Common Verbs Flashcards
to accept
accepter
to check
vérifier
to choose
choisir
to clean
nettoyer
to click (ICT)
cliquer
to climb; get on(to)
monter
to close
fermer
to come
venir
to contact
contacter
to continue/carry on
continuer
to cope/manage/get by
se débrouiller
to copy
copier
to cost
coûter
to count, intend; count on (someone)
compter; compter sur
to cross, go across
traverser
to cry
pleurer
to decide
décider
to depart/leave
partir
to describe
décrire
to deserve
mériter
to die
mourir
to discuss
discuter
to draw
dessiner
to drink
boire
to drive
conduire
to earn
gagner
to eat
manger
to end
(se) terminer
to enjoy oneself
s’amuser
to enter/go in
entrer
to escape
s’échapper
to explain
expliquer
to fail
rater
to fall
tomber
to fall asleep
s’endormir
to feed, nourish
nourrir
to fill/fill in
remplir
to find
trouver
to finish, end
finir
to fly
voler
to follow
suivre
to forget; to leave something behind
oublier
to forgive
pardonner
to get angry
se fâcher
to get dressed
s’habiller
to get undressed
se déshabiller
to give
donner
to give back
rendre
to give (a gift)
offrir
to go
aller
to go (in a car)
rouler
to get dressed
s’habiller
to get into (bus, car, train)
monter (dans)
to get out of (bus, car, train)
descendre (de)
to get up
se lever
to go down
descendre
to go for a walk/a ride
se promener
to go out
sortir
to go to bed
se coucher
to go up
monter
to harm/damage
endommager
to hate
détester
to have
avoir
to have to/must
devoir
to hear
entendre
to help
aider
to hold
tenir
to hope
espérer
to hurry
se dépêcher
to hurt (oneself)
(se) faire mal
to improve
améliorer
to inform
informer
to introduce (an item, an idea)
introduire
to introduce (a person)
présenter
to invite
inviter
to jump
sauter
to knock, hit
frapper
to knock over
renverser
to know (a fact)
savoir
to know (person, place)
connaître
to land
atterrir
to last
durer
to laugh
rire
to learn
apprendre
to leave; to depart
partir
to leave (somewhere, somebody)
quitter
to leave behind (an object)
laisser; oublier
to lend
prêter
to light, turn/switch on
allumer
to like
aimer
to listen
écouter
to live (inhabit)
habiter
to live
vivre
to look after
s’occuper de
to look after/mind (child, dog)
garder
to look for
chercher
to look like, to resemble
ressembler
to lose
perdre
to love
adorer
adorer
se débrouiller
to manage (business)
gérer
to mean to (do)
avoir l’intention de (faire)
to mean/to signify
signifier
to meet
rencontrer
to miss; to be lacking
manquer
to miss (train, bus etc.)
rater
to need
avoir besoin de
to note
noter
to offer; to give a present
offrir
to open
ouvrir
to order
commander
to organise
organiser
to park
garer; stationner
to pass
passer
to phone
téléphoner
to place
poser
to please
plaire (à)
to prefer
préférer
to present
présenter
to prevent
empêcher
to produce
produire
to pull
tirer
to push
pousser
to put/to wear
mettre
to put back/to wear again
remettre
to read
lire
to receive
recevoir
to recommend
recommander
to refund
rembourser
to regret, be sorry
regretter
to remember
se rappeler/se souvenir
to rent/to hire
louer
to repair
réparer
to repeat
répéter
to replace
remplacer
to reply
répondre
to research
faire des recherches
to reserve
réserver
to rest
se reposer
to return; to go back
rentrer (home); retourner (to school)
to ring (a bell)
sonner
to save
sauver
to say
dire
to see
voir
to seem
sembler
to sell
vendre
to send
envoyer
to serve
servir
to show
montrer
to sign
signer
to sing
chanter
to sit down
s’asseoir
to sleep
dormir
to smile
sourire
to speak
parler
to spend (money)
dépenser
to spend (time)
passer
to squash
écraser
to stay
rester
to steal
voler
to stick
coller
to stop
(s)’arrêter
to study
étudier
to succeed
réussir
to switch off
fermer/éteindre
to take
prendre
to take off (plane)
décoller
to take off (clothes etc.)
ôter/enlever
to tell/recount
raconter
to tell/to say
dire
to thank
remercier
to think (about)
penser
to think, believe
croire
to throw
jeter
to touch
toucher
to travel
voyager
to try
essayer
to understand
comprendre
to use
se servir de; utiliser
to visit (person)
rendre visite à
to visit (place)
visiter
to wait for
attendre
to wake up
se réveiller
to walk
marcher; aller à pied
to want
vouloir
to want, desire
désirer
to warn
prévenir
to wash
(se) laver
to wear
porter
to weigh
to weigh
to win
gagner
to wish
souhaiter
to work
travailler
to work (function)
marcher
to write
écrire
