Et oui, malheureusement, il faut
y passer.
Comme nous vous l'avions indiqué précédemment, il existe en anglais des verbes qui ont décidé de 'se la jouer en solo' et de ne pas respecter les règles de construction que respectent les autres.
Ainsi, ces verbes ont des constructions spécifiques de leur prétérit et de leur participe passé. Et s'il n'y en avait que cinq, cela irait... mais il y en a un petit peu plus... Et pas d'autre solution que les apprendre car vous en aurez besoin!!
Voici une liste des verbes les plus fréquents:| Base Verbale | Prétérit | Participe Passé | Traduction |
| A | |||
| arise | arose | arisen | s'élever |
| B | |||
| be | was / were | been | être |
| beat | beat | beaten | battre |
| become | became | become | devenir |
| begin | began | begun | commencer |
| bleed | bled | bled | saigner |
| break | broke | broken | casser |
| bring | brought | brought | apporter |
| build | built | built | construire |
| burn | burnt | burnt | brûler |
| buy | bought | bought | acheter |
| C | |||
| catch | caught | caught | attraper |
| choose | chose | chosen | choisir |
| come | came | come | venir |
| cost | cost | cost | coûter |
| cut | cut | cut | couper |
| D | |||
| do | did | done | faire |
| draw | drew | drawn | dessiner / tirer |
| dream | dreamt | dreamt | rêver |
| drink | drank | drunk | boire |
| drive | drove | driven | conduire |
| E | |||
| eat | ate | eaten | manger |
| F | |||
| fall | fell | fallen | tomber |
| feed | fed | fed | (se) nourrir |
| fight | fought | fought | se battre |
| find | found | found | trouver |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | oublier |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven | pardonner |
| G | |||
| get | got | got | obtenir |
| give | gave | given | donner |
| go | went | gone | aller |
| H | |||
| have | had | had | avoir |
| hear | heard | heard | entendre |
| hold | held | held | tenir |
| K | |||
| keep | kept | kept | garder |
| kneel | knelt | knelt | s'agenouiller |
| know | knew | known | savoir |
| L | |||
| learn | learnt | learnt | apprendre |
| leave | left | left | laisser, quitter |
| let | let | let | laisser, permettre |
| lose | lost | lost | perdre |
| M | |||
| make | made | made | fabriquer |
| mean | meant | meant | signifier |
| meet | met | met | rencontrer |
| P | |||
| pay | paid | paid | payer |
| put | put | put | poser, mettre |
| R | |||
| read | read | read | lire |
| run | ran | run | courir |
| S | |||
| say | said | said | dire |
| see | saw | seen | voir |
| sell | sold | sold | vendre |
| send | sent | sent | envoyer |
| show | showed | shown | montrer |
| sing | sang | sung | chanter |
| sit | sat | sat | s'asseoir |
| sleep | slept | slept | dormir |
| slide | slid | slid | glisser |
| smell | smelt | smelt | sentir (odeur) |
| speak | spoke | spoken | parler |
| spend | spent | spent | dépenser |
| split | split | split | diviser |
| spread | spread | spread | étaler |
| stand | stood | stood | se tenir debout |
| stink | stank | stunk | sentir mauvais |
| swim | swam | swum | nager |
| T | |||
| take | took | taken | prendre |
| teach | taught | taught | enseigner |
| tell | told | told | dire, raconter |
| think | thought | thought | penser |
| U | |||
| understand | understood | understood | comprendre |
| W | |||
| wake | woke | woken | réveiller |
| wear | wore | worn | porter (vêtements) |
| win | won | won | gagner |
| write | wrote | written | écrire |