Les verbes irréguliers sont indispensables pour raconter au passé (prétérit) et utiliser le present perfect (participe passé). Voici les 100 plus utiles, avec leur prononciation : clique sur ▶ pour entendre les trois formes.
| 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, se pencher | |
| bet | bet | bet | parier | |
| 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 | |
| buy | bought | bought | acheter | |
| catch | caught | caught | attraper | |
| choose | chose | chosen | choisir | |
| come | came | come | venir | |
| cost | cost | cost | coûter | |
| cut | cut | cut | couper | |
| deal | dealt | dealt | distribuer, traiter | |
| dig | dug | dug | creuser | |
| 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 | ressentir, se sentir | |
| fight | fought | fought | se battre | |
| find | found | found | trouver | |
| fly | flew | flown | voler (dans les airs) | |
| forbid | forbade | forbidden | interdire | |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | oublier | |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven | pardonner | |
| freeze | froze | frozen | geler | |
| get | got | got | obtenir, devenir | |
| give | gave | given | donner | |
| go | went | gone | aller | |
| grow | grew | grown | grandir, pousser | |
| 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, faire mal | |
| keep | kept | kept | garder | |
| know | knew | known | savoir, connaître | |
| lay | laid | laid | poser, mettre (la table) | |
| lead | led | led | mener | |
| learn | learnt | learnt | apprendre | |
| leave | left | left | partir, laisser | |
| lend | lent | lent | prêter | |
| let | let | let | laisser, permettre | |
| lie | lay | lain | être allongé | |
| light | lit | lit | allumer | |
| lose | lost | lost | perdre | |
| make | made | made | fabriquer, faire | |
| mean | meant | meant | signifier, vouloir dire | |
| meet | met | met | rencontrer | |
| pay | paid | paid | payer | |
| put | put | put | mettre, poser | |
| read | read | read | lire | |
| ride | rode | ridden | monter (à vélo, à cheval) | |
| ring | rang | rung | sonner | |
| rise | rose | risen | se lever, monter | |
| run | ran | run | courir | |
| say | said | said | dire | |
| see | saw | seen | voir | |
| sell | sold | sold | vendre | |
| send | sent | sent | envoyer | |
| set | set | set | placer, fixer | |
| shake | shook | shaken | secouer | |
| shine | shone | shone | briller | |
| shoot | shot | shot | tirer (arme, ballon) | |
| show | showed | shown | montrer | |
| shut | shut | shut | fermer | |
| sing | sang | sung | chanter | |
| sink | sank | sunk | couler, sombrer | |
| sit | sat | sat | être assis | |
| sleep | slept | slept | dormir | |
| speak | spoke | spoken | parler | |
| spend | spent | spent | dépenser, passer (du temps) | |
| spread | spread | spread | étaler, répandre | |
| stand | stood | stood | être debout | |
| steal | stole | stolen | voler, dérober | |
| swim | swam | swum | nager | |
| take | took | taken | prendre | |
| teach | taught | taught | enseigner | |
| tear | tore | torn | déchirer | |
| tell | told | told | dire, raconter | |
| think | thought | thought | penser | |
| throw | threw | thrown | lancer, jeter | |
| understand | understood | understood | comprendre | |
| wake | woke | woken | (se) réveiller | |
| wear | wore | worn | porter (un vêtement) | |
| win | won | won | gagner | |
| write | wrote | written | écrire |
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20 questions tirées au hasard parmi les 100 verbes. Refais l'exercice : les questions changent à chaque fois !
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