Les Verbes Irréguliers : classement par ressemblance

Base verbale Préterit Participe Passé Traduction

Mes préférés : ceux qui ne changent jamais

Cut Cut Cut couper
Bet Bet Bet Parier
Burst Burst Burst Éclater
Cost Cost Cost Coûter
Hit Hit Hit Frapper
Hurt Hurt Hurt Blesser
Let Let Let Laisser, louer
Put Put Put Mettre
Read Read Read Lire
Spread Spread Spread Étaler, répandre
Set Set Set Placer
Shut Shut Shut Fermer
Upset Upset Upset Contrarier

Ceux qui aiment le 'T', normal pour des anglais !

Burn Burnt Burnt brûler
Bend Bent Bent Plier, courber
Build Built Built Construire
Learn Learnt Learnt Apprendre
Lend Lent Lent Prêter
Send Sent Sent Envoyer
Spend Spent Spent Dépenser (de
l'argent), passer (du
temps)
Spoil Spoilt Spoilt Gâter, gâcher

Les ‘EW’ du prétérit et ‘OWN’ ou ’AWN’ du participe passé

Fly Flew Flown Voler
Blow Blew Blown Souffler
Draw Drew Drawn Dessiner
Grow Grew Grown Pousser, grandir
Know Knew Known Connaître, savoir
Throw Threw Thrown Jeter
Ceux qui ont 2 formes identiques : prétérit et participe passé
En -OUGHT et -AUGHT
Bring Brought Brought Apporter
Buy Bought Bought Acheter
Fight Fought Fought Se battre, combattre
Think Thought Thought penser
Catch Caught Caught attraper
Teach Taught Taught Enseigner
/ uː / devient / ɒ /
Shoot Shot Shot tirer
Lose Lost Lost Perdre
/ aɪ / devient / aʊ /
Find Found Found Trouver
Bind Bound Bound Relier (un livre)
-ay devient -aid
Pay Paid Paid Payer
Say Said Said Dire
Lay (the table) Laid Laid Poser,mettre la table
-i devient -a
Sit Sat Sat S'asseoir
Spit Spat Spat Cracher
-and devient -ood
Stand Stood Stood Se tenir debout
Understand Understood Understood Comprendre
-ell devient -old
Sell Sold Sold Vendre
Tell Told Told Dire, raconter
Les autres
Make Made Made Faire
Have Had Had Avoir
Hear Heard Heard Entendre
Hold Held Held Tenir
Hang (hang out) Hung Hung Pendre, suspendre
Get Got Got Obtenir
Shine Shone Shone Briller
Strike Struck Struck Frapper
Win Won Won gagner
Les [i:] (‘I’ longs) qui se transforment en son [e]
Sweep Swept Swept Balayer
Bleed Bled Bled Saigner
Breed Bred Bred élever
Creep Crept Crept Ramper
Deal Dealt Dealt Distribuer
Dream Dreamt Dreamt Rêver
Feed Fed Fed Nourrir
Feel Felt Felt (res)sentir
Keep Kept Kept Garder
Kneel Knelt Knelt s’agenouiller
Lead Led Led Mener
Leave Left Left Partir, quitter
Mean Meant Meant Signifier, vouloir
dire
Meet Met Met Rencontrer
Read Read Read Lire
Smell Smelt Smelt Sentir
Sleep Slept Slept Dormir
Weep Wept Wept Pleurer

Le participe passé qui se termine en ‘EN’

Drive Drove Driven Conduire
Ride Rode Ridden Faire du vélo/cheval
Rise Rose Risen Monter, s'élever
Arise Arose Arisen Survenir, surgir
Write Wrote Written écrire
Forbid Forbade Forbidden Interdire
Give Gave Given Donner
Forgive Forgave Forgiven Pardonner
Beat Beat Beaten Battre
Bite Bit Bitten Mordre
Break Broke Broken Casser
Shake Shook Shaken Secouer, trembler
Speak Spoke Spoken Parler
Steal Stole Stolen Voler
Take Took Taken Prendre
Wake Woke Woken (se) réveiller
Awake Awoke Awoken Se réveiller
Freeze Froze Frozen Geler
 Eat Ate Eaten Manger
Fall Fell Fallen Tomber
Forget Forgot Forgotten Oublier
Hide Hid Hidden Cacher
Choose Chose Chosen Choisir

Les ‘I-A-U’ sont faciles à retenir

Sing Sang Sung Chanter
Begin Began Begun Commencer
Drink Drank Drunk Boire
Ring Rang Rung Sonner
Swim Swam Swum Nager

Ceux qui ont 2 formes identiques : présent et participe passé

Become Became Become Devenir
Come Came Come Venir
Run Ran Run courir

Presque régulier !
Show Showed Shown Montrer

Les plus irréguliers de tous !

Be Was / were Been Être
Go Went Gone Aller
See Saw Seen Voir
Tear Tore Torn Déchirer
Wear Wore Worn Porter (vêtements)
Swear Swore Sworn Jurer
Lie Lay Lain S'allonger
Do Did Done Faire