Verbes irréguliers anglais : la liste et un quiz pour les apprendre
Un verbe irrégulier ne forme pas son prétérit avec -ed : go devient went, puis gone. Cette liste réunit les 150 que vous utiliserez vraiment, regroupés en quatre modèles pour mieux les retenir, avec leur sens dans votre langue et un quiz rapide pour vous tester.
Les quatre modèles
AAA: Les trois formes sont identiques (19)
- cost / cost / cost
- cut / cut / cut
- put / put / put
ABB: Le prétérit et le participe passé sont identiques (66)
- sleep / slept / slept
- sit / sat / sat
- hear / heard / heard
ABC: Les trois formes sont différentes (61)
- go / went / gone
- give / gave / given
- get / got / gotten
ABA: Le participe passé reprend la forme de base (4)
- come / came / come
- run / ran / run
- become / became / become
Liste complète
| Base verbale | Prétérit | Participe passé | Sens | Niveau | Exemple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| arise | arose | arisen | survenir | B2 | |
| awake | awoke | awoken | s'éveiller | B2 | |
| be | was/were | been | être | A1 |
How was your day? |
| bear | bore | borne | supporter | B2 | |
| become | became | become | devenir | A2 | |
| begin | began | begun | commencer | A1 | |
| bend | bent | bent | plier | B1 | |
| bet | bet | bet | parier | B1 | |
| bind | bound | bound | lier | B2 | |
| bite | bit | bitten | mordre | B1 |
It's a bit over my budget, don't you have anything cheaper? |
| bleed | bled | bled | saigner | B1 | |
| blow | blew | blown | souffler | B1 | |
| break | broke | broken | casser | A2 | |
| breed | bred | bred | élever | B2 | |
| bring | brought | brought | apporter | A1 | |
| broadcast | broadcast | broadcast | diffuser | B2 | |
| build | built | built | construire | A2 | |
| burst | burst | burst | éclater | B1 | |
| buy | bought | bought | acheter | A1 | |
| cast | cast | cast | jeter | B2 | |
| catch | caught | caught | attraper | A2 | |
| choose | chose | chosen | choisir | A2 | |
| cling | clung | clung | s'accrocher | B2 | |
| come | came | come | venir | A1 |
Someone fell, come quickly! |
| cost | cost | cost | coûter | A1 |
How much does it cost? |
| creep | crept | crept | ramper | B2 | |
| cut | cut | cut | couper | A1 | |
| deal | dealt | dealt | distribuer | B1 | |
| dig | dug | dug | creuser | B1 | |
| do | did | done | faire | A1 | |
| draw | drew | drawn | dessiner | A2 | |
| drink | drank | drunk | boire | A1 | |
| drive | drove | driven | conduire | A1 | |
| eat | ate | eaten | manger | A1 | |
| fall | fell | fallen | tomber | A2 |
Someone fell, come quickly! |
| feed | fed | fed | nourrir | B1 | |
| feel | felt | felt | ressentir | A1 |
I have felt dizzy several times this week, especially when I stand up too quickly. |
| fight | fought | fought | se battre | B1 | |
| find | found | found | trouver | A1 | |
| flee | fled | fled | fuir | B2 | |
| fling | flung | flung | lancer violemment | B2 | |
| fly | flew | flown | voler | A2 | |
| forbid | forbade | forbidden | interdire | B2 | |
| forecast | forecast | forecast | prévoir | B2 | |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | oublier | A2 | |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven | pardonner | B1 | |
| freeze | froze | frozen | geler | B1 | |
| get | got | gotten | obtenir | A1 |
My cousin got married in a small village last summer. |
| give | gave | given | donner | A1 | |
| go | went | gone | aller | A1 | |
| grow | grew | grown | grandir | A2 | |
| hang | hung | hung | accrocher | B1 | |
| have | had | had | avoir | A1 |
I have had a fever since yesterday. |
| hear | heard | heard | entendre | A1 |
Pleased to meet you, I've heard a lot about you. |
| hide | hid | hidden | cacher | A2 | |
| hit | hit | hit | frapper | A2 | |
| hold | held | held | tenir | A2 | |
| hurt | hurt | hurt | blesser | A2 |
I hurt my ankle and I can't walk anymore. |
| keep | kept | kept | garder | A2 |
I would like to exchange this item, I kept the receipt. |
| know | knew | known | savoir | A1 |
We have known each other since high school, and we still see each other every week. |
| lay | laid | laid | poser | B1 | |
| lead | led | led | mener | B1 | |
| leave | left | left | partir | A1 |
Turn left there. |
| lend | lent | lent | prêter | A2 | |
| let | let | let | laisser | A2 |
Please let me know if you need help. |
| lie | lay | lain | être allongé | B1 | |
| light | lit | lit | allumer | B1 | |
| lose | lost | lost | perdre | A1 |
I am lost |
| make | made | made | faire | A1 |
Our neighbors made noise all night, could you do something about it? |
| mean | meant | meant | signifier | A2 | |
| meet | met | met | rencontrer | A1 | |
| mislead | misled | misled | induire en erreur | B2 | |
| mistake | mistook | mistaken | confondre | B2 | |
| misunderstand | misunderstood | misunderstood | mal comprendre | B1 | |
| outgrow | outgrew | outgrown | devenir trop grand pour | B2 | |
| overcome | overcame | overcome | surmonter | B2 | |
| oversleep | overslept | overslept | se réveiller trop tard | B1 | |
| overtake | overtook | overtaken | dépasser | B2 | |
| overthrow | overthrew | overthrown | renverser | B2 | |
| pay | paid | paid | payer | A1 | |
| prove | proved | proven | prouver | B1 | |
| put | put | put | mettre | A1 |
We've been going in circles for an hour, could you put us back on the right path? |
| quit | quit | quit | quitter | B1 | |
| read | read | read | lire | A1 |
This novel is so good that I read it in two days. |
| rebuild | rebuilt | rebuilt | reconstruire | B2 | |
| redo | redid | redone | refaire | B1 | |
| repay | repaid | repaid | rembourser | B2 | |
| reset | reset | reset | réinitialiser | B1 | |
| retake | retook | retaken | repasser | B2 | |
| retell | retold | retold | raconter de nouveau | B2 | |
| rewrite | rewrote | rewritten | réécrire | B1 | |
| ride | rode | ridden | monter | A2 | |
| ring | rang | rung | sonner | A2 | |
| rise | rose | risen | s'élever | B1 | |
| run | ran | run | courir | A1 | |
| say | said | said | dire | A1 | |
| see | saw | seen | voir | A1 |
It's been a long time since we've seen each other! |
| seek | sought | sought | chercher | B2 | |
| sell | sold | sold | vendre | A2 | |
| send | sent | sent | envoyer | A1 |
I sent the report to the whole team yesterday. |
| set | set | set | fixer | B1 | |
| sew | sewed | sewn | coudre | B1 | |
| shake | shook | shaken | secouer | A2 | |
| shine | shone | shone | briller | B1 | |
| shoot | shot | shot | tirer | B1 | |
| show | showed | shown | montrer | A1 | |
| shrink | shrank | shrunk | rétrécir | B2 | |
| shut | shut | shut | fermer | A2 | |
| sing | sang | sung | chanter | A1 | |
| sink | sank | sunk | couler | B1 | |
| sit | sat | sat | s'asseoir | A1 | |
| sleep | slept | slept | dormir | A1 | |
| slide | slid | slid | glisser | B1 | |
| speak | spoke | spoken | parler | A1 | |
| spend | spent | spent | dépenser | A2 |
When I was little, we spent every summer at my grandparents' farm. |
| spin | spun | spun | tourner | B1 | |
| split | split | split | diviser | B1 |
Let's split the bill, it is easier for everyone. |
| spread | spread | spread | étaler | B1 | |
| spring | sprang | sprung | bondir | B2 | |
| stand | stood | stood | se tenir debout | A1 | |
| steal | stole | stolen | voler | B1 |
Someone stole my wallet. |
| stick | stuck | stuck | coller | B1 | |
| sting | stung | stung | piquer | B1 | |
| stink | stank | stunk | puer | B2 | |
| strike | struck | struck | heurter | B2 | |
| swear | swore | sworn | jurer | B2 | |
| sweep | swept | swept | balayer | B1 | |
| swim | swam | swum | nager | A1 | |
| swing | swung | swung | se balancer | B1 | |
| take | took | taken | prendre | A1 | |
| teach | taught | taught | enseigner | A1 |
My parents taught me the value of honesty and respect for others. |
| tear | tore | torn | déchirer | B1 |
I'm torn between the fish and the duck, which one do you recommend? |
| tell | told | told | raconter | A1 | |
| think | thought | thought | penser | A1 | |
| throw | threw | thrown | lancer | A2 | |
| undergo | underwent | undergone | subir | B2 | |
| understand | understood | understood | comprendre | A1 | |
| undertake | undertook | undertaken | entreprendre | B2 | |
| undo | undid | undone | défaire | B1 | |
| unwind | unwound | unwound | se détendre | B2 | |
| upset | upset | upset | contrarier | B1 | |
| wake | woke | woken | se réveiller | A2 | |
| wear | wore | worn | porter | A1 | |
| weep | wept | wept | pleurer | B2 | |
| win | won | won | gagner | A2 | |
| wind | wound | wound | enrouler | B2 | |
| withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn | retirer | B2 | |
| withstand | withstood | withstood | résister | B2 | |
| wring | wrung | wrung | essorer | B2 | |
| write | wrote | written | écrire | A1 |
Quiz : 10 verbes
Saisissez le prétérit et le participe passé.
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Combien y a-t-il de verbes irréguliers en anglais ?
Environ 200, mais beaucoup sont rares. Les 150 de cette page couvrent vos besoins dans les conversations quotidiennes et la plupart des examens.
Quelle est la façon la plus rapide de les apprendre ?
Apprenez-les par modèle plutôt que par ordre alphabétique, quelques-uns à la fois, et dites chacun à voix haute dans une phrase. De courts quiz quotidiens valent mieux qu'une longue séance.
Quelle est la différence entre le prétérit et le participe passé ?
Le prétérit sert aux actions terminées (I went). Le participe s'emploie avec have ou à la voix passive (I have gone, it was written).
Puis-je imprimer cette liste ?
Oui. Utilisez « Imprimer / enregistrer en PDF » pour obtenir le tableau complet sans le quiz.
Utilisez-les à voix haute
Connaître went et gone sur le papier, c'est la moitié du travail. Dans PollyStop, vous les utilisez dans de vraies conversations avec Polly, votre tutrice IA, qui repère ceux que vous confondez encore.
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