | wrung |
| write écrire | wrote | written |
Il y a encore d’autres verbes irréguliers en anglais, cette liste est incomplète et représente surtout les verbes les plus courants.
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=>Pour un premier exercice sur les verbes irréguliers, cliquez ici.
=>Pour un deuxième exercice sur les verbes irréguliers, cliquez ici.
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Pour un guide des temps verbaux en anglais, rendez-vous ici.