| INFINITIF | PRETERIT | PARTICIPE PASSE | TRADUCTION |
| Swelled | |||
| Mowed | |||
| Enseigner | |||
| To bend | |||
| Quit | |||
| Subir | |||
| To rise | |||
| Foncer | |||
| Stuck | |||
| To sew | |||
| Poser à plat | |||
| To swing | |||
| Abandonner | |||
| Wore | |||
| Wove | |||
| To dig | |||
| Ground | |||
| Bouleverser | |||
| To breed | |||
| Etre étendu |
Réponses :
| INFINITIF | PRETERIT | PARTICIPE PASSE | TRADUCTION |
| To swell | Swelled | Swollen | Enfler |
| To mow | Mowed | Mowed | Tendre |
| To teach | Taught | Taught | Enseigner |
| To bend | Bent | Bent | Courber |
| To quit | Quit | Quit | Quitter, avandonner |
| To undergo | Underwent | Underwent | Subir |
| To rise | Rose | Risen | S’élever |
| To speed | Sped | Sped | Foncer |
| To stick | Stuck | Stuck | Coller |
| To sew | Sewed | Sewn | Coudre |
| To lay | Laid | Laid | Poser à plat |
| To swing | Swung | Swung | (Se) balancer |
| To forsake | Forsook | Forsaken | Abandonner |
| To wear | Wore | Worn | Porter (vêtements) |
| To weave | Wove | Woven | Tisser |
| To dig | Dug | Dug | Creuser |
| To grind | Ground | Ground | Moudre |
| To upset | Upset | Upset | Bouleverser |
| To breed | Bred | Bred | Elever |
| To lie | Lay | Lain | Etre étendu |
1. Did you buy your ticket on the Internet? Yes I _____. (do / did / have done / had done)
2. You can _____ your problems. (overcome / overcame / have overcome / had overcome)
3. They _____ each other for a very long time. (know / knew / have known / had known)
4. I _____ in London in 1980. (bear / bore / am born / was born)
5. You dog _____ yesterday. ( beat / have beaten / had beaten / bite / bit / have bitten / had bitten)
6. He _____ a lot of things about the merger during the meeting. (say / said / has said / had said)
7. He _____ the party two hours ago. (leave / left / has left / had left)
8. The government _____ smoking in restaurants. (forbid / forbade / has forbidden)
9. How much did you _____ for this car? (pay / paid / have paid)
10. Have you ever _____ a meteor shower? (see / sawn /seen)
Réponses :
1. Did you buy your ticket on the Internet? Yes I did. (As-tu acheté ton ticket sur Internet ? Oui.)
2. You can overcome your problems. (Tu peux surmonter tes problèmes.)
3. They have known each other for a very long time. (Ils se connaissent depuis très lontemps.)
4. I was born in London in 1980. (Je suis né à Londres en 1980.)
5. Your dog bit me yesterday. (Ton chien m’a mordu hier.)
6. He said a lot of things about the merger during the meeting. (Il a dit beaucoup de choses au sujet de la fusion durant la réunion.)
7. He left the party two hours ago. (Il a quitter la fête il y a deux heures.)
8. The government has forbidden smoking in restaurants. (Le gouvernement a interdit la cigarette dans les restaurants.)
9. How much did you pay for this car? (Combien as-tu payé pour cette voiture ?)
10. Have you ever seen a meteor shower? (As-tu déjà vu une pluie d’étoiles filantes ?)
| BASE VERBALE | PRETERIT | PARTICIPE PASSE | TRADUCTION |
| Blew | |||
| Drink | |||
| Casser | |||
| Shaken | |||
| Bend | |||
| Showed | |||
| Parler | |||
| Swum | |||
| Understand | |||
| Voler (argent par exemple) |
Réponses :
| BASE VERBALE | PRETERIT | PARTICIPE PASSE | TRADUCTION |
| Blow | Blew | Blown | Souffler |
| Drink | Drank | Drunk | Boire |
| Break | Broke | Broken | Casser |
| Shake | Shook | Shaken | Secouer |
| Bend | Bent | Bent | Courber |
| Show | Showed | Shown / Showed | Montrer |
| Speak | Spoke | Spoken | Parler |
| Swim | Swam | Swum | Nager |
| Understand | Understood | Understood | Comprendre |
| Steal | Stole | Stolen | Voler (argent par exemple) |
| INFINITIF | BASE VERBALE | PRETERIT | PARTICIPE PASSE | TRADUCTION |
| To arise | Arise | Arose | Arisen | S’élever, se lever |
| To awake | Awake | Awoke | Awoken | S’éveiller |
| To be | Be | Was / Were | Been | Etre |
| To bear | Bear | Bore | Born | Porter, supporter |
| To beat | Beat | Beat | Beaten | Battre |
| To blow | Blow | Blew | Blown | Souffler |
| To break | Break | Broke | Broken | Casser |
| To chide | Chide | Chid | Chid / Chidden | Gronder |
| To choose | Choose | Chose | Chosen | Choisir |
| To cleave | Cleave | Clove / Cleft | Cloven / Cleft | Fendre |
| To do | Do | Did | Done | Faire |
| To draw | Draw | Drew | Drawn | Dessiner |
| To drive | Drive | Drove | Driven | Conduire |
| To eat | Eat | Ate | Eaten | Manger |
| To fall | Fall | Fell | Fallen | Tomber |
| To fly | Fly | Flew | Flown | Voler |
| To forbid | Forbid | Forbade | Forbidden | Interdire |
| To forget | Forget | Forgot | Forgotten | Oublier |
| To forgive | Forgive | Forgave | Forgiven | Pardonner |
| To freeze | Freeze | Froze | Frozen | Geler |
| To give | Give | Gave | Given | Donner |
| To go | Go | Went | Gone | Aller |
| To grow | Grow | Grew | Grown | Pousser, faire pousser |
| To hide | Hide | Hid | Hidden | Cacher |
| To know | Know | Knew | Known | Savoir, connaître |
| To lie | Lie | Lay | Lain | Etre couché |
| To mistake | Mistake | Mistook | Mistaken | Se méprendre |
| To ride | Ride | Rode | Ridden | Aller à cheval, à vélo |
| To rise | Rise | Rose | Risen | Se lever |
| To see | See | Saw | Seen | Voir |
| To sew | Sew | Sewed | Sewn | Coudre |
| To shake | Shake | Shook | Shaken | Secouer |
| To shear | Shear | Shore / Sheared | Shorn / Sheared | Tondre |
| To show | Show | Showed | Showed / Shown | Montrer |
| To slay | Slay | Slew | Slain | Tuer |
| To smite | Smite | Smote | Smitten | Frapper |
| To sow | Sow | Sowed | Sown | Semer |
| To speak | Speak | Spoke | Spoken | Parler |
| To steal | Steal | Stole | Stolen | Voler |
| To strew | Strew | Strewed | Strewn | Joncher |
| To stride | Stride | Strode | Stridden / Strid | Marcher à grandes enjambées |
| To swear | Swear | Swore | Sworn | Jurer |
| To swell | Swell | Swolled | Swollen | Enfler |
| To take | Take | Took | Taken | Prendre |
| To thrive | Thrive | Throve / Thrived | Thriven / Thrived | Prospérer |
| To tread | Tread | Trod | Trodden | Fouler, piétiner |
| To undertake | Undertake | Undertook | Undertaken | Entreprendre |
| To wake | Wake | Woke / Waked | Woken / Waked | S’éveiller |
| To wear | Wear | Wore | Worn | Porter sur soi |
| To weave | Weave | Wove | Woven | Tisser |
| To withdraw | Withdraw | Withdrew | Withdrawn | Retirer |
| To write | Write | Wrote | Written | Ecrire |
| INFINITIF | BASE VERBALE | PRETERIT | PARTICIPE PASSE | TRADUCTION |
| To begin | Begin | Began | Begun | Commencer |
| To drink | Drink | Drank | Drunk | Boire |
| To ring | Ring | Rang | Rung | Sonener |
| To shrink | Shrink | Shrank | Shrunk | Rétrécir |
| To sing | Sing | Sang | Sung | Chanter |
| To sink | Sink | Sank | Sunk | Couler |
| To spring | Spring | Sprang | Sprung | Jaillir |
| To stink | Stink | Stank | Stunk | Puer |
| To swim | Swim | Swam | Swum | Nager |
| INFINITIF | BASE VERBALE | PRETERIT | PARTICIPE PASSE | TRADUCTION |
| To abide | Abide | Abode | Abode | Demeurer |
| To behold | Behold | Beheld | Beheld | Contempler |
| To bend | Bend | Bent | Bent | Courber, se pencher |
| To beseech | Beseech | Besought | Besought | Supplier |
| To bind | Bind | Bound | Bound | Lier |
| To bleed | Bleed | Bled | Bled | Saigner |
| To breed | Breed | Bred | Bred | Elever (animaux) |
| To bring | Bring | Brought | Brought | Apporter |
| To build | Build | Built | Built | Construire |
| To burn | Burn | Burnt / Burned | Burnt / Burned | Brûler |
| To buy | Buy | Bought | Bought | Acheter |
| To catch | Catch | Caught | Caught | Attraper |
| To creep | Creep | Crept | Crept | Ramper |
| To deal | Deal | Dealt | Dealt | Traiter |
| To dig | Dig | Dug | Dug | Creuser |
| To dream | Dream | Dreamt | Dreamt | Rêver |
| To feed | Feed | Fed | Fed | Nourrir |
| To feel | Feel | Felt | Felt | Sentir |
| To fight | Fight | Fought | Fought | Combattre, se battre |
| To find | Find | Found | Found | Trouver |
| To fling | Fling | Flung | Flung | Lancer |
| To get | Get | Got | Got | Obtenir |
| To grind | Grind | Ground | Ground | Moudre |
| To have | Have | Had | Had | Avoir |
| To hear | Hear | Heard | Heard | Entendre |
| To hold | Hold | Held | Held | Tenir |
| To keep | Keep | Kept | Kept | Garder |
| To kneel | Kneel | Knelt / Kneeled | Knelt / Kneeled | S’agenouiller |
| To lay | Lay | Laid | Laid | Etendre |
| To lead | Lead | Led | Led | Mener |
| To lean | Lean | Leant | Leant | Se pencher |
| To learn | Learn | Learnt / Learned | Learnt / Learned | Apprendre |
| To leave | Leave | Left | Left | Laisser, quitter |
| To lend | Lend | Lent | Lent | Prêter |
| To light | Light | Lit | Lit | Allumer |
| To lose | Lose | Lost | Lost | Perdre |
| To make | Make | Made | Made | Faire |
| To mean | Mean | Meant | Meant | Signifier, vouloir dire |
| To meet | Meet | Met | Met | Rencontrer |
| To overhang | Overhang | Overhung | Overhung | Surplomber |
| To pay | Pay | Paid | Paid | Payer |
| To read | Read | Read | Read | Lire |
| To say | Say | Said | Said | Dire |
| To seek | Seek | Sought | Sought | Chercher |
| To sell | Sell | Sold | Sold | Vendre |
| To send | Send | Sent | Sent | Envoyer |
| To shine | Shine | Shone | Shone | Briller |
| To shoot | Shoot | Shot | Shot | Tirer |
| To sit | Sit | Sat | Sat | Etre assis |
| To sleep | Sleep | Slept | Slept | Dormir |
| To slide | Slide | Slid | Slid | Glisser |
| To sling | Sling | Slung | Slung | Lancer |
| To smell | Smell | Smelt / smelled | Smelt / smelled | Sentir |
| To speed | Speed | Sped / Speeded | Sped / speeded | Se hâter |
| To spend | Spend | Spent | Spent | Dépenser |
| To spill | Spill | Spilt / spilled | Spilt / spilled | Renverser, répandre |
| To spit | Spit | Spat | Spat | Cracher |
| To spoil | Spoil | Spoilt / Spoiled | Spoilt / Spoiled | Gâter, abîmer |
| To stand | Stand | Stood | Stood | Etre debout |
| To strike | Strike | Struck | Struck | Frapper |
| To swing | Swing | Swung | Swung | Se balancer |
| To teach | Teach | Taught | Taught | Enseigner |
| To tell | Tell | Told | Told | Raconter |
| To think | Think | Thought | Thought | Penser |
| To understand | Understand | Understood | Understood | Comprendre |
| To unwind | Unwind | Unwound | Unwound | Dérouler |
| To uphold | Uphold | Upheld | Upheld | Soutenir |
| To weep | Weep | Wept | Wept | Pleurer |
| To win | Win | Won | Won | Gagner |
| To withhold | Withhold | Withheld | Withheld | Retenir, arrêter |
| To withstand | Withstand | Withstood | Withstood | Résister à, supporter |
| To wring | Wring | Wrung | Wrung | Tordre |
| INFINITIF | BASE VERBALE | PRETERIT | PARTICIPE PASSE | TRADUCTION |
| To become | Become | Became | Become | Devenir |
| To come | Come | Came | Come | Venir |
| To run | Run | Ran | Run | Courir |
| INFINITIF | BASE VERBALE | PRETERIT | PARTICIPE PASSE | TRADUCTION |
| To beset | Beset | Beset | Beset | Assaillir |
| To bet | Bet | Bet | Bet | Parier |
| To bid | Bid | Bid | Bid | Enchérir |
| To burst | Burst | Burst | Burst | Eclater |
| To cast | Cast | Cast | Cast | Lancer |
| To cost | Cost | Cost | Cost | Coûter |
| To cut | Cut | Cut | Cut | Couper |
| To hit | Hit | Hit | Hit | Frapper |
| To hurt | Hurt | Hurt | Hurt | Blesser, faire mal |
| To let | Let | Let | Let | Permettre, laisser |
| To put | Put | Put | Put | Mettre, poser |
| To quit | Quit | Quit | Quit | Abandonner |
| To set | Set | Set | Set | Placer, établir |
| To shed | Shed | Shed | Shed | Verser, perdre |
| To shut | Shut | Shut | Shut | Fermer |
| To split | Split | Split | Split | Fendre |
| To spread | Spread | Spread | Spread | Se répandre |
On peut distinguer 4 groupes de verbes irréguliers :
– les verbes irréguliers dont la base verbale, le prétérit et le participe passé sont identiques. (1er groupe)
– les verbes irréguliers dont la base verbale et le participe passé sont identiques. (2ème groupe)
– les verbes irréguliers dont le prétérit et le participe passé sont identiques. (3ème groupe)
– les verbes irréguliers dont toutes les formes sont différentes. (4ème groupe)