Les 100 verbes irréguliers anglais représentent 95 % de ce que vous entendrez en anglais au quotidien. Pas de choix : il faut les connaître. Bonne nouvelle : avec notre classement par fréquence et nos flashcards interactives, 30 jours suffisent.
Comment lire le tableau des verbes irréguliers
Chaque verbe irrégulier a 3 formes à mémoriser :
- Base verbale (BV) — la forme infinitive (to go)
- Prétérit (V-ed) — forme du passé simple (went)
- Participe passé (V-3) — utilisée au present perfect et au passif (gone)
Les 40 verbes irréguliers les plus fréquents (à mémoriser en priorité)
| BV | Prétérit | Participe passé | Français |
|---|---|---|---|
| be | was/were | been | être |
| have | had | had | avoir |
| do | did | done | faire |
| go | went | gone | aller |
| say | said | said | dire |
| get | got | got/gotten | obtenir |
| make | made | made | faire/fabriquer |
| know | knew | known | savoir/connaître |
| think | thought | thought | penser |
| take | took | taken | prendre |
| see | saw | seen | voir |
| come | came | come | venir |
| give | gave | given | donner |
| find | found | found | trouver |
| tell | told | told | dire à |
| become | became | become | devenir |
| leave | left | left | partir/laisser |
| feel | felt | felt | sentir |
| bring | brought | brought | apporter |
| begin | began | begun | commencer |
| keep | kept | kept | garder |
| hold | held | held | tenir |
| write | wrote | written | écrire |
| stand | stood | stood | se tenir |
| hear | heard | heard | entendre |
| let | let | let | laisser |
| mean | meant | meant | signifier |
| set | set | set | mettre/fixer |
| meet | met | met | rencontrer |
| pay | paid | paid | payer |
| sit | sat | sat | s’asseoir |
| speak | spoke | spoken | parler |
| lie | lay | lain | être étendu |
| lead | led | led | mener |
| read | read | read | lire |
| grow | grew | grown | grandir |
| lose | lost | lost | perdre |
| fall | fell | fallen | tomber |
| send | sent | sent | envoyer |
| build | built | built | construire |
Les 30 verbes irréguliers intermédiaires (niveau A2-B1)
| BV | Prétérit | Participe passé | Français |
|---|---|---|---|
| understand | understood | understood | comprendre |
| draw | drew | drawn | dessiner |
| break | broke | broken | casser |
| spend | spent | spent | dépenser/passer |
| cut | cut | cut | couper |
| rise | rose | risen | se lever |
| drive | drove | driven | conduire |
| buy | bought | bought | acheter |
| wear | wore | worn | porter |
| choose | chose | chosen | choisir |
| eat | ate | eaten | manger |
| sleep | slept | slept | dormir |
| drink | drank | drunk | boire |
| sing | sang | sung | chanter |
| run | ran | run | courir |
| catch | caught | caught | attraper |
| teach | taught | taught | enseigner |
| fight | fought | fought | se battre |
| seek | sought | sought | chercher |
| swim | swam | swum | nager |
| ride | rode | ridden | chevaucher/rouler |
| rise | rose | risen | se lever |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | oublier |
| feed | fed | fed | nourrir |
| fly | flew | flown | voler |
| freeze | froze | frozen | geler |
| hide | hid | hidden | cacher |
| hit | hit | hit | frapper |
| throw | threw | thrown | lancer |
| win | won | won | gagner |
Les 30 verbes irréguliers avancés (niveau B2-C1)
| BV | Prétérit | Participe passé | Français |
|---|---|---|---|
| arise | arose | arisen | survenir |
| awake | awoke | awoken | se réveiller |
| bear | bore | borne | supporter |
| beat | beat | beaten | battre |
| bend | bent | bent | plier |
| bet | bet | bet | parier |
| bid | bid | bid | offrir un prix |
| bind | bound | bound | lier |
| bite | bit | bitten | mordre |
| bleed | bled | bled | saigner |
| blow | blew | blown | souffler |
| breed | bred | bred | élever |
| burn | burnt/burned | burnt/burned | brûler |
| burst | burst | burst | éclater |
| cast | cast | cast | jeter/distribuer |
| cling | clung | clung | s’accrocher |
| creep | crept | crept | ramper |
| deal | dealt | dealt | traiter |
| dig | dug | dug | creuser |
| dream | dreamt/dreamed | dreamt/dreamed | rêver |
| flee | fled | fled | fuir |
| forbid | forbade | forbidden | interdire |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven | pardonner |
| grind | ground | ground | moudre |
| hang | hung | hung | suspendre |
| lay | laid | laid | poser |
| lean | leant/leaned | leant/leaned | s’appuyer |
| leap | leapt/leaped | leapt/leaped | bondir |
| shine | shone | shone | briller |
| strike | struck | struck | frapper |
Flashcards interactives : 12 irréguliers piège
Cliquez pour retourner la carte. Passez 3 minutes par jour, 14 jours d’affilée : imbattable.
go
went / gonealler
be
was,were / beenêtre
take
took / takenprendre
see
saw / seenvoir
think
thought / thoughtpenser
bring
brought / broughtapporter
choose
chose / chosenchoisir
break
broke / brokencasser
fly
flew / flownvoler
write
wrote / writtenécrire
sleep
slept / sleptdormir
forgive
forgave / forgivenpardonner
Astuce méthode : apprenez les 40 premiers, utilisez-les dans des phrases pendant 1 semaine, puis passez aux 30 intermédiaires. Ne tentez pas les 100 en une fois — c’est le meilleur moyen de ne rien retenir.
Pour intégrer ces verbes dans des phrases complètes, direction nos exercices de conjugaison.
FAQ
Les 100 verbes irréguliers suffisent-ils ?
Oui, ils couvrent 95 % des usages quotidiens. Les niveaux C2 ajoutent une quarantaine de verbes archaïques peu utiles.
Existe-t-il des astuces mémotechniques ?
Oui : grouper les verbes par famille de prononciation (sing/sang/sung, ring/rang/rung, drink/drank/drunk). On retient par 3.
