Essential French Verbs to Know Flashcards
accepter
to accept
acheter
to buy
aider
to help
aimer
to like, to love
ajouter
to add
aller
to go
allumer
to turn on
appeler
to call, to contact
apporter
to bring, to take
apprendre
to learn, to teach, to hear of
arrêter
to stop
arriver
to arrive, to happen
attendre
to wait for, to expect
avoir
to have
avoir besoin
to require
casser
to break
changer
to change, to alter
chanter
to sing
chercher
to search, to look for, to seek
choisir
to choose, to select
commencer
to begin, to start
comprendre
to understand, to include
compter
to count
conduire
to drive
connaître
to know, to get to know
continuer
to continue
couper
to cut
courir
to run
croire
to believe
décider
to decide
demander
to ask for
descendre
to go down
devenir
to become, to turn into
devoir
to must, to have to, to owe
dire
to say, to tell
donner
to give
dormir
to sleep
écouter
to listen to
écrire
to write
empêcher
to prevent, to stop
entendre
to hear
entrer
to enter, to go into
envoyer
to send
essayer
to try, to attempt
éteindre
to turn off
être
to be
exister
to exist
expliquer
to explain
faire
to do, to make
faire la cuisine
to cook
fermer
to close
finir, terminer
to finish, finish
gagner
to win, to gain, to earn
garder
to keep
goûter
to taste
jeter
to throw
jouer
to play, to gamble, to act
laisser
to leave, to let, to allow
laver, nettoyer
to clean (up)
lire
to read
manger
to eat
marcher
to walk
mettre
to put, to place
montrer
to show, to display
oublier
to forget
ouvrir
to open (up)
parler
to speak, to talk
partir
to leave, to depart
payer
to pay
penser
to think
perdre
to lose, to waste
