IRREGULAR VERBS build /ɪ/

Preterit and Past Participle ending in -T

built /ɪ/ built /ɪ/ construire
to be learnt and known by heart burn /ɜː/ burnt /ɜː/ burnt /ɜː/ brûler

dream /ɪː/ dreamt /e/ dreamt /e/ rêver

EASY! They don’t change! feel /ɪː/ felt /e/ felt /e/ (se) sentir, ressentir
bet /e/ bet /e/ bet /e/ parier
get /e/ got /ɔ/ got /ɔ/ avoir, obtenir
cost /ɔ/ cost /ɔ/ cost /ɔ/ coûter keep /ɪː/ garder
kept /e/ kept /e/
(keep going) (continuer)
cut /ʌ/ cut /ʌ/ cut /ʌ/ couper
learn /ɜː/ learnt /ɜː/ learnt /ɜː/ apprendre
hit /ɪ/ hit /ɪ/ hit /ɪ/ frapper
leave /ɪː/ left /e/ left /e/ partir, quitter, laisser
hurt /ɜː/ hurt /ɜː/ hurt /ɜː/ blesser, faire mal
let /e/ laisser, permettre lend /e/ lent /e/ lent /e/ prêter
let /e/ let /e/ prêter
(let down) (laisser tomber) lend /e/
lent /e/ lent /e/ (donner un coup de main
put /ʊ/ put /ʊ/ put /ʊ/ mettre (lend a hand/an ear) /prêter une oreille attentive)

rent /e/ rent /e/ rent /e/ louer lose /uː/ lost /ɔ/ lost /ɔ/ perdre

set /e/ mettre la table mean /ɪː/ meant /e/ meant /e/ vouloir dire, signifier
set /e/ set /e/
(set the table) se coucher (soleil)
meet /ɪː/ met /e/ met /e/ rencontrer
shut /ʌ/ shut /ʌ/ shut /ʌ/ fermer
send /e/ sent /e/ sent /e/ envoyer
upset /ʌ/ upset /e/ upset /e/ contrarier tirer, marquer,
shoot /uː/ shot /ɔ/ shot /ɔ/
*read /ɪː/ *read /e/ *read /e/ lire tourner (film)
sit /ɪ/ sat /æ/ sat /æ/ s’asseoir

sleep /ɪː/ slept /e/ slept /e/ dormir

Preterit and Past Participle ending in
smell /e/ smelt /e/ smelt /e/ sentir (odorat)
-OUGHT or -AUGHT
passer (temps)
bring /ɪ/ brought /ɔː/ brought /ɔː/ apporter spend /e/ spent /e/ spent /e/
dépenser (argent)
buy /ɑɪ/ bought /ɔː/ bought /ɔː/ acheter sweep /ɪː/ swept /e/ swept /e/ balayer
catch /æ/ caught /ɔː/ caught /ɔː/ attraper

fight /ɑɪ/ fought /ɔː/ fought /ɔː/ se battre

enseigner,
teach /ɪː/ taught /ɔː/ taught /ɔː/
apprendre
think /ɪ/ thought /ɔː/ thought /ɔː/ penser
 Preterit and Past Participle ending in -D
bleed /ɪː/ bled /e/ bled /e/ saigner Two identical forms / Others …
feed /ɪː/ fed /e/ fed /e/ nourrir
beat /ɪː/ beat /ɪː/ beaten /ɪː/ battre
find /ɑɪ/ found /ɑʊ/ found /ɑʊ/ trouver
become /ʌ/ became /eɪ/ become /ʌ/ devenir
have /æ/ had /æ/ had /æ/ avoir

hear /ɪə/ heard /ɜː/ heard /ɜː/ entendre come /ʌ/ came /eɪ/ come /ʌ/ venir

hold /əʊ/ held /e/ held /e/ tenir hang /æ/ (sus)pendre
hung /ʌ/ hung /ʌ/
(hang out) traîner
pay /eɪ/ paid /eɪ/ paid /eɪ/ payer
run /ʌ/ ran /æ/ run /ʌ/ courir
say /eɪ/ said /e/ said /e/ dire

sell /e/ sold /əʊ/ sold /əʊ/ vendre shine /ɑɪ/ shone /ɔ/ shone /ɔ/ briller

stand /æ/ stood /ʊ/ stood /ʊ/ se tenir debout strike /ɑɪ/ frapper, donner un coup
struck /ʌ/ struck /ʌ/
(strike a deal) (passer un accord)
tell /e/ told /əʊ/ told /əʊ/ raconter, dire
win /ɪ/ won /ʌ/ won /ʌ/ gagner
understand/ə/ understood understood comprendre

make /eɪ/ made /eɪ/ made /eɪ/ faire; fabriquer

Past participle ending in -WN

I/A/U blow /əʊ/ souffler
blew /uː/ blown /əʊ/
(blow one’s nose) (se moucher)
begin /ɪ/ began /æ/ begun /ʌ/ commencer
draw /ɔː/ drew /uː/ drawn /ɔː/ dessiner
drink /ɪ/ drank /æ/ drunk /ʌ/ boire voler
fly /ɑɪ/ flew /uː/ flown /əʊ/
(dans les airs)
ring /ɪ/ rang /æ/ rung /ʌ/ sonner
grow (up)/əʊ/ grew (up) /uː/ grown(up) /əʊ/ grandir
sing /ɪ/ sang /æ/ sung /ʌ/ chanter
know /əʊ/ knew /uː/ known /əʊ/ savoir, connaître
sink /ɪ/ sank /æ/ sunk /ʌ/ couler (bateau)
show /əʊ/ showed /əʊ/ shown /əʊ/ montrer
swim /ɪ/ swam /æ/ swum /ʌ/ nager
throw /əʊ/ threw /uː/ thrown /əʊ/ jeter, lancer
 Past participle ending in -EN freeze /ɪː/ froze /əʊ/ frozen /əʊ/ geler, se figer

be /ɪː/ was /were been /ɪː/ être give /ɪ/ gave /eɪ/ given /ɪ/ donner

bite /ɑɪ/ bit /ɪ/ bitten /ɪ/ mordre hide /ɑɪ/ hid /ɪ/ hidden /ɪ/ (se) cacher

break /eɪ/ broke /əʊ/ broken /əʊ/ casser faire du vélo

ride /ɑɪ/ rode /əʊ/ ridden /ɪ/
faire du cheval
choose /uː/ chose /əʊ/ chosen /əʊ/ choisir monter, s’élever
rise /ɑɪ/ rose /əʊ/ risen /ɪ/
se lever (soleil)
drive /ɑɪ/ drove /əʊ/ driven /ɪ/ conduire
see /ɪː/ saw /ɔː/ seen /ɪː/ voir

eat /ɪː/ ate /eɪ/ eaten /ɪː/ manger

shake /eɪ/ shook /ʊ/ shaken /eɪ/ trembler, secouer
fall /ɔː/ fell /e/ fallen /ɔː/ tomber
speak /ɪː/ spoke /əʊ/ spoken /əʊ/ parler
forbid /ɪ/ forbade /eɪ/ forbidden /ɪ/ interdire
steal /ɪː/ stole /əʊ/ stolen /əʊ/ voler, dérober

forget /ə/ forgot /ɔ/ forgotten /ɔ/ oublier

take /eɪ/ took /ʊ/ taken /eɪ/ prendre
forgive /ə/ forgave /eɪ/ forgiven /ɪ/ pardonner woken up
wake up /eɪ/ woke up /əʊ/ se réveiller
/əʊ/
write /ɑɪ/ wrote /əʊ/ written /ɪ/ écrire

Past participle ending in -NE or -N

do /uː/ did /ɪ/ done /ʌ/ faire

go /əʊ/ went /e/ gone /ɔ/ aller

lie /ɑɪ/ lay /eɪ/ lain /eɪ/ s’allonger

swear /eə/ swore /ɔː/ sworn /ɔː/ jurer

tear /eə/ tore /ɔː/ torn /ɔː/ déchirer

wear /eə/ wore /ɔː/ worn /ɔː/ porter (vêtements)