55 Essential Verbs Flashcards
to love, like
aimer
to buy
acheter
to go/ to leave
aller/ s’en aller
to learn, to teach
apprendre
to wait
attendre
to have
avoir
to drink
boire
to sing
chanter
to choose
choisir
to start, begin
commencer
to know (person, place)
connaître
to run
courir
to cover
couvrir
to manage, to improvise, to get by
se débrouiller
must, have to
devoir
to say
dire
to give
donner
to sleep
dormir
to write
écrire
to listen, understand
entendre
to enter
entrer
to send
envoyer
to extinguish, shut down, turn off
éteindre
to be
être
to study
étudier
to make, do
faire
to finish
finir
to keep
garder
to play
jouer
to wash (o.s.)
laver/ se laver
to get up, stand up
se lever
to read
lire
to eat
manger
to place, to put (on)/ to begin, to start, to place o.s.
mettre/ se mettre
to raise, go up, get on
monter
to speak
parler
to leave
partir
to pay
payer
to lose
perdre
to be able to, can
pouvoir
to take
prendre
to give back, return (something), render, vomit
rendre
to return (home)
rentrer
to know (how to do something)
savoir
to feel, smell
sentir
to exit, leave
sortir
to hold, grasp
tenir
to fall
tomber
to sell
vendre
to come
venir
to see
voir
to want
vouloir
