Les verbes irréguliers
En anglais, certains verbes sont dits irréguliers en fonction de leur temps d’utilisation. Ces verbes suivent donc des règles de conjugaisons propres à eux. Ceux-ci prennent une forme particulière au passé et au participe passé. C’est pourquoi la seule façon de les utiliser correctement est de les apprendre par cœur. Voici une liste de plusieurs verbes courants irréguliers et leur conjugaison dans les différents temps.
Verbe présent | Verbe passé | Verbe participe passé | Traduction |
awake | awoke | awoken | se réveiller |
beat | beat | beaten | battre |
become | became | become | devenir |
begin | began | begun | commencer |
bend | bent | bent | plier / se courber |
bet | bet | bet | parier |
bite | bit | bitten | mordre |
bleed | bled | bled | saigner |
blow | blew | blown | souffler / gonfler |
break | broke | broken | casser |
bring | brought | brought | apporter |
build | built | built | construire |
buy | bought | bought | acheter |
can | could | could | pouvoir |
catch | caught | caught | attraper |
choose | chose | chosen | choisir |
come | came | come | venir |
cost | cost | cost | coûter |
cut | cut | cut | couper |
dig | dug | dug | creuser |
do | did | done | faire |
drink | drank | drunk | boire |
eat | ate | eaten | manger |
fall | fell | fallen | tomber |
feed | fed | fed | nourrir |
feel | felt | felt | se sentir / ressentir |
fight | fought | fought | se battre |
find | found | found | trouver |
fly | flew | flown | voler |
Verbe présent | Verbe passé | Verbe participe passé | Traduction |
forbid | forbade | forbidden | interdire |
forget | forgot | forgotten / forgot* | oublier |
freeze | froze | frozen | geler |
get | got | gotten / got* | obtenir |
give | gave | given | donner |
go | went | gone | aller |
grow | grew | grown | grandir / pousser |
have | had | had | avoir |
hear | heard | heard | entendre |
hide | hid | hidden | cacher |
hit | hit | hit | taper / appuyer |
hold | held | held | tenir |
hurt | hurt | hurt | blesser |
keep | kept | kept | garder |
know | knew | known | connaître / savoir |
lay | laid | laid | poser |
lead | led | led | mener / guider |
learn | learned / learnt | learned / learnt | apprendre |
leave | left | left | laisser / quitter / partir |
lose | lost | lost | perdre |
make | made | made | fabriquer |
mean | meant | meant | signifier |
meet | met | met | rencontrer |
pay | paid | paid | payer |
put | put | put | mettre |
quit | quit | quit | quitter |
read | read | read | lire |
ring | rang | rung | sonner / téléphoner |
rise | rose | risen | lever |
Verbe présent | Verbe passé | Verbe participe passé | Traduction |
run | ran | run | courir |
say | said | said | dire |
see | saw | seen | voir |
seek | sought | sought | chercher |
sell | sold | sold | vendre |
send | sent | sent | envoyer |
shine | shone | shone | briller |
show | showed | shown | montrer |
sing | sang | sung | chanter |
sink | sank / sunk* | sunk / sunken* | couler |
sit | sat | sat | s'asseoir |
sleep | slept | slept | dormir |
slide | slid | slid | glisser |
smell | smelled / smelt* | smelled / smelt* | sentir |
speak | spoke | spoken | parler |
speed | sped | sped | aller vite |
spend | spent | spent | dépenser / passer du temps |
stand | stood | stood | être debout |
steal | stole | stolen | voler / dérober |
strike | struck | stricken / struck | frapper |
swear | swore | sworn | jurer |
swim | swam | swum | nager |
take | took | taken | prendre |
teach | taught | taught | enseigner |
tell | told | told | dire / raconter |
think | thought | thought | penser |
throw | threw | thrown | jeter |
wake | woke | woken | réveiller |
write | wrote | written | écrire |
Bien que cela semble beaucoup, plusieurs verbes sont similaires dans leurs irrégularités. Voici la première étape franchie pour parfaire votre anglais et votre maîtrise des verbes irréguliers!
*This form is less common.
