Une liste exhaustive de près de 300 verbes irréguliers comprenant les transcriptions phonétiques
et une traduction de chaque verbe en français est disponible sur Wikibooks.
La liste suivante contient 154 verbes irréguliers.
Le 80 "must-know" sont en rose.
Les formes identiques sont en gras.
| |
Infinitif |
Passé simple |
Participe passé |
Traduction |
| 1 |
to awake |
awoke |
awoken |
éveiller |
| 2 |
to bear |
bore |
borne |
supporter |
| 3* |
to beat |
beat |
beaten |
battre |
| 4* |
to become |
became |
become |
devenir |
| 5* |
to begin |
began |
begun |
commencer |
| 6 |
to bend |
bent |
bent |
plier, tordre |
| 7 |
to bet |
bet |
bet |
parier |
| 8 |
to bid |
bid |
bid |
enchérir, offrir |
| 9 |
to bind |
bound |
bound |
lier |
| 10 |
to bite |
bit |
bitten |
mordre |
| 11 |
to bleed |
bled |
bled |
saigner |
| 12* |
to blow |
blew |
blown |
souffler |
| 13* |
to break |
broke |
broken |
casser |
| 14 |
to breed |
bred |
bred |
se reproduire, élever |
| 15* |
to bring |
brought |
brought |
amener |
| 16* |
to build |
built |
built |
construire |
| 17* |
to burn |
burnt |
burnt |
brûler |
| 18 |
to burst |
burst |
burst |
crever, éclater |
| 19* |
to buy |
bought |
bought |
acheter |
| 20 |
to cast |
cast |
cast |
projeter, lancer |
| 21* |
to catch |
caught |
caught |
attrapper |
| 22* |
to choose |
chose |
chosen |
choisir |
| 23 |
to cling |
clung |
clung |
s'accrocher |
| 24* |
to come |
came |
come |
venir |
| 25* |
to cost |
cost |
cost |
coûter |
| 26 |
to creep |
crept |
crept |
ramper |
| 27* |
to cut |
cut |
cut |
couper |
| 28 |
to deal |
dealt |
dealt |
conclure affaire, distribuer |
| 29* |
to dig |
dug |
dug |
creuser |
| 30* |
to do |
did |
done |
faire |
| 31* |
to draw |
drew |
drawn |
tracer, dessiner |
| 32* |
to dream |
dreamt |
dreamt |
rêver |
| 33* |
to drink |
drank |
drunk |
boire |
| 34* |
to drive |
drove |
driven |
conduire |
| 35 |
to dwell |
dwelt |
dwelt |
demeurer, habiter |
| 36* |
to eat |
ate |
eaten |
manger |
| 37* |
to fall |
fell |
fallen |
tomber |
| 38* |
to feed |
fed |
fed |
donner a manger, nourir |
| 39* |
to feel |
felt |
felt |
sentir, éprouver |
| 40* |
to fight |
fought |
fought |
battre, combattre |
| 41* |
to find |
found |
found |
trouver |
| 42 |
to flee |
fled |
fled |
fuir, s'enfuir |
| 43 |
to fling |
flung |
flung |
lancer |
| 44* |
to fly |
flew |
flown |
voler |
| 45 |
to forbid |
forbade |
forbidden |
interdire |
| 46* |
to forget |
forgot |
forgotten |
oublier |
| 47 |
to forgive |
forgave |
forgiven |
pardonner |
| 48* |
to freeze |
froze |
frozen |
geler |
| 49* |
to get |
got |
got |
obtenir |
| 50* |
to give |
gave |
given |
donner |
| 51* |
to go |
went |
gone |
aller |
| 52 |
to grind |
ground |
ground |
moudre |
| 53* |
to grow |
grew |
grown |
cultiver, grandir |
| 54 |
to hang |
hung |
hung |
pendre, accrocher |
| 55* |
to have |
had |
had |
avoir |
| 56* |
to hear |
heard |
heard |
entendre |
| 57* |
to hide |
hid |
hidden |
(se) cacher |
| 58* |
to hit |
hit |
hit |
frapper, atteindre |
| 59* |
to hold |
held |
held |
tenir |
| 60* |
to hurt |
hurt |
hurt |
blesser |
| 61* |
to keep |
kept |
kept |
garder |
| 62 |
to kneel |
knelt |
knelt |
s'agenouiller |
| 63* |
to know |
knew |
known |
connaître, savoir |
| 64 |
to lay |
laid |
laid |
poser |
| 65 |
to lead |
led |
led |
mener |
| 66 |
to lean |
leant |
leant |
(s') appuyer |
| 67 |
to leap |
leapt |
leapt |
bondir, sauter |
| 68* |
to learn |
learnt |
learnt |
apprendre (aussi "learned / learned") |
| 69* |
to leave |
left |
left |
quitter, laisser |
| 70* |
to lend |
lent |
lent |
prêter |
| 71* |
to let |
let |
let |
laisser, louer |
| 72 |
to lie |
lay |
lain |
être étendu (régulier lorsqu'il signifie "mentir") |
| 73 |
to light |
lit |
lit |
allumer |
| 74* |
to lose |
lost |
lost |
perdre |
| 75* |
to make |
made |
made |
fabriquer |
| 76* |
to mean |
meant |
meant |
vouloir dire |
| 77* |
to meet |
met |
met |
rencontrer |
| 78* |
to pay |
paid |
paid |
payer |
| 79* |
to put |
put |
put |
mettre |
| 80 |
to quit |
quit |
quit |
quitter, cesser (de) |
| 81* |
to read |
read /rɛd/ |
read /rɛd/ |
lire |
| 82 |
to rid |
rid |
rid |
débarasser |
| 83* |
to ride |
rode |
ridden |
monter, chevaucher |
| 84* |
to ring |
rang |
rung |
sonner |
| 85* |
to rise |
rose |
risen |
élever, se lever |
| 86* |
to run |
ran |
run |
courir |
| 87 |
to saw |
sawed |
sawn |
scier |
| 88* |
to say |
said |
said |
dire |
| 89* |
to see |
saw |
seen |
voir |
| 90 |
to seek |
sought |
sought |
chercher |
| 91* |
to sell |
sold |
sold |
vendre |
| 92* |
to send |
sent |
sent |
envoyer |
| 93* |
to set |
set |
set |
poser, fixer |
| 94 |
to sew |
sewed |
sewn |
coudre |
| 95* |
to shake |
shook |
shaken |
secouer |
| 96 |
to shear |
sheared |
shorn |
tondre |
| 97 |
to shed |
shed |
shed |
verser (sang) |
| 98 |
to shine |
shone |
shone |
briller |
| 99 |
to shoe |
shod |
shod |
chausser |
| 100 |
to shoot |
shot |
shot |
tuer |
| 101* |
to show |
showed |
shown |
montrer |
| 102 |
to shrink |
shrank |
shrunk |
rétrécir |
| 103 |
to shut |
shut |
shut |
fermer |
| 104* |
to sing |
sang |
sung |
chanter |
| 105 |
to sink |
sank |
sunk |
couler |
| 106* |
to sit |
sat |
sat |
s'assoir, être assis |
| 107* |
to sleep |
slept |
slept |
dormir |
| 108 |
to slide |
slid |
slid |
glisser |
| 109 |
to sling |
slung |
slung |
lancer |
| 110 |
to slink |
slunk |
slunk |
se glisser |
| 111 |
to slit |
slit |
slit |
déchirer, fendre |
| 112* |
to smell |
smelt |
smelt |
sentir |
| 113 |
to sow |
sowed |
sown |
semer |
| 114* |
to speak |
spoke |
spoken |
parler |
| 115 |
to speed |
sped |
sped |
accélérer, aller vite |
| 116 |
to spell |
spelt |
spelt |
épeler |
| 117* |
to spend |
spent |
spent |
dépenser |
| 118 |
to spill |
spilt |
spilt |
répandre |
| 119 |
to spit |
spat |
spat |
cracher |
| 120 |
to split |
split |
split |
fendre |
| 121 |
to spoil |
spoilt |
spoilt |
gâcher, gâter |
| 122 |
to spread |
spread |
spread |
étendre, répandre |
| 123* |
to spring |
sprang |
sprung |
jaillir, bondir |
| 124* |
to stand |
stood |
stood |
être debout |
| 125* |
to steal |
stole |
stolen |
voler, dérober |
| 126 |
to stick |
stuck |
stuck |
coller |
| 127 |
to sting |
stung |
stung |
piquer |
| 128 |
to stink |
stank |
stunk |
puer |
| 129 |
to stride |
strode |
stridden |
enjamber, marcher à grands pas |
| 130 |
to strike |
struck |
struck |
heurter, frapper |
| 131 |
to string |
strung |
strung |
enfiler |
| 132 |
to strive |
strove |
striven |
s'efforcer |
| 133* |
to swear |
swore |
sworn |
jurer |
| 134* |
to sweep |
swept |
swept |
balayer |
| 135 |
to swell |
swelled |
swollen |
grossir, enfler |
| 136* |
to swim |
swam |
swum |
nager |
| 137 |
to swing |
swung |
swung |
(se) balancer |
| 138* |
to take |
took |
taken |
prendre |
| 139* |
to teach |
taught |
taught |
enseigner |
| 140 |
to tear |
tore |
torn |
déchirer |
| 141* |
to tell |
told |
told |
dire, raconter |
| 142* |
to think |
thought |
thought |
penser |
| 143* |
to throw |
threw |
thrown |
lancer |
| 144 |
to thrust |
thrust |
thrust |
enfoncer |
| 145 |
to tread |
trod |
trodden |
marcher sur |
| 146* |
to understand |
understood |
understood |
comprendre |
| 147* |
to wake |
woke |
woken |
(se) réveiller |
| 148* |
to wear |
wore |
worn |
porter (habit) |
| 149 |
to weave |
wove |
woven |
tisser |
| 150 |
to weep |
wept |
wept |
pleurer |
| 151* |
to win |
won |
won |
gagner |
| 152 |
to wind |
wound |
wound |
enrouler, remonter |
| 153 |
to wring |
wrung |
wrung |
tordre |
| 154* |
to write |
wrote |
written |
écrire |
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