Verbes irréguliers anglais avec traduction
Les verbes irréguliers ne forment pas le passé avec -ed. Chacun a trois formes : l’infinitif, le Past Simple et le Past Participle. On les retient plus facilement par groupes : les verbes qui ne changent pas, ceux qui ont deux formes identiques et ceux dont les trois formes sont différentes.
Cliquez sur ▶ pour écouter les trois formes. Entraînez-vous avec les séries illustrées et les séries par groupes ou avec le module d’entraînement, où l’on tape les deux formes du passé (consignes en anglais).
- Les trois formes sont identiques · 11
- Past Simple et Past Participle identiques · 55
- Infinitif et Past Participle identiques · 3
- Les trois formes sont différentes · 41
Les trois formes sont identiques11
Le groupe le plus facile : le verbe ne change pas.
read s’écrit de la même façon dans les trois formes, mais se prononce [riːd] – [red] – [red].
| Infinitif | Past Simple | Past Participle | Traduction | Écouter |
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| bet | bet | bet | parier | |
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cost | cost | coûter | |
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cut | cut | couper | |
| hit | hit | hit | frapper | |
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hurt | hurt | blesser | |
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let | let | laisser | |
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put | put | mettre | |
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read | read | lire | |
| set | set | set | régler, se coucher (soleil) | |
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shut | shut | fermer | |
| spread | spread | spread | étaler, se répandre |
Past Simple et Past Participle identiques55
Une seule nouvelle forme à retenir au lieu de deux.
| Infinitif | Past Simple | Past Participle | Traduction | Écouter |
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| bend | bent | bent | plier, se pencher | |
| bleed | bled | bled | saigner | |
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brought | brought | apporter | |
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built | built | construire | |
| burn | burnt / burned | burnt / burned | brûler | |
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bought | bought | acheter | |
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caught | caught | attraper | |
| deal | dealt | dealt | distribuer (les cartes), s’occuper de | |
| dig | dug | dug | creuser | |
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dreamt / dreamed | dreamt / dreamed | rêver | |
| feed | fed | fed | nourrir | |
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felt | felt | (res)sentir | |
| fight | fought | fought | se battre | |
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found | found | trouver | |
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got | got / gotten | obtenir | |
| hang | hung | hung | accrocher | |
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had | had | avoir | |
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heard | heard | entendre | |
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held | held | tenir | |
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kept | kept | garder | |
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laid | laid | mettre (la table), poser | |
| lead | led | led | mener, guider | |
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learnt / learned | learnt / learned | apprendre | |
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left | left | partir | |
| lend | lent | lent | prêter | |
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lit / lighted | lit / lighted | allumer | |
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lost | lost | perdre | |
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made | made | faire | |
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meant | meant | signifier | |
| meet | met | met | rencontrer | |
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paid | paid | payer | |
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said | said | dire | |
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sold | sold | vendre | |
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sent | sent | envoyer | |
| shine | shone / shined | shone / shined | briller | |
| shoot | shot | shot | tirer, tourner (un film) | |
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sat | sat | être assis | |
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slept | slept | dormir | |
| slide | slid | slid | glisser | |
| smell | smelt / smelled | smelt / smelled | sentir | |
| spell | spelt / spelled | spelt / spelled | épeler | |
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spent | spent | dépenser, passer | |
| spin | spun | spun | tourner, tisser (une toile) | |
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stood | stood | être debout | |
| stick | stuck | stuck | coller | |
| sting | stung | stung | piquer | |
| strike | struck | struck | frapper, sonner (l’heure) | |
| sweep | swept | swept | balayer | |
| swing | swung | swung | se balancer | |
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taught | taught | enseigner | |
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told | told | raconter | |
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thought | thought | penser | |
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understood | understood | comprendre | |
| weep | wept | wept | pleurer | |
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won | won | gagner |
Infinitif et Past Participle identiques3
Seule la forme du milieu change.
| Infinitif | Past Simple | Past Participle | Traduction | Écouter |
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| become | became | become | devenir | |
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came | come | venir | |
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ran | run | courir |
Les trois formes sont différentes41
Ces verbes demandent le plus d’entraînement.
| Infinitif | Past Simple | Past Participle | Traduction | Écouter |
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was / were | been | être | |
| beat | beat | beaten | battre | |
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began | begun | commencer | |
| bite | bit | bitten | mordre | |
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blew | blown | souffler | |
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broke | broken | casser | |
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chose | chosen | choisir | |
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did | done | faire | |
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drew | drawn | dessiner | |
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drank | drunk | boire | |
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drove | driven | conduire | |
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ate | eaten | manger | |
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fell | fallen | tomber | |
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flew | flown | voler | |
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forgot | forgotten | oublier | |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven | pardonner | |
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froze | frozen | geler | |
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gave | given | donner | |
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went | gone | aller | |
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grew | grown | grandir | |
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hid | hidden | (se) cacher | |
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knew | known | savoir | |
| lie | lay | lain | être allongé | |
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rode | ridden | monter | |
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rang | rung | sonner | |
| rise | rose | risen | se lever (soleil), monter | |
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saw | seen | voir | |
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shook | shaken | secouer | |
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showed | shown | montrer | |
| shrink | shrank | shrunk | rétrécir | |
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sang | sung | chanter | |
| sink | sank | sunk | couler | |
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spoke | spoken | parler | |
| steal | stole | stolen | voler | |
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swam | swum | nager | |
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took | taken | prendre | |
| tear | tore | torn | déchirer | |
| throw | threw | thrown | lancer, jeter | |
| wake | woke | woken | se réveiller, réveiller | |
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wore | worn | porter | |
| write | wrote | written | écrire |
Exercices
11 séries : cartes illustrées avec audio, une courte vidéo, une écoute et des phrases au Past Simple :
- Irregular Verbs 1: bring, forget, get, shake, speak, take
- Irregular Verbs 2: tell, sell, buy, think, teach, catch
- Irregular Verbs 3: begin, break, choose, come, do, fall, freeze, go
- Irregular Verbs 4: blow, draw, find, fly, grow, know, show
- Irregular Verbs 5: cost, cut, hear, hurt, let, lose, put, shut
- Irregular Verbs 6: learn, stand, swim, understand, wear, win
- Irregular Verbs 7: drink, lay, pay, ring, run, say, sing
- Irregular Verbs 8: have, hold, make, mean, send, spend
- Irregular Verbs 9: dream, feel, keep, leave, sleep
- Irregular Verbs 10: be, drive, give, hide, ride, see
- Irregular Verbs 11: build, eat, light, read, sit