Les verbes irréguliers les plus courants

La langue anglaise recense plus de 170 verbes irréguliers par leur forme au preterit et au particpe passé. Mais tous ces verbes ne sont pas parmi les plus utiles dans la vie quotidienne.        ex: to mow (tondre)        ex: to saw (scier)        ex: to creep (ramper)        ex: to bereave (déposséder)        ex: ... Voici donc une liste réduite aux verbes les plus usuels Base verbale (to...) Prétérit Participe passé (I have...) Traduction be was, were been être beat beat beaten battre become became become devenir begin began begun commencer bet bet bet parier bid bade / bid bidden / bid offrir, faire une enchère broadcast broadcast broadcast diffuser, émettre break broke broken casser breed bred bred élever (des animaux) 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 do did done faire draw drew drawn dessiner, tirer dream dreamed / dreamt dreamed / 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 se sentir / ressentir fight fought fought se battre find found found trouver fly flew flown voler (avion ..) forbid forbade forbidden interdire forget forgot forgot / forgotten oublier get got got / gotten obtenir give gave given donner go went gone aller have had had avoir hear heard heard entendre hold held held tenir keep kept kept garder know knew known connaître / savoir learn learnt learnt apprendre leave left left Laisser / partir / quitter light lighted / lit lighted / lit allumer 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 ride rode ridden monter (cheval, vélo) ring rang rung sonner / téléphoner run ran run courir say said said dire see saw seen voir sell sold sold vendre send sent sent envoyer shake shook shaken secouer show showed shown montrer sing sang sung chanter sit sat sat s'asseoir sleep slept slept dormir smell smelt smelt sentir speak spoke spoken parler speed sped sped aller vite spend spent spent dépenser / passer du temps stand stood stood être debout 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 understand understood understood comprendre wake waked / woke waked / woken réveiller wear wore worn porter (avoir sur soi) win won won gagner write wrote written écrire Un exercice de contrôle de connaissances des verbes irréguliers est disponible  programme officiel     |     contactez un professeur     |     cours particuliers     |      haut de la page