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French vocabulary · Topic 6 of 10

Everyday Verbs in French

Most French verbs end in -er, like parler and manger, and they all follow the same regular pattern. A few of the most important ones, such as être, avoir, and aller, are irregular and worth learning early. Each verb here is shown in the infinitive, the form you find in a dictionary.

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  1. 1to beverbêtre
  2. 2to haveverbavoir
  3. 3to goverballer
  4. 4to eatverbmanger
  5. 5to drinkverbboire
  6. 6to speakverbparler
  7. 7to do / to makeverbfaire
  8. 8to wantverbvouloir
  9. 9to likeverbaimeralso: aimer bien
  10. 10to loveverbaimeralso: adorer
  11. 11to sleepverbdormir
  12. 12to comeverbvenir
  13. 13to know (a fact)verbsavoir
  14. 14to know (a person or place)verbconnaître
  15. 15to seeverbvoir
  16. 16to look / to watchverbregarder
  17. 17to hearverbentendre
  18. 18to listenverbécouter
  19. 19to readverblire
  20. 20to writeverbécrire
  21. 21to workverbtravailler
  22. 22to studyverbétudier
  23. 23to learnverbapprendre
  24. 24to teachverbenseigneralso: apprendre à
  25. 25to understandverbcomprendre
  26. 26to sayverbdire
  27. 27to tellverbraconteralso: dire
  28. 28to askverbdemander
  29. 29to answerverbrépondre
  30. 30to thinkverbpenser
  31. 31to believeverbcroire
  32. 32to needverbavoir besoin de
  33. 33can (to be able to)verbpouvoirto know how to: savoir
  34. 34must (to have to)verbdevoir
  35. 35to giveverbdonner
  36. 36to takeverbprendre
  37. 37to buyverbacheter
  38. 38to sellverbvendre
  39. 39to payverbpayer
  40. 40to openverbouvrir
  41. 41to closeverbfermer
  42. 42to startverbcommencer
  43. 43to finishverbfiniralso: terminer
  44. 44to waitverbattendre
  45. 45to helpverbaider
  46. 46to liveverbvivreto reside: habiter
  47. 47to walkverbmarcher
  48. 48to runverbcourir
  49. 49to driveverbconduire
  50. 50to travelverbvoyager
  51. 51to leaveverbpartirto leave something: laisser
  52. 52to arriveverbarriver
  53. 53to come backverbrevenirhome: rentrer
  54. 54to enterverbentrer
  55. 55to sit (down)verbs'asseoir
  56. 56to stand (up)verbse leverto be standing: être debout
  57. 57to playverbjouer
  58. 58to singverbchanter
  59. 59to danceverbdanser
  60. 60to swimverbnager
  61. 61to cookverbcuisineralso: faire la cuisine
  62. 62to cleanverbnettoyer
  63. 63to washverblaver
  64. 64to wearverbporter
  65. 65to putverbmettrealso: poser
  66. 66to findverbtrouver
  67. 67to look forverbchercher
  68. 68to loseverbperdre
  69. 69to winverbgagner
  70. 70to useverbutiliser
  71. 71to tryverbessayer
  72. 72to call (phone)verbappeler
  73. 73to sendverbenvoyer
  74. 74to bringverbapportera person: amener
  75. 75to meetverbrencontrer
  76. 76to rememberverbse souveniralso: se rappeler
  77. 77to forgetverboublier
  78. 78to feelverbsentiralso: se sentir
  79. 79to laughverbrire
  80. 80to cryverbpleurer
  81. 81to smileverbsourire
  82. 82to kissverbembrasser
  83. 83to hugverbserrer dans ses brasalso: faire un câlin
  84. 84to changeverbchanger
  85. 85to chooseverbchoisir
  86. 86to showverbmontrer
  87. 87to carryverbporter
  88. 88to wake upverbse réveiller
  89. 89to take a showerverbse doucheralso: prendre une douche
  90. 90to restverbse reposer
  91. 91to breakverbcasser
  92. 92to fallverbtomber
  93. 93to growverbgrandirplants: pousser
  94. 94to hopeverbespérer
  95. 95to preferverbpréférer
  96. 96to stayverbrester
  97. 97to order (food)verbcommander
  98. 98to visitverbvisitera person: rendre visite à
  99. 99to inviteverbinviter
  100. 100to explainverbexpliquer

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Everyday Verbs in French: common questions

What are the most important French verbs to learn first?

Être (to be), avoir (to have), aller (to go), and faire (to do or make). They are irregular, but you will use them in almost every conversation.

Why do je parle, tu parles, and ils parlent sound the same?

The endings -e, -es, and -ent are silent. Only nous parlons and vous parlez sound different. That is one reason French always puts a pronoun like je or tu before the verb.

How do I talk about the past in French?

The most common past tense uses avoir or être plus a past participle: j'ai mangé (I ate), je suis allé(e) (I went). Most verbs use avoir.

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