Connaître les verbes irréguliers anglais est essentiel pour maîtriser la conjugaison anglaise.
La liste des verbes irréguliers anglais
| Anglais : infinitif | Anglais : prétérit | Anglais : participe passé | Français | Son | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arise | arose | arisen | Survenir | o - i | |
| Awake | awoke | awoken | Se réveiller | o - o | |
| Beat | beat | beaten | Battre, vaincre | / | |
| Become | became | become | Devenir | a - o | |
| Be | was (singulier) / were (pluriel) | been | Être | / | |
| Beget | begat / begot | begotten | Engendrer, causer | a - o | |
| Begin | began | begun | Commencer, débuter | a - u | |
| Bend | bent | bent | Plier, se courber, fléchir | / | |
| Bereave | bereft / bereaved | bereft / bereaved | Déposséder, priver | e - e | |
| Bet | bet | bet | Parier, miser | e - e | |
| Bid | bid / bade | bid / bidden | Offrir (faire une offre) | a - i | |
| Bite | bit | bitten | Mordre, piquer (moustique) | i - i | |
| Bleed | bled | bled | Saigner | e - e | |
| Blow | blew | blown | Souffler, gonfler | e - o | |
| Bear | bore | borne / born | Porter, supporter | o - o | |
| Buy | bought | bought | Acheter | ou - ou | |
| Breed | bred | bred | Élever (des animaux) | e - e | |
| Broadcast | broadcast | broadcast | Diffuser, émettre | / | |
| Break | broke | broken | Casser, rompre, briser | o - o | |
| Bring | brought | brought | Apporter, amener (qqch à qqn) | ou - ou | |
| Build | built | built | Construire | / | |
| Burn | burnt / burned | burnt / burned | Brûler | / | |
| Burst | burst | burst | Éclater | / | |
| Cast | cast | cast | Jeter, distribuer (des rôles) | / | |
| Catch | caught | caught | Attraper | au - au | |
| Chide | chid | chiden | Gronder, blâmer, réprimander | / | |
| Choose | chose | chosen | Choisir | o - o | |
| Clothe | clad / clothed | clad / clothed | Habiller, recouvrir | a - a | |
| Cling | clung | clung | S'accrocher (à qqch, qqn) | u - u | |
| Come | came | come | Venir | a - o | |
| Cost | cost | cost | Coûter | / | |
| Can | could | could | Pouvoir (verbe modal) | ou - ou | |
| Creep | crept | crept | Ramper | e - e | |
| Cut | cut | cut | Couper | / | |
| Deal* | dealt | dealt | Distribuer, gérer, dealer | / | |
| Dive | dived / dove | dived | Plonger | o - i | |
| Do | did | done | Faire | i - o | |
| Draw | drew | drawn | Dessiner, tracer, tirer (de) | e - a | |
| Dream | dreamt / dreamed | dreamt / dreamed | Rêver | / | |
| Drive | drove | driven | Conduire, propulser | o - i | |
| Drink | drank | drunk | Boire | a - u | |
| Dig | dug | dug | Creuser, extraire (du sol) | u - u | |
| Dwell | dwelt | dwelt / dwelled | Habiter, demeurer, résider | / | |
| Eat | ate | eaten | Manger | a - ea | |
| Fall | fell | fallen | Tomber, chuter, diminuer | e - a | |
| Feed | fed | fed | Nourrir, alimenter | e - e | |
| Feel | felt | felt | (Se) sentir, ressentir | e - e | |
| Flee | fled | fled | Fuir | e - e | |
| Fly | flew | flown | Voler (oiseau, avion) | e - o | |
| Fling | flung | flung | Lancer, jeter | u - u | |
| Forbid | forbade | forbidden | Interdire, proscrire | a - i | |
| Foresee | foresaw | foreseen | Prévoir, pressentir | a - ee | |
| Forgive | forgave | forgiven | Pardonner | a - i | |
| Forsake | forsook | forsaken | Abandonner, renoncer à | oo - a | |
| Fight | fought | fought | Se battre, lutter | ou - ou | |
| Find | found | found | Trouver | ou - ou | |
| Freeze | froze | frozen | Geler | o - o | |
| Give | gave | given | Donner | a - i | |
| Go | went | gone | Aller | en - o | |
| Get | got | gotten / got | Obtenir, recevoir, comprendre, devenir | o - o | |
| Grind | ground | ground | Moudre, opprimer | ou - ou | |
| Grow | grew | grown | Grandir, pousser | e - o | |
| Have | had | had | Avoir | / | |
| Hear* | heard | heard | Entendre | / | |
| Hold | held | held | Tenir | e - e | |
| Hide | hid | hidden | Cacher | / | |
| Hit | hit | hit | Taper, appuyer, frapper | / | |
| Hang | hung | hung | Tenir, pendre | u - u | |
| Hurt | hurt | hurt | Blesser, faire mal | / | |
| Keep | kept | kept | Garder, maintenir, rester | e - e | |
| Kneel | knelt / kneeled | knelt / kneeled | S'agenouiller | e - e | |
| Know | knew | known | Connaître, savoir | e - o | |
| Lay | laid | laid | Poser, étendre, mettre | ai - ai | |
| Lie** | lay | lain | S'allonger, reposer | ay - ai | |
| Lean* | leant / leaned | leant / leaned | S'incliner, se pencher | / | |
| Leap* | leapt / leaped | leapt / leaped | Sauter, bondir | / | |
| Learn | learnt / learned | learnt / learned | Apprendre | / | |
| Lead | led | led | Mener, guide | e - e | |
| Leave | left | left | Laisser, quitter, partir | e - e | |
| Lend | lent | lent | Prêter | / | |
| Let | let | let | Permettre, louer, laisser | / | |
| Light | lit / lighted | lit / lighted | Allumer | / | |
| Lose | lost | lost | Perdre | / | |
| Make | made | made | Faire, fabriquer, préparer | / | |
| Mean | meant | meant | Signifier, vouloir dire | / | |
| Meet | met | met | Rencontrer | e - e | |
| Mow | mowed | mowed / mown | Tondre | / | |
| Offset | offset | offset | Compenser, contrer | / | |
| Overcome | overcame | overcome | Surmonter | a - o | |
| Pay | paid | paid | Payer | ai - ai | |
| Partake | partook | partaken | Prendre part à | oo - a | |
| Plead | pled / pleaded | pled / pleaded | Supplier, plaider | e - e | |
| Preset | preset | preset | Programmer, pré-régler | / | |
| Prove | proved | proven / proved | Prouver | / | |
| Put | put | put | Mettre | / | |
| Quit | quit | quit | Quitter, cesser, arrêter | / | |
| Read* | read | read | Lire | / | |
| Relay | relaid | relaid | Relayer | ai - ai | |
| Rend | rent | rent | Déchirer | / | |
| Rid | rid | rid | Débarrasser | / | |
| Ride | rode | ridden | Monter (vélo, cheval) | o - i | |
| Rise | rose | risen | (Se) lever | o - i | |
| Run | ran | run | Courir | a - u | |
| Ring | rang | rung | Sonner, téléphoner | a - u | |
| Say | said | said | Dire | ai - ai | |
| Sit | sat | sat | S'asseoir | a - a | |
| Saw | saw / sawed | saw / sawed | Scier | / | |
| See | saw | seen | Voir | a - ee | |
| Send | sent | sent | Envoyer | / | |
| Set | set | set | Fixer, mettre, établir, régler | / | |
| Shake | shook | shaken | Secouer, trembler | oo - a | |
| Shed | shed | shed | Répandre, laisser tomber | / | |
| Shoe | shod | shod | Chausser | / | |
| Shine | shone | shone | Briller | o - o | |
| Shoot | shot | shot | Tirer, fusiller, filmer | o - o | |
| Show | showed | shown | Montrer, présenter | / | |
| Shut | shut | shut | (Se) fermer | / | |
| Slay | slew | slain | Tuer | e - ai | |
| Sleep | slept | slept | Dormir | e - e | |
| Slide | slid | slid | Glisser | / | |
| Slit | slit | slit | Fendre | / | |
| Slink | slunk / slinked | slunk / slinked | S'en aller furtivement, se faufiler | u - u | |
| Smell | smelt | smelt | Sentir, flairer | e - e | |
| Sell | sold | sold | Vendre | o - o | |
| Seek | sought | sought | Chercher | ou - ou | |
| Sow | sowed | sown / sowed | Semer | / | |
| Spit | spat / spit | spat / spit | Cracher | a - a | |
| Speed | sped | sped | Aller vite, accélérer | e - e | |
| Spell | spelt | spelt | Épeler, orthographier | / | |
| Spend | spent | spent | Dépenser, passer du temps | / | |
| Spill | spilt / spilled | spilt / spilled | Renverser | / | |
| Split | split | split | Fendre, diviser | / | |
| Spoil | spoilt | spoilt | Gâcher, gâter | / | |
| Speak | spoke | spoken | Parler | o - o | |
| Spread | spread | spread | Répandre, étaler, propager | / | |
| Spring | sprang | sprung | Surgir, jaillir, bondir | a - u | |
| Spin | spun | spun | Tourner, faire tourner | u - u | |
| Steal | stole | stolen | Voler, dérober | o - o | |
| Stand | stood | stood | Être debout, se tenir | oo - oo | |
| Strew | strewed | strewn / strewed | Éparpiller | / | |
| Strive | strove | striven | S'efforcer, lutter | o - i | |
| Strike | struck | struck | Frapper, trouver, conclure | u - u | |
| Stick | stuck | stuck | Coller, (se) coincer | u - u | |
| Sting | stung | stung | Piquer | u - u | |
| Stink | stank | stunk | Puer | a - u | |
| Sing | sang | sung | Chanter | a - u | |
| Sink | sank / sunk | sunk / sunken | Couler, plonger (qqch. dans ...) | a - u | |
| Sweat | sweat / sweated | sweat / sweated | Suer, transpirer | / | |
| Sweep | swept | swept | Balayer | e - e | |
| Swell | swelled | swollen / swelled | Gonfler, enfler | e - o | |
| Swear | swore | sworn | Jurer, blasphémer | o - o | |
| Swim | swam | swum | Nager | a - u | |
| Swing | swung | swung | (Se) balancer | u - u | |
| Take | took | taken | Prendre | oo - a | |
| Teach | taught | taught | Enseigner, apprendre, instruire | au - au | |
| Think | thought | thought | Penser | ou - ou | |
| Thrive | throve / thrived | thriven / thrived | Prospérer | o - i | |
| Throw | threw | thrown | Jeter, lancer | e - o | |
| Thrust | thrust | thrust | Enfoncer | / | |
| Tell | told | told | Dire, raconter | o - o | |
| Tear | tore | torn | Déchirer | o - o | |
| Tread | trod | trodden | Piétiner, marcher, fouler | o - o | |
| Typeset | typeset | typeset | Composer | / | |
| Undergo | underwent | undergone | Subir | en - o | |
| Understand | understood | understood | Comprendre | oo - oo | |
| Weep | wept | wept | Pleurer | e - e | |
| Wet | wet / wetted | wet / wetted | Mouiller | / | |
| Withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn | (Se) retirer, ôter | e - a | |
| Wake | woke | woken | réveiller, éveiller | o - o | |
| Win | won | won | Gagner | o - o | |
| Wear | wore | worn | Porter (avoir sur soi) | o - o | |
| Wind | wound | wound | Enrouler, remonter | ou - ou | |
| Write | wrote | written | Écrire | o - i | |
| Wring | wrung | wrung | Tordre | u - u |
Remarques
*La prononciation de ces verbes change fortement entre l’infinitif, le prétérit et le participe passé alors que l’orthographe reste similaire.
**Le verbe “to lie” signifie “mentir” lorsqu’il est régulier et se conjugue : lie, lied, lied. Lorsqu’il est irrégulier, il signifie “s’allonger, poser, reposer” et se conjugue : lie, lay, lain.
Qu’est-ce qu’un verbe irrégulier ?
Un verbe dit “irrégulier” est un verbe qui ne suit pas les règles classiques de conjugaison au past simple et en participe passé. C’est-à-dire que sa forme est différente du -ED (ou des variantes orthographiques assimilées : -D, -IED)
Exemples de verbes réguliers anglais :
- To watch : watched au past simple, watched au participe passé
- To cry : cried au past simple, cried au participe passé
Exemples de verbes irréguliers anglais :
- To go : went au past simple, gone au participe passé
- To cut : cut au past simple, cut au participe passé
Il est à noter que la forme irrégulière du past simple n’est valable que pour les phrases affirmatives. Les verbes irréguliers suivent en effet la règle habituelle à la forme interrogative et négative, soit l’utilisation de l’auxiliaire do.
Exemples :
- Where did he go?
- She cut her hair short.
Comment reconnaître les verbes irréguliers anglais ?
Il suffit de regarder leur terminaison lorsqu’ils sont utilisés au past simple dans une phrase affirmative, ou comme participe passé. Si la terminaison est : -ED, -IED, -D, alors c’est un verbe régulier. Sinon, c’est un verbe irrégulier.
Chaque verbe irrégulier a donc sa propre forme, qui doit être apprise par cœur pour pouvoir l’identifier et l’employer.
Combien y a-t-il de verbes irréguliers en anglais ?
Il y a environ 200 verbes irréguliers en anglais, mais bien plus si l’on prend en compte les formes dérivées avec préfixes. Exemple : To see = voir / To foresee = prévoir
Quels sont les verbes irréguliers anglais les plus importants ?
Voici une liste de 30 verbes irréguliers, classés par fréquence d’utilisation en anglais courant.
| Anglais : infinitif | Anglais : prétérit | Anglais : participe passé | Français | Son | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be | was (singulier) / were (pluriel) | been | Être | / | |
| Begin | began | begun | Commencer, débuter | a - u | |
| Come | came | come | Venir | a - o | |
| Do | did | done | Faire | i - o | |
| Feel | felt | felt | (Se) sentir, ressentir | e - e | |
| Find | found | found | Trouver | ou - ou | |
| Give | gave | given | Donner | a - i | |
| Go | went | gone | Aller | en - o | |
| Get | got | gotten / got | Obtenir, recevoir, comprendre, devenir | o - o | |
| Have | had | had | Avoir | / | |
| Hear* | heard | heard | Entendre | / | |
| Hold | held | held | Tenir | e - e | |
| Keep | kept | kept | Garder, maintenir, rester | e - e | |
| Know | knew | known | Connaître, savoir | e - o | |
| Leave | left | left | Laisser, quitter, partir | e - e | |
| Make | made | made | Faire, fabriquer, préparer | / | |
| Mean | meant | meant | Signifier, vouloir dire | / | |
| Put | put | put | Mettre | / | |
| Read* | read | read | Lire | / | |
| Run | ran | run | Courir | a - u | |
| Say | said | said | Dire | ai - ai | |
| Sit | sat | sat | S'asseoir | a - a | |
| See | saw | seen | Voir | a - ee | |
| Set | set | set | Fixer, mettre, établir, régler | / | |
| Show | showed | shown | Montrer, présenter | / | |
| Stand | stood | stood | Être debout, se tenir | oo - oo | |
| Take | took | taken | Prendre | oo - a | |
| Think | thought | thought | Penser | ou - ou | |
| Tell | told | told | Dire, raconter | o - o | |
| Write | wrote | written | Écrire | o - i |
Comment apprendre rapidement les verbes irréguliers en anglais ?
Retrouvez notre guide complet à ce sujet: 3 conseils pour apprendre et mémoriser les verbes irréguliers
En vidéo :
Les verbes irréguliers les plus importants en anglais #1 (awake - be - become - keep - hurt)
Les verbes irréguliers les plus importants en anglais #2 (begin - leap - make - bet - learn)
Les verbes irréguliers les plus importants en anglais #3 (bite - mean - overcome - bleed - read)
En PDF :
Téléchargez ce document en PDF ici.
Ressources supplémentaires
- Tableaux de conjugaison anglais
- Le guide de la conjugaison anglaise
- Les verbes les plus fréquents en anglais
Bonjour c’était pour vous dire que vous n’avez toujours pas corrigé le verbe kneel au prétérit et participe passé.
Hi Kevin,
Le verbe kneel est correct pourtant.
De quelle faute parles-tu ?
Merci.
Adrien
Bonjour combien de verbes irréguliers y-a-t-il sur votre site? Merci d’avance.
Hi,
La liste regroupe 177 verbes irréguliers.
Merci vraiment pour ce site
You’re welcome ????