50 Essential French Verbs Flashcards
Acheter
To buy
Aimer
To like/love
Aller
To go
s’en aller
to go away
Apprendre
To learn
Avoir
To have
Boire
To drink
chanter
To sing
Choisir
To choose, select, pick
Commencer
To begin, start, commence
Connaître
To know, to be acquainted with, to make the acquaintance of
Courir
To run, race
Couvrir
To cover
Se débrouiller
To manage, to improvise, to get by
Devoir
To have to, must, ought, should
Dire
To say, tell
Donner
To give
Dormir
To sleep
Écrire
To write
Entendre
To hear, understand
Entrer
To enter, come in, go in
Envoyer
To send
Éteindre
To extinguish, shut down, turn off
Être
To be
Étudier
To study
Faire
To do, to make
Finir
To finish, to end, to complete, to terminate.
Garder
To guard, keep, retain
Jouer
To play
Laver
To wash
Se laver
To wash oneself
Se lever
To get up
Lire
To read
Manger
To eat
Mettre
To put, to place, to put on clothing
Se mettre
To begin, to start, to place oneself
Monter
To go up, to ascend, to take up, bring up, mount
Parler
To talk, to speak
Partir
To leave, depart
Payer
To pay (for)
Perdre
To lose
Pouvoir
To be able, can
Prendre
To take
Rendre
To give back, to return (something), to render, to vomit
Rentrer
To return
Savoir
To know (how)
Sentir
To feel, smell, perceive
Sortir
To go out/leave
Tenir
To hold, to grasp
Tomber
To fall
Vendre
To sell
Venir
To come
Voir
To see
Vouloir
To want
