
En anglais, comme dans de nombreuses langues parlées dans le monde, certains verbes ne se conjuguent pas comme les autres. C'est ce qu'on appelle les verbes irréguliers.
Il faut absolument les apprendre et les retenir car lorsque vous ferez des voyages dans des pays anglophones ou que vous discuterez en anglais avec une personne, une mauvaise conjugaison de verbe empêchera une bonne compréhension mutuelle.
Voici la liste des principaux verbes irréguliers en anglais.
| Infinitif | Prétérit | Participe Passé | Traduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| arise | arose | arisen | s'élever, survenir |
| awake | awoke | awoken | (se) réveiller |
| be | was/were | been | être |
| bear | bore | borne | supporter |
| beat | beat | beaten | battre |
| become | became | become | devenir |
| begin | began | begun | commencer |
| bite | bit | bitten | mordre |
| bleed | bled | bled | saigner |
| blow | blew | blown | souffler |
| break | broke | broken | casser |
| bring | brought | brought | apporter |
| build | built | built | construire |
| burn | burnt | burnt | brûler |
| burst | burst | burst | éclater |
| buy | bought | bought | acheter |
| catch | caught | caught | attraper |
| choose | chose | chosen | choisir |
| come | came | come | venir |
| cost | cost | cost | coûter |
| cut | cut | cut | couper |
| deal | dealt | dealt | distribuer |
| dig | dug | dug | creuser |
| do | did | done | faire |
| draw | drew | drawn | dessiner |
| dream | dreamt | 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 | sentir/éprouver |
| fight | fought | fought | combattre |
| find | found | found | trouver |
| fly | flew | flown | voler |
| forbid | forbade | forbidden | interdire |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | oublier |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven | pardonner |
| freeze | froze | frozen | geler |
| get | got | got | obtenir |
| give | gave | given | donner |
| go | went | gone | aller |
| grow | grew | grown | grandir |
| hang | hung | hung | pendre/accrocher |
| have | had | had | avoir |
| hear | heard | heard | entendre |
| hide | hid | hidden | (se) cacher |
| hit | hit | hit | frapper, atteindre |
| hold | held | held | tenir |
| hurt | hurt | hurt | blesser |
| keep | kept | kept | garder |
| know | knew | known | savoir, connaître |
| lead | led | led | mener |
| learn | learnt | learnt | apprendre |
| leave | left | left | laisser, quitter |
| lend | lent | lent | prêter |
| let | let | let | permettre, louer |
| lie | lay | lain | être étendu |
| lose | lost | lost | perdre |
| make | made | made | faire, fabriquer |
| mean | meant | meant | signifier |
| meet | met | met | (se) rencontrer |
| pay | paid | paid | payer |
| put | put | put | mettre |
| read | read | read | lire |
| ride | rode | ridden | chevaucher |
| ring | rang | rung | sonner |
| rise | rose | risen | s'élever, se lever |
| run | ran | run | courir |
| say | said | said | dire |
| see | saw | seen | voir |
| sell | sold | sold | vendre |
| send | sent | sent | envoyer |
| set | set | set | placer |
| shine | shone | shone | briller |
| shake | shook | shaken | secouer |
| shoot | shot | shot | tirer |
| show | showed | shown | montrer |
| shut | shut | shut | fermer |
| sing | sang | sung | chanter |
| sit | sat | sat | être assis |
| sleep | slept | slept | dormir |
| slide | slid | slid | glisser |
| smell | smelt | smelt | sentir (odorat) |
| speak | spoke | spoken | parler |
| spell | spelt | spelt | épeler |
| spend | spent | spent | dépenser |
| stand | stood | stood | être debout |
| steal | stole | stolen | voler, dérober |
| strike | struck | struck | frapper |
| swear | swore | sworn | jurer |
| swim | swam | swum | nager |
| swing | swang | swung | se balancer |
| take | took | taken | prendre |
| teach | taught | taught | enseigner |
| tear | tore | torn | déchirer |
| tell | told | told | dire, raconter |
| think | thought | thought | penser |
| throw | threw | thrown | lancer |
| understand | understood | understood | comprendre |
| wake | woke | woken | (se) réveiller |
| wear | wore | worn | porter (des vêtements) |
| win | won | won | gagner |
| write | wrote | written | écrire |