Anglais — Verbes irréguliers

arise arose arisen

awake awoke awoken

babysit babysat babysat

be was/were been The present tense is also irregular: am/is/are.

bear bore borne In the passive sense of birth ("she was born"), the participle is "born".

beat beat beaten

become became become

begin began begun

bend bent bent

bet bet bet

bid bid bid In the older sense "to command", the forms are bade/bidden (archaic).

bind bound bound

bite bit bitten

bleed bled bled

blow blew blown

break broke broken

breed bred bred

bring brought brought

broadcast broadcast broadcast

build built built

burn burnt/burned burnt/burned

burst burst burst

buy bought bought

cast cast cast

catch caught caught

choose chose chosen

cling clung clung

come came come

cost cost cost

creep crept crept

cut cut cut

deal dealt dealt

dig dug dug

dive dived/dove dived "Dove" as the past simple is common in American English.

do did done

draw drew drawn

dream dreamt/dreamed dreamt/dreamed

drink drank drunk

drive drove driven

dwell dwelt/dwelled dwelt/dwelled

eat ate eaten

fall fell fallen

feed fed fed

feel felt felt

fight fought fought

find found found

flee fled fled

fling flung flung

fly flew flown

forbid forbade forbidden

forecast forecast forecast

foresee foresaw foreseen

forget forgot forgotten

forgive forgave forgiven

forgo forwent forgone

forsake forsook forsaken

freeze froze frozen

get got got/gotten British English generally uses "got" as the past participle; American English favors "gotten".

give gave given

go went gone

grind ground ground

grow grew grown

hang hung hung In the sense "to execute by hanging", the forms are regular: hanged/hanged.

have had had

hear heard heard

hide hid hidden

hit hit hit

hold held held

hurt hurt hurt

input input/inputted input/inputted

keep kept kept

kneel knelt/kneeled knelt/kneeled

know knew known

lay laid laid

lead led led

lean leant/leaned leant/leaned

leap leapt/leaped leapt/leaped

learn learnt/learned learnt/learned

leave left left

lend lent lent

let let let

lie lay lain This is "lie" meaning "to recline". The unrelated verb "lie" meaning "to say something untrue" is regular: lied/lied.

light lit/lighted lit/lighted

lose lost lost

make made made

mean meant meant

meet met met

mislead misled misled

mistake mistook mistaken

misunderstand misunderstood misunderstood

mow mowed mown/mowed

offset offset offset

outdo outdid outdone

outgrow outgrew outgrown

overcome overcame overcome

overdo overdid overdone

overhear overheard overheard

override overrode overridden

overrun overran overrun

oversee oversaw overseen

oversleep overslept overslept

overtake overtook overtaken

partake partook partaken

pay paid paid

prove proved proven/proved

put put put

quit quit quit

read read read Spelled the same in all three forms, but the past forms are pronounced "red", not like the base form.

rebuild rebuilt rebuilt

recast recast recast

redo redid redone

relay relaid relaid This is "relay" meaning "to lay again" (e.g. pipes, cable). The unrelated verb "relay" meaning "to pass on a message" is regular: relayed/relayed.

repay repaid repaid

rerun reran rerun

resell resold resold

reset reset reset

resit resat resat

retell retold retold

rewind rewound rewound

rewrite rewrote rewritten

rid rid rid

ride rode ridden

ring rang rung

rise rose risen

run ran run

saw sawed sawn/sawed

say said said

see saw seen

seek sought sought

sell sold sold

send sent sent

set set set

sew sewed sewn/sewed

shake shook shaken

shear sheared shorn/sheared

shed shed shed

shine shone shone In the transitive sense "to polish" (e.g. "shine your shoes"), the regular forms shined/shined are used instead.

shoot shot shot

show showed shown/showed

shrink shrank shrunk

shut shut shut

sing sang sung

sink sank sunk

sit sat sat

slay slew slain

sleep slept slept

slide slid slid

sling slung slung

slit slit slit

smell smelt/smelled smelt/smelled

sneak sneaked/snuck sneaked/snuck

sow sowed sown/sowed

speak spoke spoken

speed sped/speeded sped/speeded

spell spelt/spelled spelt/spelled

spend spent spent

spill spilt/spilled spilt/spilled

spin spun spun

spit spat/spit spat/spit

split split split

spoil spoilt/spoiled spoilt/spoiled

spread spread spread

spring sprang sprung

stand stood stood

steal stole stolen

stick stuck stuck

sting stung stung

stink stank stunk

stride strode stridden

strike struck struck In the sense "afflicted" (e.g. "stricken with grief"), the older participle "stricken" is used instead.

string strung strung

strive strove striven

swear swore sworn

sweep swept swept

swell swelled swollen/swelled

swim swam swum

swing swung swung

take took taken

teach taught taught

tear tore torn

tell told told

think thought thought

throw threw thrown

thrust thrust thrust

tread trod trodden/trod

typecast typecast typecast

unbind unbound unbound

undergo underwent undergone

underlie underlay underlain

understand understood understood

undertake undertook undertaken

undo undid undone

unwind unwound unwound

uphold upheld upheld

upset upset upset

wake woke woken

wear wore worn

weave wove woven In the sense "to move by twisting and turning" (e.g. "weaved through traffic"), the regular forms weaved/weaved are used instead.

wed wed/wedded wed/wedded

weep wept wept

wet wet/wetted wet/wetted

win won won

wind wound wound

withdraw withdrew withdrawn

withhold withheld withheld

withstand withstood withstood

wring wrung wrung

write wrote written

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