95% de vos conversations couvertes • Cabinet Action
Selon le British National Corpus, ces 50 verbes couvrent 95% de l'usage quotidien en anglais. Maitrisez cette liste et vous pourrez vous exprimer avec aisance dans la grande majorite des situations professionnelles et personnelles.
| # | Base | Phonetique | Preterit | Part. passe | Traduction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be | /biː/ | was/were | been | etre |
| 2 | have | /hæv/ | had | had | avoir |
| 3 | do | /duː/ | did | done | faire |
| 4 | say | /seɪ/ | said | said | dire |
| 5 | go | /ɡəʊ/ | went | gone | aller |
| 6 | get | /ɡet/ | got | got | obtenir |
| 7 | make | /meɪk/ | made | made | fabriquer |
| 8 | know | /nəʊ/ | knew | known | savoir |
| 9 | think | /θɪŋk/ | thought | thought | penser |
| 10 | take | /teɪk/ | took | taken | prendre |
| 11 | see | /siː/ | saw | seen | voir |
| 12 | come | /kʌm/ | came | come | venir |
| 13 | find | /faɪnd/ | found | found | trouver |
| 14 | give | /ɡɪv/ | gave | given | donner |
| 15 | tell | /tel/ | told | told | raconter |
| 16 | leave | /liːv/ | left | left | quitter |
| 17 | feel | /fiːl/ | felt | felt | ressentir |
| 18 | become | /bɪˈkʌm/ | became | become | devenir |
| 19 | begin | /bɪˈɡɪn/ | began | begun | commencer |
| 20 | keep | /kiːp/ | kept | kept | garder |
| 21 | hold | /həʊld/ | held | held | tenir |
| 22 | write | /raɪt/ | wrote | written | ecrire |
| 23 | stand | /stænd/ | stood | stood | se tenir |
| 24 | hear | /hɪə/ | heard | heard | entendre |
| 25 | let | /let/ | let | let | laisser |
| 26 | mean | /miːn/ | meant | meant | signifier |
| 27 | set | /set/ | set | set | fixer |
| 28 | meet | /miːt/ | met | met | rencontrer |
| 29 | run | /rʌn/ | ran | run | courir |
| 30 | pay | /peɪ/ | paid | paid | payer |
| 31 | sit | /sɪt/ | sat | sat | s'asseoir |
| 32 | speak | /spiːk/ | spoke | spoken | parler |
| 33 | read | /riːd/ | read | read | lire |
| 34 | grow | /ɡrəʊ/ | grew | grown | grandir |
| 35 | lose | /luːz/ | lost | lost | perdre |
| 36 | fall | /fɔːl/ | fell | fallen | tomber |
| 37 | lead | /liːd/ | led | led | mener |
| 38 | understand | /ʌndəˈstænd/ | understood | understood | comprendre |
| 39 | send | /send/ | sent | sent | envoyer |
| 40 | build | /bɪld/ | built | built | construire |
| 41 | break | /breɪk/ | broke | broken | casser |
| 42 | spend | /spend/ | spent | spent | depenser |
| 43 | cut | /kʌt/ | cut | cut | couper |
| 44 | rise | /raɪz/ | rose | risen | s'elever |
| 45 | drive | /draɪv/ | drove | driven | conduire |
| 46 | buy | /baɪ/ | bought | bought | acheter |
| 47 | eat | /iːt/ | ate | eaten | manger |
| 48 | drink | /drɪŋk/ | drank | drunk | boire |
| 49 | forget | /fəˈɡet/ | forgot | forgotten | oublier |
| 50 | blow | /bləʊ/ | blew | blown | souffler |