| Verbe | Prétérit | PP | Traduction | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| abide | abode | abode | demeurer | |
| arise | arose | arisen | s'élever, survenir | |
| awake | awoke | awoken | (se) réveiller | |
| bear | bore | borne | supporter | |
| beat | beat | beaten | battre | |
| become | became | become | devenir | |
| begin | began | begun | commencer | |
| bend | bent | bent | (se) courber | |
| bet | bet | bet | parier | |
| bid | bid | bid | offrir (un prix) | |
| bind | bound | bound | lier, relier | |
| bite | bit | bitten | mordre | |
| bleed | bled | bled | saigner | |
| blow | blew | blown | souffler | |
| break | broke | broken | casser | |
| breed | bred | bred | élever (du bétail) | |
| bring | brought | brought | apporter | |
| build | built | built | construire | |
| burn | burnt | burnt | brûler | |
| burst | burst | burst | éclater | |
| buy | bought | bought | acheter | |
| cast | cast | cast | jeter, lancer | |
| catch | caught | caught | attraper | |
| choose | chose | chosen | choisir | |
| cling | clung | clung | s'accrocher | |
| come | came | come | venir | |
| cost | cost | cost | coûter | |
| creep | crept | crept | ramper | |
| cut | cut | cut | couper | |
| deal | dealt | dealt | distribuer | |
| dig | dug | dug | creuser | |
| do | did | done | faire | |
| draw | drew | drawn | dessiner | |
| dream | dreamt | dreamt | rêver | |
| drink | drank | drunk | boire | |
| drive | drove | driven | conduire | |
| dwell | dwelt | dwelt | habiter | |
| eat | ate | eaten | manger | |
| fall | fell | fallen | tomber | |
| feed | fed | fed | nourrir | |
| feel | felt | felt | sentir, éprouver | |
| fight | fought | fought | combattre | |
| find | found | found | trouver | |
| flee | fled | fled | s'enfuir | |
| fling | flung | flung | jeter violemment | |
| fly | flew | flown | voler | |
| forbid | forbade | forbidden | interdire | |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | oublier | |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven | pardonner | |
| freeze | froze | frozen | geler | |
| get | got | got | obtenir | |
| give | gave | given | donner | |
| go | went | gone | aller | |
| grind | ground | ground | moudre | |
| grow | grew | grown | grandir | |
| hang | hung | hung | pendre, accrocher | |
| have | had | had | avoir | |
| hear | heard | heard | entendre | |
| hide | hid | hidden | (se) cacher | |
| hit | hit | hit | frapper, atteindre | |
| hold | held | held | tenir | |
| hurt | hurt | hurt | blesser | |
| keep | kept | kept | garder | |
| kneel | knelt | knelt | s'agenouiller | |
| know | knew | known | savoir, connaître | |
| lay | laid | laid | poser à plat | |
| lead | led | led | mener | |
| lean | leant | leant | s'appuyer | |
| leap | leapt | leapt | sauter | |
| learn | learnt | learnt | apprendre | |
| leave | left | left | laisser, quitter | |
| lend | lent | lent | prêter | |
| let | let | let | permettre, louer | |
| lie | lay | lain | être étendu | |
| light | lit | lit | allumer | |
| lose | lost | lost | perdre | |
| make | made | made | faire, fabriquer | |
| mean | meant | meant | signifier | |
| meet | met | met | (se) rencontrer | |
| mow | mowed | mown | tondre | |
| overcome | overcame | overcome | surmonter, vaincre | |
| pay | paid | paid | payer | |
| put | put | put | mettre | |
| quit | quit | quit | cesser (de) | |
| read | read | read | lire | |
| rid | rid | rid | débarrasser | |
| ride | rode | ridden | chevaucher | |
| ring | rang | rung | sonner | |
| rise | rose | risen | s'élever, se lever | |
| run | ran | run | courir | |
| saw | sawed | sawn | scier | |
| say | said | said | dire | |
| see | saw | seen | voir | |
| seek | sought | sought | chercher | |
| sell | sold | sold | vendre | |
| send | sent | sent | envoyer | |
| set | set | set | fixer | |
| sew | sewed | sewn | coudre | |
| shake | shook | shaken | secouer | |
| shear | sheared | shorn | tondre (des moutons) | |
| shed | shed | shed | verser (des larmes) | |
| shine | shone | shone | briller | |
| shoe | shod | shod | ferrer, chausser | |
| shoot | shot | shot | tirer | |
| show | showed | shown | montrer | |
| shrink | shrank | shrunk | rétrécir | |
| shut | shut | shut | fermer | |
| sing | sang | sung | chanter | |
| sink | sank | sunk | couler | |
| sit | sat | sat | être assis | |
| sleep | slept | slept | dormir | |
| slide | slid | slid | glisser | |
| sling | slung | slung | lancer (avec force) | |
| slink | slunk | slunk | aller furtivement | |
| slit | slit | slit | fendre, inciser | |
| smell | smelt | smelt | sentir (odorat) | |
| sow | sowed | sown | semer | |
| speak | spoke | spoken | parler | |
| speed | sped | sped | aller à toute vitesse | |
| spell | spelt | spelt | épeler | |
| spend | spent | spent | dépenser | |
| spill | spilt | spilt | renverser (un liquide) | |
| spit | spat | spat | cracher | |
| split | split | split | fendre | |
| spoil | spoilt | spoilt | gâcher, gâter | |
| spread | spread | spread | répandre | |
| spring | sprang | sprung | jaillir, bondir | |
| stand | stood | stood | être debout | |
| steal | stole | stolen | voler, dérober | |
| stick | stuck | stuck | coller | |
| sting | stung | stung | piquer | |
| stink | stank | stunk | puer | |
| stride | strode | stridden | marcher à grands pas | |
| strike | struck | struck | frapper | |
| string | strung | strung | enfiler, tendre (une corde) | |
| strive | strove | striven | s'efforcer | |
| swear | swore | sworn | jurer | |
| sweep | swept | swept | balayer | |
| swell | swelled | swollen | enfler | |
| swim | swam | swum | nager | |
| swing | swung | swung | se balancer | |
| take | took | taken | prendre | |
| teach | taught | taught | enseigner | |
| tear | tore | torn | déchirer | |
| tell | told | told | dire, raconter | |
| think | thought | thought | penser | |
| throw | threw | thrown | jeter | |
| thrust | thrust | thrust | enfoncer | |
| tread | trod | trodden | fouler aux pieds | |
| undergo | underwent | undergone | subir | |
| understand | understood | understood | comprendre | |
| upset | upset | upset | bouleverser | |
| wake | woke | woken | (se) réveiller | |
| wear | wore | worn | porter (des vêtements) | |
| weave | wove | woven | tisser | |
| weep | wept | wept | pleurer | |
| win | won | won | gagner | |
| wind | wound | wound | enrouler | |
| withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn | (se) retirer | |
| wring | wrung | wrung | tordre | |
| write | wrote | written | écrire |
The stage lost a fine actor, even as science lost an acute reasoner, when he became a specialist in crime.
He drew up his chair very close to mine and began to stare at me again with the same questioning and thoughtful look.
There was a long silence, broken only by his heavy breathing and by the measured tapping of Sherlock Holmes' finger-tips upon the edge of the table.
Certains verbes peuvent être réguliers ou irréguliers. C'est le cas de to dream comme nous le montrent ces deux exemples.
The question followed, "Where was I to go?" I dreamt of Miss Ingram all the night: in a vivid morning dream I saw her closing the gates of Thornfield against me and pointing me out another road; and Mr. Rochester looked on with his arms folded--smiling sardonically, as it seemed, at both her and me.
I heard a cab drive up," she said. "I thought that Mrs. Forrester had come back very early, but I never dreamed that it might be you. What news have you brought me?