French Verbs Flashcards
Etre
To be
Avoir
To have / to be
In certrain cases it means “to be”, such as personal states of being:
To be well
To be hot
to be cold
To be hungry
To be thirsty
Use for “to be” for one’s age.
- Je suis vingt ans
To agree
Etre + d’accord
Je suis d’accord avec vous. (I agree with you)
Demander
to ask for
Devenir
to become
Ennuyer
to bore / be bored
Irregular. REPLACE y with ie for I/you/he.
ex: J’ennuie, Tu ennuies, Il ennuie
Emprunter
Je voudrais emprunter une tasse de sucre.
Les personnes à mobilité réduite peuvent emprunter l’ascenseur.
to borrow / use / take
Apporter
to bring
Brosser
to brush
Achèter
to buy
Appeller
to (be) called
Pouvoir
can / to be able (to do something)
Attraper
to catch
Fermer
to close / to lock
Choisir
to choose
Nettoyer
to clean
Venir (de/du)
To come / come from
- means “just” something when immediately followed by another verb.
Il vient d’arriver. (He just arrived)
Cuisiner
to cook
Coûter
to cost
Faire
to do / make / have
Dessiner
to draw
Conduire
to drive
Manger
to eat
Trouver
to find
Finir
to finish
Donner
to give
se Coucher
to go to bed
Détester
to hate
Devoir
to have to / must
Entendre
to hear
Aider
to help
Savoir
to know (facts/info)
to know how to (skills)
Connaître
to know (people/places)
Apprendre
to learn (how) / to teach
Partir
To leave (depart)
To leave (for)
To go on (vacation)
Sortir
To leave (exit a PLACE)
To go out
To come out of
Écouter
to listen (to)
Chercher
To look for / seek / go get
Aimer
to love (people)
to like (things)
To love things, use adorer
Adorer
to love (things)
Rencontrer
to meet / meet with
Mélanger
to mix
Avoir + besoin de
to need
Jouer
to play
Préparer
To prepare / get ready / make (food)
Mettre
to put / set
Lire
to read
Rentrer
to return / go back / come HOME
Revenir
to come back to / return (to the place where one is CURRENTLY)
- to re- venir – as in to re-come
Retourner
to return (to someplace you aren’t currently)
Un jour, je retournerai à New York.
Courir / à Courir
to run
to race
Voire
to see
- Ils/Elles uses “voient”
Dormir
to sleep
Montrer
to show
Voler
to fly
Lever
to get up / lift / raise
Faire les courses
to grocery shop
Inviter
to invite
Gérer
to manage / handle
Commencer
to start
Penser
to think
Peindre
to paint
Répondre
to reply
Pleuvoir
to rain
Neiger
to snow
Envoyer
to send
Faire du + verb
to do an activity
Faire du ski, faire du velo, faire de la plongée (scuba dive)
Sentir
to smell / to smell of
se Sentir
to feel (reflexive)
Je me sens mal.
(I feel bad.)
Éternuer
to sneeze
Ronfler
to snore
Passer
to spend (time)
passer du temps = to spend some time
Renverse
to reverse / overturn / overthrow
to spill
Rester
to stay
Nager
to swim
Prendre
To take / get / pickup.
To have (food)
Promener
to take a walk
Etudier
to study
Tourner
to turn
Comprendre
to understand
to include
Utiliser
to use
Visiter
to visit
Attendre
to wait / wait for
se Réveiller
to wake up (reflexive)
Vouloir
to want / would like (conditional tense)
Marcher
to walk
to work (as in ‘function’)
Regarder
to watch
Travailler
to work (as in a job, vs marcher)
Écrire
to write
Crier
to scream / yell
Pleurer
to cry
Vouloir dire
to mean
(lit. “to want to say”)
Habiter
to live in
Oublier
to forget
Éteindre
to turn off / put out / extinguish
“eh-tyne-druh”
Mentir
to lie
Mourir
to die
Vider
to empty
Chanter
to sing
Enlever
to take down
Souvenir de
to remember
Revenir
to come back
Traverser
to cross
to grow / to grow up
Grandir
to gain weight / get fat
Grosse
Maigrir
to lose weight
Remplir
to fill
Entrer
to enter
Monter
to climb / climb up
Descender
to climb down / go down
Ajouter
to add
Terminer
to complete / finish
