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Le prétérit et le participe passé anglais se forment pour la majorité des verbes avec la base verbale suivie du suffixe -ed. Par exemple to start, started (prétérit), started (participe passé).

Quelques verbes irréguliers échappent cependant à cette règle générale et possèdent leurs propres formes de conjugaison qu'il est nécessaire de connaître par cœur.

Le tableau ci-dessous liste les verbes irréguliers les plus courants :

Infinitif	Prétérit	Part. Passé	Traduction française
to abide	abode	abode	demeurer
to arise	arose	arisen	(se) lever
to awake	awoke	awoken	(se) réveiller
to be	was/were	been	être
to bear	bore	born, borne	supporter
to beat	beat	beaten	battre
to become	became	become	devenir
to befall	befell	befallen	arriver à
to beget	begot	begotten	engendrer
to begin	began	begun	commencer
to behold	beheld	beheld	contempler
to bend	bent	bent	(se) courber
to bereave	bereft	bereft	priver
to beseech	besought	besought	supplier
to bespeak	bespoke	bespoken	commander, retenir
to bet	bet	bet	parier
to bid	bid	bid	offrir (un prix), ordonner
to bind	bound	bound	lier, relier
to bite	bit	bitten	mordre
to bleed	bled	bled	saigner
to blow	blew	blown	souffler
to break	broke	broken	casser
to breed	bred	bred	élever (du bétail)
to bring	brought	brought	apporter
to broadcast	broadcast	broadcast	diffuser (une émission)
to build	built	built	construire
to burn	burnt	burnt	brûler
to burst	burst	burst	éclater
to buy	bought	bought	acheter
to cast	cast	cast	jeter
to catch	caught	caught	attraper
to chide	chid	chidden	gronder
to choose	chose	chosen	choisir
to cleave	clove, cleft	cloven, cleft	fendre
to cling	clung	clung	s'accrocher
to clothe	clad	clad	vêtir
to come	came	come	venir
to cost	cost	cost	coûter
to creep	crept	crept	ramper
to crow	crew	crowed	chanter (coq)
to cut	cut	cut	couper
to dare	dared, durst	dared	oser
to deal	dealt	dealt	distribuer
to dig	dug	dug	creuser
to dive	dove	dived	plonger
to do	did	done	faire
to draw	drew	drawn	dessiner
to dream	dreamt	dreamt	rêver
to drink	drank	drunk	boire
to drive	drove	driven	conduire
to dwell	dwelt	dwelt	habiter
to eat	ate	eaten	manger
to fall	fell	fallen	tomber
to feed	fed	fed	nourrir
to feel	felt	felt	sentir, éprouver
to fight	fought	fought	combattre
to find	found	found	trouver
to flee	fled	fled	s'enfuir
to fling	flung	flung	jeter violemment
to fly	flew	flown	voler
to forbear	forbore	forborne	s'abstenir
to forbid	forbade	forbidden	interdire
to forecast	forecast	forecast	prédire
to forget	forgot	forgotten	oublier
to forgive	forgave	forgiven	pardonner
to forsake	forsook	forsaken	abandonner
to freeze	froze	frozen	geler
to get	got	got, (gotten usa)	obtenir
to gild	gilt	gilt	dorer
to gird	girt	girt	ceindre
to give	gave	given	donner
to go	went	gone	aller
to grind	ground	ground	moudre
to grow	grew	grown	grandir
to hang	hanged	hanged	pendre (supplice)
to hang	hung	hung	suspendre, accrocher
to have	had	had	avoir
to hear	heard	heard	entendre
to heave	hove	hove	se soulever
to hew	hewed	hewn	tailler
to hide	hid	hid, hidden	(se) cacher
to hit	hit	hit	frapper, atteindre
to hold	held	held	tenir
to hurt	hurt	hurt	blesser
to keep	kept	kept	garder
to kneel	knelt	knelt	s'agenouiller
to knit	knit	knit	tricoter
to know	knew	known	savoir, connaître
to lade	laded	laden	charger
to lay	laid	laid	poser à plat
to lead	led	led	mener
to lean	leant	leant	s'appuyer, se pencher
to leap	leapt	leapt	sauter
to learn	learnt	learnt	apprendre
to leave	left	left	laisser, quitter
to lend	lent	lent	prêter
to let	let	let	permettre, louer
to lie	lay	lain	être étendu
to light	lit	lit	allumer
to lose	lost	lost	perdre
to make	made	made	faire, fabriquer
to mean	meant	meant	signifier
to meet	met	met	(se) rencontrer
to melt	melted	melted, molten	fondre
to mistake	mistook	mistaken	se tromper
to mow	mowed	mown	faucher
to pay	paid	paid	payer
to put	put	put	mettre
to quit	quit	quit	cesser (de), quitter
to read	read	read	lire
to rend	rent	rent	déchirer
to rid	rid	rid	débarrasser
to ride	rode	ridden	chevaucher
to ring	rang	rung	sonner
to rise	rose	risen	s'élever, se lever
to run	ran	run	courir
to saw	sawed	sawn	scier
to say	said	said	dire
to see	saw	seen	voir
to seek	sought	sought	chercher
to seethe	sod	sodden	bouillir
to sell	sold	sold	vendre
to send	sent	sent	envoyer
to set	set	set	fixer
to sew	sewed	sewn	coudre
to shake	shook	shaken	secouer
to shear	sheared	shorn	tondre (des moutons)
to shed	shed	shed	verser (des larmes)
to shine	shone	shone	briller
to shoe	shod	shod	ferrer, chausser
to shoot	shot	shot	tirer
to show	showed	shown	montrer
to shred	shred	shred	lacérer
to shrink	shrank	shrunk	rétrécir
to shrive	shrove	shriven	confesser
to shut	shut	shut	fermer
to sing	sang	sung	chanter
to sink	sank	sunk	couler
to sit	sat	sat	être assis
to slay	slew	slain	massacrer
to sleep	slept	slept	dormir
to slide	slid	slid	glisser
to sling	slung	slung	lancer (avec force)
to slink	slunk	slunk	aller furtivement
to slit	slit	slit	fendre, inciser
to smell	smelt	smelt	sentir (odorat)
to smite	smote	smitten	frapper
to sow	sowed	sown	semer
to speak	spoke	spoken	parler
to speed	sped	sped	aller à toute vitesse
to spell	spelt	spelt	épeler
to spend	spent	spent	dépenser
to spill	spilt	spilt	renverser, répandre
to spin	spun, span	spun	filer, tourner
to spit	spat, spit	spat, spit	cracher
to split	split	split	fendre (en éclat)
to spoil	spoilt	spoilt	gâcher, gâter
to spread	spread	spread	répandre
to spring	sprang	sprung	s'élancer, bondir
to stand	stood	stood	être debout
to steal	stole	stolen	voler, dérober
to stick	stuck	stuck	coller
to sting	stung	stung	piquer
to stink	stank	stunk	puer
to strew	strewed	strewn	joncher
to stride	strode	stridden	marcher à grands pas
to strike	struck	struck	frapper
to string	strung	strung	enfiler, tendre (une corde)
to strive	strove	striven	s'efforcer
to swear	swore	sworn	jurer
to sweat	sweat	sweat	suer
to sweep	swept	swept	balayer
to swell	swelled	swollen	enfler
to swim	swam	swum	nager
to swing	swung	swung	se balancer
to take	took	taken	prendre
to teach	taught	taught	enseigner
to tear	tore	torn	déchirer
to tell	told	told	dire, raconter
to think	thought	thought	penser
to thrive	throve	thriven	prospérer
to throw	threw	thrown	jeter
to thrust	thrust	thrust	enfoncer
to tread	trod	trodden	fouler aux pieds
to understand	understood	understood	comprendre
to undo	undid	undone	défaire
to upset	upset	upset	renverser
to wake	woke	woken	(se) réveiller
to wear	wore	worn	porter (des vêtements)
to weave	wove	woven	tisser
to weep	wept	wept	pleurer
to win	won	won	gagner
to wind	wound	wound	enrouler
to withdraw	withdrew	withdrawn	retirer
to withstand	withstood	withstood	résister à
to work	worked, wrought	worked, wrought	travailler
to wring	wrung	wrung	tordre
to write	wrote	written	écrire

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