Guide : Liste des Verbes Irréguliers en Anglais
Les verbes irréguliers en anglais sont une partie essentielle de la grammaire. Contrairement aux verbes réguliers qui se terminent par -ed au passé et au participe passé, les verbes irréguliers suivent des formes spécifiques qui doivent être mémorisées.
1️⃣ Structure des Verbes Irréguliers
Les verbes irréguliers ont trois formes principales :
- Base Verbale (Infinitive) : La forme originale du verbe.
Exemple : go, write, see. - Prétérit (Past Simple) : Utilisé pour les actions terminées dans le passé.
Exemple : went, wrote, saw. - Participe Passé (Past Participle) : Utilisé avec les auxiliaires pour former les temps composés.
Exemple : gone, written, seen.
2️⃣ Liste des Verbes Irréguliers
Base Verbale | Prétérit | Participe Passé | Traduction |
---|---|---|---|
be | was/were | been | être |
begin | began | begun | commencer |
break | broke | broken | casser |
bring | brought | brought | apporter |
buy | bought | bought | acheter |
choose | chose | chosen | choisir |
come | came | come | venir |
do | did | done | faire |
drink | drank | drunk | boire |
drive | drove | driven | conduire |
eat | ate | eaten | manger |
fall | fell | fallen | tomber |
find | found | found | trouver |
get | got | got/gotten | obtenir, recevoir |
give | gave | given | donner |
go | went | gone | aller |
have | had | had | avoir |
know | knew | known | savoir, connaître |
leave | left | left | quitter, partir |
make | made | made | fabriquer, faire |
see | saw | seen | voir |
speak | spoke | spoken | parler |
take | took | taken | prendre |
think | thought | thought | penser |
write | wrote | written | écrire |
3️⃣ Méthodes pour Apprendre les Verbes Irréguliers
- Mémorisation en Groupes
Les verbes irréguliers peuvent être regroupés selon des schémas communs :- Même forme au prétérit et au participe passé : cut, cut, cut ; put, put, put.
- Formes différentes pour les trois : go, went, gone.
- Utilisation dans des Phrases
Apprenez chaque verbe en l’utilisant dans des phrases simples.- I went to school yesterday.
- She has written a letter.
- Pratique Régulière
Révisez chaque jour une liste de verbes en alternant base verbale, prétérit, et participe passé. - Applications et Jeux
Utilisez des applications ou des jeux en ligne pour vous entraîner, comme des quiz interactifs ou des cartes mémoire.
4️⃣ Exercices Pratiques
Exercice 1 : Complétez les phrases
Conjuguez les verbes entre parenthèses à la forme correcte.
- Yesterday, I ______ (go) to the park.
- She has ______ (write) a beautiful poem.
- They ______ (eat) lunch at noon.
- We ______ (see) a movie last night.
- He ______ (begin) his homework early.
Exercice 2 : Transformez les Phrases
Transformez les phrases suivantes au prétérit ou au participe passé.
- I drive to work every day.
- She takes a lot of photos.
- They speak three languages.
- He gives her a gift.
- We know the answer.

Exercices Pratiques Corrigés : Verbes Irréguliers en Anglais
Exercice 1 : Complétez les phrases
Consigne : Complétez les phrases avec la bonne forme du verbe irrégulier.
- Yesterday, I ______ (go) to the park.
- Corrigé : went
Yesterday, I went to the park.
- Corrigé : went
- She has ______ (write) a beautiful poem.
- Corrigé : written
She has written a beautiful poem.
- Corrigé : written
- They ______ (eat) lunch at noon.
- Corrigé : ate
They ate lunch at noon.
- Corrigé : ate
- We ______ (see) a movie last night.
- Corrigé : saw
We saw a movie last night.
- Corrigé : saw
- He ______ (begin) his homework early.
- Corrigé : began
He began his homework early.
- Corrigé : began
Exercice 2 : Transformez les phrases
Consigne : Transformez les phrases suivantes au prétérit ou au participe passé.
- I drive to work every day.
- Corrigé : I drove to work yesterday.
- She takes a lot of photos.
- Corrigé : She took a lot of photos during her trip.
- They speak three languages.
- Corrigé : They have spoken three languages fluently since childhood.
- He gives her a gift.
- Corrigé : He gave her a gift for her birthday.
- We know the answer.
- Corrigé : We have known the answer all along.
Exercice 3 : Trouvez l’erreur
Consigne : Identifiez et corrigez les erreurs dans les phrases suivantes.
- She writed a letter yesterday.
- Erreur : writed
- Corrigé : She wrote a letter yesterday.
- We have saw this movie before.
- Erreur : saw
- Corrigé : We have seen this movie before.
- He goed to the market early in the morning.
- Erreur : goed
- Corrigé : He went to the market early in the morning.
- They has eaten all the food.
- Erreur : has
- Corrigé : They have eaten all the food.
- I taked the wrong bus.
- Erreur : taked
- Corrigé : I took the wrong bus.
Exercice 4 : Complétez un texte descriptif
Consigne : Complétez le texte avec la bonne forme des verbes irréguliers.
Last summer, we ______ (go) to the beach. My brother ______ (take) his camera to capture some beautiful moments. We ______ (see) dolphins swimming in the distance. At noon, everyone ______ (eat) a delicious meal. It was a day we’ll never forget.
Corrigé :
Last summer, we went to the beach. My brother took his camera to capture some beautiful moments. We saw dolphins swimming in the distance. At noon, everyone ate a delicious meal. It was a day we’ll never forget.
Exercice 5 : Rédigez une histoire
Consigne : Rédigez une courte histoire en utilisant au moins 5 verbes irréguliers.
Exemple attendu :
Last weekend, I woke up early to explore the city. I rode my bike to the park, where I met some friends. We took pictures and ate snacks under the shade of a tree. It was a perfect day!
Exercices Pratiques : Verbes Irréguliers en Anglais avec Cas Particuliers
Exercice 1 : Complétez les Phrases avec des Formes Particulières
Consigne : Complétez les phrases suivantes avec la forme correcte du verbe irrégulier, en tenant compte des particularités.
- He ______ (read) the entire book last night.
- I ______ (cut) the paper into small pieces yesterday.
- They ______ (set) the table before dinner.
- We ______ (let) him borrow our car for the weekend.
- She ______ (hurt) her ankle during the game.
Corrigé :
- He read the entire book last night. (La forme “read” reste identique mais se prononce différemment au passé.)
- I cut the paper into small pieces yesterday. (Aucune modification pour “cut”.)
- They set the table before dinner. (Aucune modification pour “set”.)
- We let him borrow our car for the weekend. (Aucune modification pour “let”.)
- She hurt her ankle during the game. (Aucune modification pour “hurt”.)
Exercice 2 : Identifiez l’Intrus
Consigne : Dans chaque liste, identifiez le mot qui n’est pas un verbe irrégulier ou qui n’est pas conjugué correctement.
- read, wrote, sleep, cut
- go, seen, took, bring
- thinked, knew, caught, broke
- set, hit, opens, spread
- let, wrote, eat, goed
Corrigé :
- sleep (verbe régulier dans ce contexte).
- seen (ce n’est pas la forme prétérit mais le participe passé).
- thinked (incorrect, la forme correcte est “thought”).
- opens (forme régulière et non au passé).
- goed (incorrect, la forme correcte est “went”).
Exercice 3 : Complétez un Texte
Consigne : Complétez le texte en utilisant les verbes irréguliers appropriés.
Yesterday, I ______ (wake) up early and ______ (put) on my running shoes. I ______ (run) to the park and ______ (meet) an old friend. We ______ (sit) on a bench and ______ (speak) about our childhood memories.
Corrigé :
Yesterday, I woke up early and put on my running shoes. I ran to the park and met an old friend. We sat on a bench and spoke about our childhood memories.
Exercice 4 : Transformez au Négatif
Consigne : Transformez les phrases suivantes à la forme négative, en tenant compte des particularités des verbes irréguliers.
- He wrote a long letter to his friend.
- They ate the last piece of cake.
- She went to the library this morning.
- We saw a beautiful sunset yesterday.
- You broke the vase accidentally.
Corrigé :
- He did not write a long letter to his friend.
- They did not eat the last piece of cake.
- She did not go to the library this morning.
- We did not see a beautiful sunset yesterday.
- You did not break the vase accidentally.
Exercice 5 : Trouvez l’Erreur
Consigne : Identifiez et corrigez les erreurs dans les phrases suivantes.
- He goed to the cinema last night.
- She has wrote a beautiful poem.
- They bringed their homework to school.
- We sitted on the couch for hours.
- You teached me a valuable lesson.
Corrigé :
- He went to the cinema last night.
- She has written a beautiful poem.
- They brought their homework to school.
- We sat on the couch for hours.
- You taught me a valuable lesson.
Exercice 6 : Réécrivez avec le Participe Passé
Consigne : Réécrivez les phrases en utilisant le participe passé et l’auxiliaire approprié.
- He (drive) to the office yesterday.
- She (take) a picture of the sunset.
- They (speak) to the manager about the issue.
- We (catch) a cold after the rain.
- You (know) the answer all along.
Corrigé :
- He has driven to the office yesterday.
- She has taken a picture of the sunset.
- They have spoken to the manager about the issue.
- We have caught a cold after the rain.
- You have known the answer all along.