Liste complète des verbes irréguliers anglais (+270 verbes avec conjugaison)

Publié le 28/06/2025

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Adrian

Docteur en sciences politiques, spécialisé en affaires publiques et diplômé de Sciences Po Paris.

⏳ Temps de lecture : 5 minutes

Les verbes irréguliers anglais représentent l’un des défis majeurs pour les apprenants francophones. Contrairement aux verbes réguliers qui suivent des règles de conjugaison prévisibles, ces verbes transforment complètement leur forme au prétérit et au participe passé, rendant leur mémorisation indispensable pour maîtriser l’anglais.

Pourquoi cette liste est-elle essentielle ? Ces 270 verbes constituent le socle de la communication anglaise quotidienne. Des verbes les plus courants comme “be”, “have” ou “go” aux moins fréquents mais tout aussi importants, chacun possède ses propres règles qu’il faut mémoriser individuellement.

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Le tableau ci-dessous présente la liste exhaustive classée par ordre alphabétique, avec pour chaque verbe : l’infinitif, le prétérit et le participe passé et la traduction française. Cette ressource complète vous permettra de progresser efficacement dans votre apprentissage de l’anglais.

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Forme de base	Passé simple	Participe passé	Traduction française
abide	abode/abided	abode/abided	supporter, respecter
alight	alighted/alit	alighted/alit	descendre, atterrir
arise	arose	arisen	surgir, se lever
awake	awoke	awoken	réveiller, se réveiller
backbite	backbit	backbitten	médire
backslide	backslid	backslid/backslidden	rechuter
be	was/were	been	être
bear	bore	born/borne	porter, supporter
beat	beat	beaten	battre
become	became	become	devenir
befall	befell	befallen	arriver à
beget	begot	begotten	engendrer
begin	began	begun	commencer
behold	beheld	beheld	contempler
bend	bent	bent	plier, courber
bereave	bereaved/bereft	bereaved/bereft	priver de
beseech	besought	besought	supplier
beset	beset	beset	assaillir
bestride	bestrode	bestridden	chevaucher
bet	bet	bet	parier
betake	betook	betaken	se rendre
bid	bid/bade	bid/bidden	ordonner, offrir
bind	bound	bound	lier, attacher
bite	bit	bitten	mordre
bleed	bled	bled	saigner
blow	blew	blown	souffler
break	broke	broken	casser
breed	bred	bred	élever, reproduire
bring	brought	brought	apporter
broadcast	broadcast	broadcast	diffuser
browbeat	browbeat	browbeaten	intimider
build	built	built	construire
burn	burnt/burned	burnt/burned	brûler
burst	burst	burst	éclater
bust	bust/busted	bust/busted	casser, arrêter
buy	bought	bought	acheter
cast	cast	cast	jeter, lancer
catch	caught	caught	attraper
choose	chose	chosen	choisir
cleave	cleft/cleaved	cleft/cleaved	fendre
cling	clung	clung	s’accrocher
clothe	clothed/clad	clothed/clad	habiller
come	came	come	venir
cost	cost	cost	coûter
creep	crept	crept	ramper
crossbreed	crossbred	crossbred	croiser
cut	cut	cut	couper
deal	dealt	dealt	traiter, distribuer
dig	dug	dug	creuser
dive	dove/dived	dived	plonger
do	did	done	faire
draw	drew	drawn	dessiner, tirer
dream	dreamt/dreamed	dreamt/dreamed	rêver
drink	drank	drunk	boire
drive	drove	driven	conduire
dwell	dwelt	dwelt	habiter
eat	ate	eaten	manger
fall	fell	fallen	tomber
feed	fed	fed	nourrir
feel	felt	felt	sentir, ressentir
fight	fought	fought	combattre
find	found	found	trouver
fit	fitted/fit	fitted/fit	ajuster, convenir
flee	fled	fled	fuir
fling	flung	flung	lancer
fly	flew	flown	voler
forbear	forbore	forborne	s’abstenir
forbid	forbade	forbidden	interdire
forecast	forecast	forecast	prévoir
foresee	foresaw	foreseen	prévoir
foretell	foretold	foretold	prédire
forget	forgot	forgotten	oublier
forgive	forgave	forgiven	pardonner
forgo	forwent	forgone	renoncer à
forsake	forsook	forsaken	abandonner
forswear	forswore	forsworn	abjurer
freeze	froze	frozen	geler
gainsay	gainsaid	gainsaid	contredire
get	got	got/gotten	obtenir
gild	gilt/gilded	gilt/gilded	dorer
gird	girt/girded	girt/girded	ceindre
give	gave	given	donner
go	went	gone	aller
grind	ground	ground	moudre
grow	grew	grown	grandir, pousser
hamstring	hamstrung	hamstrung	paralyser
hang	hung	hung	pendre, suspendre
have	had	had	avoir
hear	heard	heard	entendre
heave	heaved/hove	heaved/hove	soulever
hew	hewed	hewn/hewed	tailler
hide	hid	hidden	cacher
hit	hit	hit	frapper
hold	held	held	tenir
hurt	hurt	hurt	blesser
inbreed	inbred	inbred	croiser en consanguinité
inlay	inlaid	inlaid	incruster
input	input	input	saisir, entrer
inset	inset	inset	insérer
interbreed	interbred	interbred	s’entrecroiser
interweave	interwove	interwoven	entrelacer
keep	kept	kept	garder
kneel	knelt	knelt	s’agenouiller
knit	knitted/knit	knitted/knit	tricoter
know	knew	known	savoir, connaître
lay	laid	laid	poser
lead	led	led	mener, diriger
lean	leant/leaned	leant/leaned	pencher
leap	leapt/leaped	leapt/leaped	sauter
learn	learnt/learned	learnt/learned	apprendre
leave	left	left	quitter, laisser
lend	lent	lent	prêter
let	let	let	laisser, permettre
lie (in bed)	lay	lain	s’allonger
lie (not tell truth)	lied	lied	mentir
light	lit/lighted	lit/lighted	allumer
lose	lost	lost	perdre
make	made	made	faire, fabriquer
mean	meant	meant	signifier
meet	met	met	rencontrer
misdeal	misdealt	misdealt	mal distribuer
mishear	misheard	misheard	mal entendre
mislay	mislaid	mislaid	égarer
mislead	misled	misled	induire en erreur
misread	misread	misread	mal lire
misspell	misspelt	misspelt	mal épeler
misspend	misspent	misspent	mal dépenser
mistake	mistook	mistaken	se tromper
misunderstand	misunderstood	misunderstood	mal comprendre
mow	mowed	mown/mowed	tondre
offset	offset	offset	compenser
outbid	outbid	outbid	surenchérir
outbreed	outbred	outbred	se reproduire plus
outdo	outdid	outdone	surpasser
outfight	outfought	outfought	vaincre au combat
outfly	outflew	outflown	dépasser en vol
outgrow	outgrew	outgrown	grandir plus que
outlay	outlaid	outlaid	dépenser
outrun	outran	outrun	distancer
outsell	outsold	outsold	mieux vendre
outshine	outshone	outshone	éclipser
outshoot	outshot	outshot	tirer mieux
outspend	outspent	outspent	dépenser plus
outweigh	outweighed	outweighed	l’emporter sur
overbear	overbore	overborne	dominer
overbid	overbid	overbid	surenchérir
overcome	overcame	overcome	surmonter
overdo	overdid	overdone	exagérer
overdraw	overdrew	overdrawn	être à découvert
overeat	overate	overeaten	trop manger
overfeed	overfed	overfed	suralimenter
overfly	overflew	overflown	survoler
overgrow	overgrew	overgrown	envahir
overhang	overhung	overhung	surplomber
overhear	overheard	overheard	surprendre
overlay	overlaid	overlaid	recouvrir
overpay	overpaid	overpaid	surpayer
override	overrode	overridden	passer outre
overrun	overran	overrun	envahir
oversee	oversaw	overseen	superviser
oversell	oversold	oversold	survendre
overshoot	overshot	overshot	dépasser
oversleep	overslept	overslept	trop dormir
overspend	overspent	overspent	dépenser trop
overspread	overspread	overspread	se répandre sur
overtake	overtook	overtaken	dépasser
overthrow	overthrew	overthrown	renverser
overwind	overwound	overwound	trop remonter
overwrite	overwrote	overwritten	écraser
partake	partook	partaken	participer à
pay	paid	paid	payer
plead	pled/pleaded	pled/pleaded	plaider
prove	proved	proven/proved	prouver
put	put	put	mettre
quit	quit	quit	quitter
read	read	read	lire
rebuild	rebuilt	rebuilt	reconstruire
recast	recast	recast	refondre
redo	redid	redone	refaire
remake	remade	remade	refaire
rend	rent	rent	déchirer
repay	repaid	repaid	rembourser
reread	reread	reread	relire
rerun	reran	rerun	rediffuser
resell	resold	resold	revendre
reset	reset	reset	réinitialiser
retell	retold	retold	raconter de nouveau
rethink	rethought	rethought	repenser
rewind	rewound	rewound	rembobiner
rewrite	rewrote	rewritten	réécrire
rid	rid	rid	débarrasser
ride	rode	ridden	monter, rouler
ring	rang	rung	sonner
rise	rose	risen	se lever, monter
run	ran	run	courir
saw	sawed	sawn/sawed	scier
say	said	said	dire
see	saw	seen	voir
seek	sought	sought	chercher
sell	sold	sold	vendre
send	sent	sent	envoyer
set	set	set	placer, fixer
sew	sewed	sewn/sewed	coudre
shake	shook	shaken	secouer
shear	sheared	shorn/sheared	tondre
shed	shed	shed	perdre, verser
shine	shone	shone	briller
shoe	shod	shod	chausser
shoot	shot	shot	tirer, tourner
show	showed	shown	montrer
shred	shred	shred	déchiqueter
shrink	shrank	shrunk	rétrécir
shut	shut	shut	fermer
sing	sang	sung	chanter
sink	sank	sunk	couler
sit	sat	sat	s’asseoir
slay	slew	slain	tuer
sleep	slept	slept	dormir
slide	slid	slid	glisser
sling	slung	slung	lancer
slink	slunk	slunk	se faufiler
slit	slit	slit	fendre
smell	smelt/smelled	smelt/smelled	sentir
smite	smote	smitten	frapper
sow	sowed	sown/sowed	semer
speak	spoke	spoken	parler
speed	sped/speeded	sped/speeded	aller vite
spell	spelt/spelled	spelt/spelled	épeler
spend	spent	spent	dépenser
spill	spilt/spilled	spilt/spilled	renverser
spin	spun	spun	tourner
spit	spat	spat	cracher
split	split	split	diviser
spoil	spoilt/spoiled	spoilt/spoiled	gâter
spread	spread	spread	étaler
spring	sprang	sprung	bondir
stand	stood	stood	se tenir debout
stave	stove/staved	stove/staved	défoncer
steal	stole	stolen	voler
stick	stuck	stuck	coller
sting	stung	stung	piquer
stink	stank	stunk	puer
strew	strewed	strewn/strewed	parsemer
stride	strode	stridden	marcher à grands pas
strike	struck	struck	frapper
string	strung	strung	enfiler
strive	strove	striven	s’efforcer
sublet	sublet	sublet	sous-louer
swear	swore	sworn	jurer
sweep	swept	swept	balayer
swell	swelled	swollen	enfler
swim	swam	swum	nager
swing	swung	swung	se balancer
take	took	taken	prendre
teach	taught	taught	enseigner
tear	tore	torn	déchirer
tell	told	told	dire, raconter
think	thought	thought	penser
thrive	thrived/throve	thrived/thriven	prospérer
throw	threw	thrown	lancer
thrust	thrust	thrust	pousser
tread	trod	trodden	marcher sur
unbend	unbent	unbent	redresser
unbind	unbound	unbound	détacher
undercut	undercut	undercut	saper
undergo	underwent	undergone	subir
underlie	underlay	underlain	sous-tendre
underpay	underpaid	underpaid	sous-payer
undersell	undersold	undersold	vendre moins cher
understand	understood	understood	comprendre
undertake	undertook	undertaken	entreprendre
underwrite	underwrote	underwritten	souscrire
undo	undid	undone	défaire
unfreeze	unfroze	unfrozen	dégeler
unwind	unwound	unwound	dérouler
uphold	upheld	upheld	soutenir
upset	upset	upset	bouleverser
wake	woke	woken	réveiller
waylay	waylaid	waylaid	attaquer
wear	wore	worn	porter
weave	wove	woven	tisser
wed	wed/wedded	wed/wedded	épouser
weep	wept	wept	pleurer
wet	wet	wet	mouiller
win	won	won	gagner
wind	wound	wound	enrouler
withdraw	withdrew	withdrawn	retirer
withhold	withheld	withheld	retenir
withstand	withstood	withstood	résister à
wring	wrung	wrung	tordre
write	wrote	written	écrire