Les verbes irréguliers

Les verbes irréguliers ont des formes irrégulières au prétérit et au participe passé. Voici une liste des 50 verbes à connaître pour arriver à survivre dans un pays anglophone, avec un petit exercice pour tester vos connaissances.

Base verbale - Prétérit - Participe Passé - Traduction

be - was/were - been - être
bear - bore - borne - supporter
become - became - become - devenir
begin - began - begun - commencer
bet - bet - bet - parier
bite - bit - bitten - mordre
blow - blew - blown - souffler
break - broke - broken - casser
bring - brought - brought - apporter
build - built - built - construire
burn - burnt - burnt - brûler
buy - bought - bought - acheter
catch - caught - caught - attraper
choose - chose - chosen - choisir
come - came - come - venir
cost - cost - cost - coûter
cut - cut - cut - couper
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
feel - felt - felt - ressentir
fight - fought - fought - se battre
find - found - found - trouver
fly - flew - flown - voler
forget - forgot - forgotten - oublier
forgive - forgave - forgiven - pardonner
get - got - got - obtenir, recevoir
give - gave - given - donner
go - went - gone - aller
have -had - had - avoir
hear - heard - heard - entendre
keep - kept - kept - garder
leave - left - left - quitter
know - knew - known - savoir
lose - lost - lost - perdre
make - made - made - fabriquer
meet - met - met - rencontrer
read - read - read - lire
ring - rang - rung - sonner
say - said - said - dire
see - saw - seen - voir
sit - sat - sat - être assis
sleep - slept - slept - dormir
swim - swam - swum - nager
take - took - taken - prendre
think - thought - thought - penser
write - wrote - written - écrire

TEST DE CONNAISSANCES:
Pour ajouter un peu de piment à l'exercice, on donne ici uniquement l'une des 4 formes. Il faut retrouver les 3 autres.
1. give - ?? - ?? - ??
2. ?? - drew - ?? - ??
3. ?? - ?? - begun - ??
4. ?? - ?? - ?? - rencontrer
5. fly - ?? - ?? - ??
6. ?? - sat - ?? - ??
7. ?? - ?? - brought - ??
8. ?? - ?? - ?? - écrire
9. build - ?? - ?? - ??
10. ?? - ?? - ?? - nager

CORRECTION
1. give - gave - given - donner
2. draw - drew - drawn - dessiner
3. begin - began - begun - commencer
4. meet - met - met - rencontrer
5. fly - flew - flown - voler
6. sit - sat - sat - être assis
7. bring - brought - brought - apporter
8. write - wrote - written - écrire
9. build - built - built - construire
10. swim - swam - swum - nager