LES VERBES IRREGULIERS
LES VERBES IRREGULIERS
LES VERBES IRREGULIERS : En anglais, certains verbes ne sont pas réguliers au prétérit et au participe passé (le participe passé étant utilisé pour construire des temps comme le present perfect ou encore le past perfect.)
Normalement, tous les verbes se terminent avec ED au prétérit et au participe passé.
LES VERBES IRREGULIERS
Par exemple, le verbe To like donne au prétérit liked (exemple I liked) et au participe passé liked (exemple I have liked).
Ce serait très simple si c’était comme ça pour tous les verbes. Pour mettre au prétérit ou au participe passé, il suffit de rajouter ED à la fin du verbe. Ca, ça marche pour tous les verbes RÉGULIERS. Cependant certains verbes (qui sont d’ailleurs assez nombreux), sont IRRÉGULIERS en anglais. Leur prétérit et leur participe passé ne se termine pas en ED.
LES VERBES IRREGULIERS: Pour connaître les verbes irréguliers en anglais, il n’y a aucun secret. Il faut simplement les apprendre.
TABLEAU DE VERBES IRRÉGULIERS
| INFINITIF | PRÉTÉRIT | PARTICIPE PASSE |
| arise s’élever | arose | arisen |
| be être | was / were | been |
| beat battre | beat | beaten |
| become devenir | became | become |
| begin commencer | began | begun |
| bend plier, courber | bent | bent |
| bet parier | bet | bet |
| bind lier | bound | bound |
| bleed saigner | bled | bled |
| blow souffler | blew | blown |
| break casser | broke | broken |
| bring amener | brought | brought |
| build construire | built | built |
| burn brûler | burnt | burnt |
| burst éclater | burst | burst |
| buy acheter | bought | bought |
| cast jeter, lancer | cast | cast |
| catch attraper | caught | caught |
| choose choisir | chose | chosen |
| cling s’accrocher | clung | clung |
| come venir | came | come |
| cost coûter | cost | cost |
| creep ramper | crept | crept |
| cut couper | cut | cut |
| deal s’occuper de | dealt | dealt |
| dig creuser | dug | dug |
| do faire | did | done |
| draw dessiner | drew | drawn |
| dream rêver | dreamt | dreamt |
| drink boire | drank | drunk |
| drive conduire | drove | driven |
| eat manger | ate | eaten |
| fall tomber | fell | fallen |
| feed nourrir | fed | fed |
| feel sentir, ressentir | felt | felt |
| fight se battre | fought | fought |
| find trouver | found | found |
| fling lancer violemment | flung | flung |
| fly voler | flew | flown |
| forbid interdire | forbade | forbidden |
| forget oublier | forgot | forgotten |
| forgive pardonner | forgave | forgiven |
| freeze geler | froze | frozen |
| get obtenir, devenir… | got | got |
| give donner | gave | given |
| go aller | went | gone |
| grind moudre | ground | ground |
| grow grandir | grew | grown |
| hang suspendre | hung | hung |
| have avoir | had | had |
| hear entendre | heard | heard |
| hide (se) cacher | hid | hidden |
| hit frapper | hit | hit |
| hold tenir | held | held |
| hurt faire mal, | hurt | hurt |
| keep garder | kept | kept |
| kneel s’agenouiller | knelt | knelt |
| know savoir, connaître | knew | known |
| lay étaler, disposer | laid | laid |
| lead mener | led | led |
| learn apprendre | learnt | learnt |
| leave quitter, laisser | left | left |
| lend prêter | lent | lent |
| let permettre, laisser | let | let |
| lie être étendu | lay | lain |
| light allumer | lit | lit |
| lose perdre | lost | lost |
| make faire | made | made |
| mean signifier, vouloir dire | meant | meant |
| meet rencontrer | met | met |
| pay payer | paid | paid |
| put mettre | put | put |
| read lire | read | read |
| ride faire (du cheval, du vélo) | rode | ridden |
| ring sonner | rang | rung |
| rise se lever | rose | risen |
| run courir | ran | run |
| say dire | said | said |
| see voir | saw | seen |
| seek chercher | sought | sought |
| sell vendre | sold | sold |
| send envoyer | sent | sent |
| set fixer | set | set |
| sew coudre | sewed | sewn |
| shake secouer | shook | shaken |
| shine briller | shone | shone |
| shoot tirer (pistolet) | shot | shot |
| show montrer | showed | shown |
| shrink se rétrécir | shrank | shrunk |
| shut fermer | shut | shut |
| sing chanter | sang | sung |
| sink couler | sank | sunk |
| sit être assis | sat | sat |
| slay tuer | slew | slain |
| sleep dormir | slept | slept |
| slide glisser | slid | slid |
| smell sentir | smelt | smelt |
| speak parler | spoke | spoken |
| spell épeler | spelt | spelt |
| spend passer (temps), dépenser | spent | spent |
| spill répandre | spilt | spilt |
| spin tourner | spun | spun |
| spit cracher | spat | spat |
| split se séparer, se fendre | split | split |
| spread étaler | spread | spread |
| spring jaillir | sprang | sprang |
| stand être debout | stood | stood |
| steal voler | stole | stolen |
| stick coller | stuck | stuck |
| sting piquer | stung | stung |
| stink puer | stank | stunk |
| strike frapper | struck | struck |
| swear jurer | swore | sworn |
| sweep balayer | swept | swept |
| swim nager | swam | swum |
| swing se balancer | swung | swung |
| take prendre | took | taken |
| teach enseigner | taught | taught |
| tear déchirer | tore | torn |
| tell raconter | told | told |
| think penser | thought | thought |
| throw jeter | threw | thrown |
| tread fouler aux pieds | trod | trodden |
| undergo subir | underwent | undergone |
| understand comprendre | understood | understood |
| wake up se réveiller | woke up | woken up |
| wear porter (habits) | wore | worn |
| weave tisser | wove | woven |
| weep pleurer | wept | wept |
| win gagner | won | won |
| wind serpenter | wound | wound |
| withdraw se retirer | withdrew | withdrawn |
| wring tordre | wrung | wrung |
| write écrire | wrote | written |
Il y a encore d’autres verbes irréguliers en anglais, cette liste est incomplète et représente surtout les verbes les plus courants.
