Verbes irréguliers anglais

N° Infinitif (to…) Prétérit (=past simple) Participe passé Traduction

1 arise arose arisen survenir, se produire
2 awake awoke awoken (se) réveiller
3 bear bore borne/born supporter/porter/naître
4 beat beat beaten battre
5 become became become devenir
6 begin began begun commencer
7 bend bent bent plier, se courber
8 bet bet bet parier
9 bid bid bid offrir un prix, enchérir
10 bind bound bound lier, relier
11 bite bit bitten mordre
12 bleed bled bled saigner
13 blow blew blown souffler
14 break broke broken casser
15 breed bred bred élever (des animaux)
16 bring brought brought apporter
17 build built built construire
18 burn burnt burnt brûler
19 burst burst burst éclater
20 buy bought bought acheter
21 cast cast cast jeter (un sort), distribuer des rôles (ex: un casting)
22 catch caught caught attraper
23 choose chose chosen choisir
24 cling clung clung s’accrocher, adhérer (coller)
25 come came come venir
26 cost cost cost coûter
27 creep crept crept ramper, grimper
28 cut cut cut couper
29 daydream daydreamt daydreamt rêvasser
30 deal dealt dealt distribuer
31 dig dug dug creuser
32 dive dived dived/dove(USA) plonger
33 do did done faire
34 draw drew drawn dessiner
35 dream dreamt dreamt rêver
36 drink drank drunk boire
37 drive drove driven conduire
38 dwell dwelt dwelt habiter
39 eat ate eaten manger
40 fall fell fallen tomber
41 feed fed fed nourrir
42 feel felt felt sentir, éprouver
43 fight fought fought se battre, combattre
44 find found found trouver
45 flee fled fled s’enfuir
46 fling flung flung jeter violemment
47 fly flew flown voler (avion)
48 forbid forbade forbidden interdire
49 forecast forecast forecast prévoir (un événement, la météo)
50 forget forgot forgotten oublier
51 forgive forgave forgiven pardonner
52 forsake forsook forsaken abandonner
53 freeze froze frozen geler
54 get got got obtenir
55 give gave given donner
56 go went gone aller
57 grind ground ground moudre/broyer
58 grow grew grown grandir
59 hang hung hung pendre, tenir, accrocher
60 have had had avoir
61 hear heard heard entendre
62 hide hid hidden (se) cacher
63 hit hit hit frapper, atteindre, toucher (de façon violente)
64 hold held held tenir
65 hurt hurt hurt blesser
66 keep kept kept garder
67 kneel knelt knelt s’agenouiller
68 know knew known savoir, connaître
69 lay laid laid poser à plat
70 lead led led mener
71 lean leant leant s’appuyer
72 leap leapt leapt bondir
73 learn learnt learnt apprendre
74 leave left left laisser, quitter
75 lend lent lent prêter
76 let let let permettre
77 lie lay lain être couché, reposer (signifie aussi mentir)
78 light lit lit allumer
79 lose lost lost perdre
80 make made made fabriquer, faire
81 mean meant meant signifier, vouloir dire
82 meet met met (se) rencontrer
83 melt melted melted fondre
84 mishear misheard misheard mal entendre
85 misunderstand misunderstood misunderstood mal comprendre
86 melt melted melted fondre
87 mow mowed mown tondre (la pelouse, le gazon)
88 overcome overcame overcome surmonter, vaincre
89 overbid overbid overbid surenchérir
90 overlay overlaid overlaid superposer
91 overthrow overthrew overthrown renverser (un gouvernement, président…)
92 pay paid paid payer
93 plead pleaded/pled pleaded/pled supplier/plaider
94 proofread proofread proofread relire/corriger les fautes d’un texte
95 prove proved proved/proven prouver
96 put put put mettre
97 quit quit quit cesser (de)
98 read read read lire
99 rid rid rid débarraser
100 ride rode ridden chevaucher
101 ring rang rung sonner
102 rise rose risen s’élever, se lever
103 run ran run courir
104 saw sawed sawn scier
105 say said said dire
106 see saw seen voir
107 seek sought sought chercher
108 sell sold sold vendre
109 send sent sent envoyer
110 set set set fixer
111 sew sewed sewn coudre
112 shake shook shaken secouer
113 shear sheared shorn tondre (des moutons)
to shed light: mettre en lumière/to shed blood:
114 shed shed shed
verser du sang
115 shine shone shone briller
116 shoot shot shot tirer/tuer par balle/filmer (tourner un film)
117 show showed shown montrer
118 shrink shrank shrunk rétrécir
119 shut shut shut fermer
120 sing sang sung chanter
121 sink sank sunk couler (un bateau…)
122 sit sat sat être assis
123 sleep slept slept dormir
124 slide slid slid glisser
125 slink slunk slunk lancer (avec force)
126 slit slit slit fendre, inciser
127 smell smelt smelt sentir (odorat)/flairer
128 sow sowed sown semer (des graines)
129 speak spoke spoken parler
130 speed sped sped accélérer
131 spell spelt spelt épeler
132 spend spent spent dépenser
133 spill spilt spilt renverser (un liquide)
134 spit spat spat cracher
135 split split split fendre
136 spoil spoilt spoilt gâcher
137 spread spread spread répandre
138 spring sprang sprung jaillir, bondir
139 stand stood stood être debout
140 steal stole stolen voler quelque chose, dérober
141 stick stuck stuck coller
142 sting stung stung piquer
143 stink stank stunk puer
144 stride strode stridden marcher à grand pas
145 strike struck struck frapper
146 string strung strung enfiler, tendre (une corde)
147 strive strove striven s’efforcer
148 swear swore sworn jurer
149 sweep swept swept balayer
150 swell swelled swollen enfler
151 swim swam swum nager
152 swing swung swung se balancer
153 take took taken prendre
154 teach taught taught enseigner
155 tear tore torn déchirer
156 tell told told dire, raconter
157 think thought thought penser
158 throw threw thrown jeter
159 thrust thrust thrust enfoncer
160 tread trod trodden fouler aux pieds
161 undergo underwent undergone subir
162 understand understood understood comprendre
163 upset upset upset bouleverser
164 wake woke woken (se) réveiller
165 wear wore worn porter (des vêtements)
166 weave wove woven tisser
167 weep wept wept pleurnicher
168 wet wet wet mouiller
169 win won won gagner
170 wind wound wound enrouler
171 withdraw withdrew withdrawn (se) retirer, retirer de l’argent
172 wring wrung wrung tordre
173 write wrote written écrire