Verbes irreguliers par groupes phonetiques

Classer les verbes irreguliers par groupes sonores est la methode la plus efficace pour les memoriser. Au lieu de 200 verbes isoles, vous n'apprenez que 6 schemas. Approche validee par Cambridge Assessment English (2019).

Groupe 1 : I - A - U (changement de voyelle)

Base (I)	Preterit (A)	Part. passe (U)	Traduction
drink	drank	drunk	boire
sing	sang	sung	chanter
swim	swam	swum	nager
ring	rang	rung	sonner
begin	began	begun	commencer
sink	sank	sunk	couler
spring	sprang	sprung	jaillir
stink	stank	stunk	puer

Rime : "Sing, sang, sung / Ring, rang, rung / Drink, drank, drunk is so much fun!"

Groupe 2 : Les 3 formes identiques

Base	Preterit	Part. passe	Traduction
cut	cut	cut	couper
put	put	put	mettre
cost	cost	cost	couter
hit	hit	hit	frapper
hurt	hurt	hurt	blesser
let	let	let	laisser
shut	shut	shut	fermer
set	set	set	fixer
bet	bet	bet	parier
split	split	split	diviser

Astuce : ces verbes ne changent jamais. Ne jamais ajouter -ed !

Groupe 3 : -ought / -aught

Base	Preterit	Part. passe	Traduction
buy	bought	bought	acheter
think	thought	thought	penser
bring	brought	brought	apporter
catch	caught	caught	attraper
teach	taught	taught	enseigner
fight	fought	fought	combattre
seek	sought	sought	chercher

Groupe 4 : -ew / -own

Base	Preterit (-ew)	Part. passe (-own)	Traduction
know	knew	known	savoir
grow	grew	grown	grandir
blow	blew	blown	souffler
fly	flew	flown	voler
throw	threw	thrown	lancer
draw	drew	drawn	dessiner

Groupe 5 : -d devient -t

Base (-d)	Preterit (-t)	Part. passe (-t)	Traduction
build	built	built	construire
send	sent	sent	envoyer
spend	spent	spent	depenser
lend	lent	lent	preter
bend	bent	bent	plier

Groupe 6 : ee devient e (voyelle courte)

Base (ee)	Preterit (e+t)	Part. passe (e+t)	Traduction
feel	felt	felt	ressentir
keep	kept	kept	garder
sleep	slept	slept	dormir
sweep	swept	swept	balayer
creep	crept	crept	ramper
weep	wept	wept	pleurer