Verbes irréguliers A-B-B : buy-bought-bought

La liste des verbes irréguliers A-B-B

Astuces pour retenir les verbes A-B-B

• Une seule forme à retenir pour deux usages : I bought et I have bought.
• Apprenez les familles qui riment : bought, brought, caught, fought, taught, thought (/ɔːt/) ; kept, slept, swept, wept, crept (-ept) ; sent, spent, lent, bent, built (-t final).
• Beaucoup de verbes de cette famille ont une forme britannique en -t et une forme américaine en -ed : learnt / learned.

Les verbes A-B-B en contexte

• He bent down to tie his shoes. (bend – bent – bent)
• The old books were bound in leather. (bind – bound – bound)
• His nose bled after the fall. (bleed – bled – bled)
• My uncle has bred horses for twenty years. (breed – bred – bred)
• She brought a cake to the party. (bring – brought – brought)
• They built a sandcastle on the beach. (build – built – built)
• I burnt my finger on the hot pan. (burn – burnt / burned – burnt / burned)
• I bought a new pencil case yesterday. (buy – bought – bought)
• The goalkeeper caught the ball. (catch – caught – caught)
• The little boy clung to his mother's hand. (cling – clung – clung)
• The cat crept slowly towards the bird. (creep – crept – crept)
• She dealt the cards to each player. (deal – dealt – dealt)
• The dog dug a hole in the garden. (dig – dug – dug)
• Last night I dreamt about a flying horse. (dream – dreamt / dreamed – dreamt / dreamed)
• He dwelt on his mistakes for days. (dwell – dwelt / dwelled – dwelt / dwelled)
• We fed the ducks at the park. (feed – fed – fed)
• I felt very tired after the match. (feel – felt – felt)
• The two cats fought in the street. (fight – fought – fought)
• I found a coin under the sofa. (find – found – found)
• The thieves fled before the police arrived. (flee – fled – fled)
• He flung his bag onto the bed. (fling – flung – flung)
• I got a letter from my pen friend. (get – got – got)
• Dad ground some coffee beans for breakfast. (grind – ground – ground)
• We hung the pictures on the wall. (hang – hung – hung)
• We had pizza for dinner last night. (have – had – had)
• Have you heard the new song? (hear – heard – heard)
• She held the baby in her arms. (hold – held – held)
• I kept all my old comics. (keep – kept – kept)
• He knelt down to talk to the little girl. (kneel – knelt / kneeled – knelt / kneeled)
• She laid the plates on the table. (lay – laid – laid)
• The guide led us through the forest. (lead – led – led)
• He leant against the wall. (lean – leant / leaned – leant / leaned)
• The frog leapt into the pond. (leap – leapt / leaped – leapt / leaped)
• I learnt a new song in music class. (learn – learnt / learned – learnt / learned)
• We left the house at eight o'clock. (leave – left – left)
• Tom lent me his ruler. (lend – lent – lent)
• Grandma lit the candles on the cake. (light – lit – lit)
• I lost my keys on the way to school. (lose – lost – lost)
• We made pancakes for breakfast. (make – made – made)
• Sorry, I meant Tuesday, not Thursday. (mean – meant – meant)
• I met my best friend at the swimming pool. (meet – met – met)
• The old map misled the hikers. (mislead – misled – misled)
• Dad paid for the cinema tickets. (pay – paid – paid)
• She said hello to everyone. (say – said – said)
• The travellers sought shelter from the storm. (seek – sought – sought)
• They sold their old car last month. (sell – sold – sold)
• I sent a postcard to my grandparents. (send – sent – sent)
• The sun shone all day. (shine – shone – shone)
• He shot the ball into the net. (shoot – shot – shot)
• We sat on the grass to eat our sandwiches. (sit – sat – sat)
• I slept for ten hours last night. (sleep – slept – slept)
• The children slid down the snowy hill. (slide – slid – slid)
• The kitchen smelt of fresh bread. (smell – smelt / smelled – smelt / smelled)
• The ambulance sped down the street. (speed – sped / speeded – sped / speeded)
• I spelt my name for the receptionist. (spell – spelt / spelled – spelt / spelled)
• We spent our holidays in Scotland. (spend – spent – spent)
• Oops! I spilt my orange juice. (spill – spilt / spilled – spilt / spilled)
• The dancer spun round and round. (spin – spun – spun)
• The baby spat out the carrots. (spit – spat – spat)
• The rain spoilt our picnic. (spoil – spoilt / spoiled – spoilt / spoiled)
• We stood in the queue for an hour. (stand – stood – stood)
• I stuck a photo in my notebook. (stick – stuck – stuck)
• A bee stung me on the arm. (sting – stung – stung)
• The clock struck twelve. (strike – struck – struck)
• She swept the floor after lunch. (sweep – swept – swept)
• The monkey swung from tree to tree. (swing – swung – swung)
• My grandfather taught me to swim. (teach – taught – taught)
• She told us a funny story. (tell – told – told)
• I thought the test was easy. (think – thought – thought)
• I understood the lesson very well. (understand – understood – understood)
• The court upheld the first decision. (uphold – upheld – upheld)
• She wept at the end of the film. (weep – wept – wept)
• Our team won the match on Saturday. (win – won – won)
• The road wound through the mountains. (wind – wound – wound)
• She wrung out the wet towel. (wring – wrung – wrung)

Mini-quiz sur les verbes A-B-B

Six questions tirées au hasard ; une nouvelle série est proposée à chaque fois.

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