French verbs Flashcards
to give
donner (qc à qn)
to listen (to sb)
écouter (qn)
to hear (sb VERBING)
entendre (qn INF)
to enter (a place)
entrer (dans + place)
to explain
expliquer (à qn que…)
to get angry (with sb)
se fâcher (contre qn)
to finish
finir (de INF) (par INF)
to play (the violin)
jouer (du violon)
to play (tennis)
jouer (au tennis)
to show
montrer (qc à qn)
to take care of
s’occuper de (qc/qn)
to forget
oublier (qc / de INF)
to spend (time VERBING)
passer (+ time à INF)
to wear (carry)
porter (qc)
to leave (+ named place)
quitter (+ a named place)
to watch (look at)
regarder (qn INF)
to miss (a bus)
rater (un bus)
to notice (sthg/that…)
remarquer (qc/que…)
to go home
rentrer (à la maison)
to rest
se reposer
to look like
ressembler à
to stay
rester
to answer (reply to)
répondre (à qc)
to succeed (manage)
réussir (à qc/à INF)
to telephone
téléphoner (à qn)
to make a mistake (get the wrong NOUN)
se tromper (de NOUN)
to find
trouver (qc / ADJ que…)
to sell
vendre
to visit (+ place)
visiter (+ place)
to go
aller (INF)
to belong (to a person)
appartenir (à)
to learn
apprendre (qc à qn)
to have
avoir
to be (there IS etc.)
y avoir (il y a: existence)
to drink
boire
to understand
comprendre
to drive
conduire
to know (a noun)
connaître ( + noun)
to recognise
reconnaître
to run
courir
to become
devenir (plus/moins ADJ)
to have to (must)
devoir (INF)
to say (sthg)
dire (qc)
to tell (somebody to verb)
dire (à qn de INF)
to sleep
dormir
to write
écrire
to be
être
to do (make)
faire
to hurt oneself
se faire mal
to be necessary
falloir (il form only)
to read
lire
to offer
offrir (de INF)
to open
ouvrir
to leave (go away)
partir
to complain
se plaindre (de qc / parce que…)
to be able to
pouvoir (INF)
to take
prendre
to have (food/drink)
prendre (+ food/drink)
to promise
promettre (de INF) (à qn de INF)
to receive (get)
recevoir
to visit (a person)
rendre visite à (qn)
to laugh (at)
rire (de qc/qn)
to know (that)
savoir (que/INF)
to go out
sortir
to remember
se souvenir (de qc/qn)
to come
venir
to see (somebody VERBing)
voir (qn INF)
to want
vouloir (INF)
to buy
acheter (qc à qn)
to bring (somebody to a place)
amener (qn à + place)
to call
appeler
to be called
s’appeler
to start
commencer (à INF)
to take (somebody to a place)
emmener (qn à + place)
to encourage
encourager (qn à INF)
to take off (remove)
enlever
to be bored
s’ennuyer (à INF)
to send
envoyer
to hope
espérer (INF)
to try
essayer (de INF)
to make (force)
obliger (qn à INF)
to share
partager
to pay (for)
payer (qc à qn)