Anglais/Grammaire/Conjugaison/Annexe/Verbes irréguliers

Malgré le fait que les règles de la conjugaison anglaise soient relativement simples, il faut tout de même savoir qu’il existe une grande quantité de verbes irréguliers dont il faut apprendre par cœur les formes au participe passé et au prétérit. On pourra pour cela se référer au tableau ci-dessous.

Liste des verbes irréguliers

A à E

Infinitif	Participe passé	Preterit	Traduction
abide	abode	abode	demeurer
arise	arisen	arose	surgir
awake	awakened / awoke	awakened / awoke	se réveiller
backslide	backslidden / backslid	backslid	récidiver
be	been	was, were	être
bear	born / borne	bore	(sup)porter
beat	beaten / beat	beat	battre
become	become	became	devenir
begin	begun	began	commencer
bend	bent	bent	se courber
bet	bet / betted	bet / betted	parier
bid	bid / bidden	bid / bade	ordonner, dire, faire une offre
bind	bound	bound	lier
bite	bitten	bit	mordre
bleed	bled	bled	saigner, purger
blow	blown	blew	souffler, gonfler
break	broken	broke	casser
breed	bred	bred	engendrer / élever
bring	brought	brought	apporter
broadcast	broadcast / broadcasted	broadcast / broadcasted	diffuser
browbeat	browbeat / browbeaten	browbeat	intimider
build	built	built	construire
burn	burned / burnt	burned / burnt	brûler
burst	burst	burst	éclater
bust	bust / busted	bust / busted	démanteler, arrêter
buy	bought	bought	acheter
cast	cast	cast	jeter
catch	caught	caught	attraper
choose	chosen	chose	choisir
cling	clung	clung	s'accrocher
clothe	clad / clothed	clad / clothed	habiller / recouvrir
come	come	came	venir
cost	cost	cost	coûter
creep	crept	crept	ramper
crossbreed	crossbred	crossbred	croiser (élevage)
cut	cut	cut	couper
daydream	daydreamed / daydreamt	daydreamed / daydreamt	rêvasser
deal	dealt	dealt	échanger
dig	dug	dug	creuser
disprove	disproved / disproven	disproved	réfuter
dive	dived	dived / dove (US)	plonger
do	done	did	faire
draw	drawn	drew	dessiner, tirer
dream	dreamed / dreamt	dreamed / dreamt	rêver
drink	drunk	drank	boire
drive	driven	drove	conduire
dwell	dwelled / dwelt	dwelled / dwelt	habiter
eat	eaten	ate	manger

F à J

Infinitif	Participe passé	Passé simple	Traduction
fall	fallen	fell	tomber
feed	fed	fed	nourrir
feel	felt	felt	se sentir / ressentir
fight	fought	fought	se battre
find	found	found	trouver
fit	fit / fitted	fit / fitted	aller (pas dans l’idée de mouvement)
flee	fled	fled	s'enfuir
fling	flung	flung	lancer
fly	flown	flew	voler (avion ..)
forbid	forbidden	forbade	interdire
forecast	forecast	forecast	prévoir
forego	foregone	forewent	renoncer à
foresee	foreseen	foresaw	prévoir
foretell	foretold	foretold	prédire
forget	forgot / forgotten	forgot	oublier
forgive	forgiven	forgave	pardonner
forsake	forsaken	forsook	abandonner
freeze	frozen	froze	geler
frostbite	frostbitten	frostbit	congeler
get	got / gotten	got	obtenir
give	given	gave	donner
go	gone	went	aller
grind	ground	ground	rectifier
grow	grown	grew	pousser / grandir
hand-feed	hand-fed	hand-fed	Nourrir à la main
handwrite	handwrote	handwritten	écrire à la main
hang	hung	hung	tenir
have	had	had	avoir
hear	heard	heard	entendre
hew	hewed / hewn	hewed	tailler
hide	hidden	hid	cacher
hit	hit	hit	taper / appuyer
hold	held	held	tenir
hurt	hurt	hurt	blesser
inbreed	inbred	inbred	se reproduire entre soi
inlay	inlaid	inlaid	incruster
input	input / inputted	input / inputted	saisir
interbreed	interbred	interbred	croiser
interweave	interweaved / interwoven	interweaved / interwove	entremêler
interwind	interwound	interwound
jerry-build	jerry-built	jerry-built

K à O

Infinitif	Participe passé	Passé simple	Traduction
keep	kept	kept	garder
kneel	kneeled / knelt	kneeled / knelt	s'agenouiller
knit	knit / knitted	knit / knitted	tricoter
know	known	knew	connaître
lay	laid	laid	poser
lead	led	led	mener
lean	leaned / leant	leaned / leant	s'accoter, s'appuyer, accoter, s'adosser, se pencher, pencher, appuyer
leaped	leaped / leapt	leaped / leapt
learn	learned / learnt	learned / learnt	apprendre
leave	left	left	quitter
lend	leant	leant	prêter
let	let	let	laisser
lie	lain	lay	s'allonger
light	lighted / lit	lighted / lit	allumer
lip-read	lip-read	lip-read
lose	lost	lost	perdre
make	made	made	fabriquer
mean	meant	meant	signifier
meet	met	met	rencontrer
miscast	miscast	miscast
misdeal	misdealt	misdealt
misdo	misdone	misdid
mishear	misheard	misheard
mislay	mislaid	mislaid	égarer
mislead	misled	misled	induire en erreur
mislearn	mislearned / mislearnt	mislearned / mislearnt
misread	misread	misread	mal interpréter
misset	misset	misset
misspeak	misspoken	misspoke
misspell	misspelt	misspelt
mistake	mistaken	mistook	se méprendre
misteach	mistaught	mistaught
misunderstand	misunderstood	misunderstood	mal comprendre
miswrite	miswritten	miswrote
mow	mowed / mown	mowed	tondre le gazon
offset	offset	offset	compenser
outbid	outbid	outbid	enchérir sur
outbreed	outbred	outbred
outdo	outdone	outdid	distancer, surpasser, battre, dépasser
outdraw	outdrawn	outdrew
outdrink	outdrunk	outdrank
outdrive	outdriven	outdrove
outfight	outfought	outfought
outfly	outflown	outflew
outgrow	outgrown	outgrew
outleap	outleaped / outleapt	outleaped / outleapt
outride	outridden	outrode
outrun	outrun	outran
outsell	outsold	outsold
outshine	outshined / outshone	outshined / outshone
outshoot	outshot	outshot
outsing	outsung	outsang
outsit	outsat	outsat
outsleep	outslept	outslept
outsmell	outsmelt	outsmelt
outspeak	outspoken	outspoke
outspeed	outsped	outsped
outspend	outspent	outspent
outswear	outsworn	outswore
outswim	outswum	outswam
outthink	outthought	outthought
outthrow	outhrown	outthrew
outwrite	outwritten	outwrote
overbid	overbid	overbid
overbreed	overbred	overbred
overbuild	overbuilt	overbuilt
overbuy	overbought	overbought
overcome	overcome	overcame	surmonter
overdo	overdone	overdid	exagérer
overdraw	overdrawn	overdrew
overdrink	overdrunk	overdrank
overeat	overeaten	overate
overfeed	overfed	overfed
overhang	overhung	overhung	surplomber
overhear	overheard	overheard	surprendre
overlay	overlaid	overlaid
overpay	overpaid	overpaid
overide	overidden	overrode
overrun	overrun	overran
oversee	overseen	oversaw	surveiller
oversell	oversold	oversold
oversew	oversewn / oversewed	oversewed
overshoot	overshot	overshot	dépasser
oversleep	overslept	overslept
overspeak	overspoken	overspoke
overspend	overspent	overspent
overspill	overspilled / overspilt	overspilled / overspilt
overtake	overtaken	overtook
overthink	overthought	overthought
overthrow	overthrown	overthrew
overwind	overwound	overwound
overwrite	overwritten	overwrote

P à R

preterit	Participe passé	Passé simple	Traduction
partake	partaken	partook	prendre part
pay	paid	paid	payer
plead	pleaded / pled	pleaded / pled	supplier / plaider
preset	preset	preset	programmer
proofread	proofread	proofread	corriger les épreuves de
prove	proved / proven	proved	prouver / se révéler
put	put	put	mettre
quit	quit / quitted	quit / quitted	quitter
read	read	read	lire
relay	relaid	relaid	relayer
reset	reset	reset
retread	retread	retread
rid	rid	rid	débarrasser
ride	ridden	rode
rise	risen	rose	lever
roughcast	roughcast	roughcast
run	run	ran	courir

S à Z

Infinitif	Participe passé	Passé simple	Traduction
see	seen	saw	voir
seek	sought	sought	rechercher
shut	shut	shut	fermer
sight-read	sight-read	sight-read	déchiffrer
sing	sung	sang	chanter
sink	sunk	sank / sunk	couler
sit	sat	sat	s'asseoir
slay	slain / slayed	slayed / slew	tuer
sleep	slept	slept	dormir
slide	slid	slid	glisser
slink	slinked / slunk	slinked / slunk	s'en aller furtivement
slit	slit	slit	inciser
smell	smelled / smelt	smelled / smelt	sentir
sneak	sneaked / snuck	sneaked / snuck	faucher, piquer
sow	sowed / sown	sowed	semer
speak	spoken	spoke	parler
speed	sped / speeded	sped / speeded	aller vite
spell	spelled / spelt	spelled / spelt	épeler
spend	spent	spent	dépenser / passer du temps
spill	spilled / spilt	spilled / spilt	renverser
spin	spun	spun
spit	spat / spit	spat / spit
split	split	split
spoil	spoiled / spoilt	spoiled / spoilt	abîmer
spoon-feed	spoon-fed	spoon-fed
spread	spread	spread	répendre
spring	sprung	sprang / sprung
stand	stood	stood
steal	stolen	stole	voler
stick	stuck	stuck	coller
sting	stung	stung	pîquer
stink	stunk	stank / stunk	empester
strew	strewed / strewn	strewed
stride	stridden	strode	avancer à grands pas
strike	stricken / stuck	struck	frapper
string	strung	strung
strive	strived / striven	striven / strove	s'efforcer
sublet	sublet	sublet	sous-louer
surburn	sunburned / sunburnt	sunburned / sunburnt
swear	sworn	swore
sweat	sweat / sweated	sweat / sweated	suer
sweep	swept	swept	balayer
swell	swelled / swollen	swelled / swollen	gonfler
swim	swum	swam	nager
swing	swung	swung	se balancer
take	taken	took	prendre
teach	taught	taught	enseigner
tear	torn	tore
telecast	telecast	telecast	télédiffuser
tell	told	told	dire
test-drive	test-driven	test-drove
test-fly	test-flown	test-flew	essayer
think	thought	thought	penser
throw	thrown	threw	lancer / jeter
thrust	thrust	thrust	pousser / enfoncer
tread	trod / trodden	trod
typecast	typecast	typecast
typeset	typeset	typeset	composer
typewrite	typewritten	typewrote
unbend	unbent	unbent	s'assouplir
unbind	unbound	unbound
unclothe	unclad / unclothed	unclad / unclothed
underbid	underbid	underbid
undercut	undercut	undercut	amoindrir
underfeed	underfed	underfed
undergo	undergone	underwent	subir
underlie	underlain	underlay
undersell	undersold	undersold
underspend	underspent	underspent
understand	understood	understood	comprendre
undertake	undertaken	undertook	se charger de / entreprendre
underwrite	underwritten	underwrote	garantir
undo	undone	undid	annuler
unfreeze	unfrozen	unfroze
unhang	unhung	unhung
unhide	unhidden	unhid
unknit	unknit / unknitted	unknit / unknitted
unlearn	unlearnt	unlearnt
unsew	unsewed / unsewn	unsewed
unsling	unslung	unslung
unspin	unspun	unspun
unstick	unstuck	unstuck	décoller
unstring	unstrung	unstrung	détendre
unweave	unweaved / unwoven	unweaved / unwove	détisser
unwind	unwound	unwound	dérouler
uphold	unheld	upheld	faire respecter
upset	upset	upset	renverser
wake	waked / woken	waked / woke	réveiller
waylay	waylaid	waylaid	attaquer, tendre un piège
wear	worn	wore	porter (avoir sur soi)
weave	weaved / woven	weaved / wove	tisser / se faufiler
wed	wed / wedded	wed / wedded	épouser
weep	wept	wept	pleurer
wet	wet / wetted	wet / wetted	mouiller
win	won	won	gagner
wind	wound	wound	enrouler
withdraw	withdrawn	withdrew	retirer
withhold	withheld	withheld	retenir
withstand	withstood	withstood	résister à
wring	wrung	wrung	tordre
write	written	wrote	écrire