Les 35 verbes irréguliers en rouge foncé ont une forme régulière aussi.
Un astérisque (*) signifie un verbe irrégulier assez rare.
Il y a aussi des exercices sur les verbes irréguliers, voir l'index des exercices.
| Infinitif | Prétérit | Participe Passé | Traduction et notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.* | abide | abode | abode | demeurer |
| 2. | awake | awoke | awoken | (se) réveiller, aussi awake/awoke/awoke |
| 3. | be | was/were | been | être |
| 4. | bear | bore | borne | porter/supporter/soutenir |
| 5. | beat | beat | beaten | battre |
| 6. | become | became | become | devenir |
| 7.* | beget | begat | begotten | engendrer, aussi beget/begot/begotten |
| 8. | begin | began | begun | commencer |
| 9. | bend | bent | bent | se courber, etc. |
| 10.* | bereave | bereft | bereft | déposséder/priver |
| 11.* | beseech | besought | besought | supplier |
| 12. | bet | bet | bet | parier |
| 13. | bid | bade | bidden | ordonner, etc., bid/bade/bidden ou bade ou bid |
| 14. | bind | bound | bound | lier |
| 15. | bite | bit | bitten | mordre |
| 16. | bleed | bled | bled | saigner |
| 17. | blow | blew | blown | souffler |
| 18. | break | broke | broken | casser |
| 19. | breed | bred | bred | élever |
| 20. | bring | brought | brought | apporter |
| 21. | build | built | built | construire |
| 22. | burn | burnt | burnt | brûler |
| 23. | burst | burst | burst | éclater |
| 24. | buy | bought | bought | acheter |
| 25. | cast | cast | cast | jeter, etc. |
| 26. | catch | caught | caught | attraper |
| 27.* | chide | chid | chidden | gronder/réprimander, aussi chide/chid/chid |
| 28. | choose | chose | chosen | choisir |
| 29.* | cleave | cleft | cleft | fendre/coller, aussi cleave/clove/clove |
| 30. | cling | clung | clung | se cramponner |
| 31. | come | came | come | venir |
| 32. | cost | cost | cost | coûter |
| 33. | creep | crept | crept | ramper/se glisser/se hérisser |
| 34. | crow | crew | crowed | chanter (un coq)/jubiler |
| 35. | cut | cut | cut | couper |
| 36. | deal | dealt | dealt | distribuer/traiter |
| 37. | dig | dug | dug | bêcher |
| 38. | do | did | done | faire |
| 39. | draw | drew | drawn | tirer/dessiner |
| 40. | dream | dreamt | dreamt | rêver |
| 41. | drink | drank | drunk | boire |
| 42. | drive | drove | driven | conduire |
| 43. | dwell | dwelt | dwelt | habiter/rester |
| 44. | eat | ate | eaten | manger |
| 45. | fall | fell | fallen | tomber |
| 46. | feed | fed | fed | nourrir |
| 47. | feel | felt | felt | (se) sentir |
| 48. | fight | fought | fought | combattre |
| 49. | find | found | found | trouver |
| 50. | flee | fled | fled | fuir |
| 51. | fling | flung | flung | jeter |
| 52. | fly | flew | flown | voler |
| 53. | forbid | forbade | forbidden | interdire |
| 54. | forget | forgot | forgotten | oublier |
| 55. | forgive | forgave | forgiven | pardonner |
| 56.* | forsake | forsook | forsaken | abandonner |
| 57. | freeze | froze | frozen | geler |
| 58. | get | got | got | obtenir |
| 59.* | gird | girt | girt | ceindre |
| 60. | give | gave | given | donner |
| 61. | go | went | gone | aller |
| 62. | grind | ground | ground | broyer/moudre |
| 63. | grow | grew | grown | cultiver/pousser/grandir |
| 64. | hang | hung | hung | pendre, régulier si c'est une forme d'exécution |
| 65. | have | had | had | avoir |
| 66. | hear | heard | heard | entendre |
| 67. | heave | hove | hove | lever, etc. |
| 68.* | hew | hewed | hewn | couper/tailler |
| 69. | hide | hid | hidden | (se) cacher, ou hide/hid/hid |
| 70. | hit | hit | hit | frapper |
| 71. | hold | held | held | tenir |
| 72. | hurt | hurt | hurt | nuire |
| 73. | keep | kept | kept | garder |
| 74. | kneel | knelt | knelt | s'agenouiller |
| 75. | knit | knit | knit | tricoter |
| 76. | know | knew | known | savoir/connaître |
| 77. | lay | laid | laid | étendre/coucher, etc. |
| 78. | lead | led | led | mener |
| 79. | lean | leant | leant | pencher |
| 80. | leap | leapt | leapt | sauter/bondir |
| 81. | learn | learnt | learnt | apprendre |
| 82. | leave | left | left | quitter/laisser |
| 83. | lend | lent | lent | prêter |
| 84. | let | let | let | laisser/louer |
| 85. | lie | lay | lain | reposer/être couché, régulier lorsqu'il signifie 'mentir' |
| 86. | light | lit | lit | allumer |
| 87. | lose | lost | lost | perdre |
| 88. | make | made | made | faire |
| 89. | mean | meant | meant | vouloir dire/signifier |
| 90. | meet | met | met | rencontrer |
| 91. | mow | mowed | mown | faucher/tondre |
| 92. | pay | paid | paid | payer |
| 93. | prove | proved | proven | prouver, régulier d'ordinaire |
| 94. | put | put | put | mettre |
| 95. | quit | quit | quit | quitter/abandonner |
| 96. | read | read | read | lire |
| 97.* | rend | rent | rent | déchirer |
| 98. | rid | rid | ridden | se débarrasser, aussi rid/ridded/rid |
| 99. | ride | rode | ridden | monter (cheval, etc.) |
| 100. | ring | rang | rung | sonner/résonner |
| 101. | rise | rose | risen | se lever |
| 102. | run | ran | run | courir |
| 103. | saw | sawed | sawn | scier |
| 104. | say | said | said | dire |
| 105. | see | saw | seen | voir |
| 106. | seek | sought | sought | chercher |
| 107. | sell | sold | sold | vendre |
| 108. | send | sent | sent | envoyer |
| 109. | set | set | set | mettre, etc. |
| 110. | sew | sewed | sewn | coudre |
| 111. | shake | shook | shaken | secouer |
| 112. | shear | sheared | shorn | tondre |
| 113. | shed | shed | shed | perdre (feuilles)/laisser tomber (larmes/sang), etc. |
| 114. | shine | shone | shone | briller |
| 115. | shoe | shod | shod | chausser |
| 116. | shoot | shot | shot | tirer/tuer par balle/filmer, etc. |
| 117. | show | showed | shown | montrer |
| 118. | shrink | shrank | shrunk | (se) contracter/(se) rétrécir, aussi shrink/shrunk/shrunk |
| 119.* | shrive | shrove | shriven | absoudre |
| 120. | shut | shut | shut | fermer |
| 121. | sing | sang | sung | chanter |
| 122. | sink | sank | sunk | enfoncer/couler, etc., aussi sink/sunk/sunk |
| 123. | sit | sat | sat | s'asseoir, etc. |
| 124. | slay | slew | slain | tuer |
| 125. | sleep | slept | slept | dormir |
| 126. | slide | slid | slid | glisser |
| 127. | sling | slung | slung | lancer |
| 128. | slink | slunk | slunk | aller furtivement |
| 129. | slit | slit | slit | (se) fendre |
| 130. | smell | smelt | smelt | sentir/flairer |
| 131.* | smite | smote | smitten | frapper/vaincre |
| 132. | sow | sowed | sown | semer |
| 133. | speak | spoke | spoken | parler |
| 134. | speed | sped | sped | se presser |
| 135. | spell | spelt | spelt | épeler/orthographier |
| 136. | spend | spent | spent | dépenser |
| 137. | spill | spilt | spilt | (se) renverser/(se) répandre |
| 138. | spin | span | spun | faire tourner/filer, aussi spin/spun/spun |
| 139. | spit | spat | spat | cracher, aussi spit/spit/spit |
| 140. | split | split | split | (se) fendre |
| 141. | spoil | spoilt | spoilt | abîmer/gâter, etc. |
| 142. | spread | spread | spread | étendre |
| 143. | spring | sprang | sprung | bondir, aussi spring/sprung/sprung |
| 144. | stand | stood | stood | être debout |
| 145.* | stave | stove | stove | défoncer/crever |
| 146. | steal | stole | stolen | voler |
| 147. | stick | stuck | stuck | coller |
| 148. | sting | stung | stung | piquer/brûler |
| 149. | stink | stank | stunk | puer, aussi stink/stunk/stunk |
| 150.* | strew | strew | strewn | semer/joncher |
| 151. | stride | strode | stridden | marcher à grands pas, aussi stride/strode/strode |
| 152. | strike | struck | struck | frapper/se mettre en grève |
| 153. | string | strung | strung | ficeler, etc. |
| 154. | strive | strove | striven | s'efforcer |
| 155. | swear | swore | sworn | jurer |
| 156. | sweep | swept | swept | balayer |
| 157. | swell | swelled | swollen | gonfler |
| 158. | swim | swam | swum | nager |
| 159. | swing | swung | swung | balancer |
| 160. | take | took | taken | prendre |
| 161. | teach | taught | taught | enseigner |
| 162. | tear | tore | torn | déchirer |
| 163. | tell | told | told | raconter |
| 164. | think | thought | thought | penser |
| 165. | thrive | throve | thriven | prospérer |
| 166. | throw | threw | thrown | jeter |
| 167. | thrust | thrust | thrust | pousser |
| 168. | tread | trod | trodden | piétiner/fouler/marcher |
| 169. | understand | understood | understood | comprendre |
| 170. | wake | woke | woken | (se) réveiller/(se) ranimer, aussi wake/woke/woke; régulier s'il s'agit d'un rite funéraire |
| 171. | wear | wore | worn | porter/user |
| 172. | weave | wove | woven | tisser/tresser/tituber |
| 173. | wed | wed | wed | épouser/marier |
| 174. | weep | wept | wept | pleurer |
| 175. | wet | wet | wet | mouiller |
| 176. | win | won | won | gagner |
| 177. | wind | wound | wound | remonter, etc. |
| 178. | wring | wrung | wrung | tordre |
| 179. | write | wrote | written | écrire |
Nota : les verbes beset (entourer de, assaillir) et upset (boulverser, [se] renverser, déranger) sont comme le verbe set. Aux Etats-Unis, le verbe to sneak (se glisser furtivement, etc.) peut être irrégulier : to sneak, snuck, snuck.