Commonly Used French Verbs Flashcards
être
to be
avoir
to have
pouvoir
to be able (can)
faire
to do, to make
mettre
to put, to place
dire
to say, to tell
devoir
to have to, must, to owe
prendre
to take, to catch, to capture
donner
to give, to produce
aller
to go
vouloir
to want, to wish
savoir
to know
fallor
to have to
voir
to see
demander
to ask, to request
trouver
to find, to discover
rendre
to return (something), to give back
venir
to come
passer
to pass, to go past
comprendre
to understand, to include, to comprehend
rester
to stay, to remain
tenir
to hold, to keep
porter
to carry, to wear
parler
to speak, to talk
montrer
to show, to display
continuer
to continue
penser
to think
suivre
to follow
connaître
to know, to be acquainted with
croire
to believe (in)
commencer
to begin, to start, to commence
compter
to count
entendre
to hear, to understand
attendre
to wait, to expect
remettre
to put back (on), to replace, to deliver
appeler
to call, to connect
permettre
to permit, to allow, to enable
occuper
to occupy, to take up (space/time)
devenir
to become, to grow (into), to turn (into)
partir
to leave, to depart, to proceed
décider
to decide, to persuade
arriver
to arrive, to happen
servir
to serve
sembler
to seem
revenir
to return, to come back
laisser
to leave, to allow, to let
recevoir
to receive, to welcome
répondre
to answer, to reply
vivre
to live, to be alive, go through
rappeler
to remind, to remember, to call back
présenter
to present, to introduce
accepter
to accept
agir
to act
poser
to put down, to pose, to lay (something) down
jouer
to play, to act, to gamble
reconnaître
to recognize, to acknowledge
choisir
to choose, to select
toucher
to touch, to feel, to affect
aimer
to like, to love
retrouver
to find, to regain, to meet up
perdre
to lose, to waste
expliquer
to explain, to account for
considerer
to consider, to study
ouvrir
to open (up)
gagner
to win, to gain, to earn
exister
to exist
refuser
to refuse
lire
to read
reussir
to succeed
changer
to change, to alter
travailler
to work
representer
to represent, to depict, to portray
assurer
to securer, to assure, to insure
essayer
to try, to attempt
empêcher
to prevent, to stop
sortir
to go out, to leave, to exit, to come out
rependre
to resume, to recover, to take b ack
mener
to lead, to conduct
