Key French Verbs Flashcards
Learn the meanings and pronunciations of the most common French verbs.
to be
être
to go
aller
to have
avoir
to like, to enjoy
aimer
to learn
apprendre
to arrive
arriver
to drink
boire
to move (something)
bouger qc
to choose
choisir
to begin, to start
commencer
to understand
comprendre
to meet
faire la connaissance de qn/ rencontrer
to know (sm)
connaître (qn)
to ask for
demander
to have to, must
devoir
to give
donner
to listen (to)
écouter
to write
écrire
to finish
finir
to read
lire
to put
mettre
to speak, to talk
parler
to be able to
pouvoir
to live
vivre
to see
voir
to want
vouloir
to buy
acheter
to sit down
s’asseoir
to cost
coûter
to believe that
croire que
to disappoint (sm), to let (sm) down
décevoir (qn)
to go down (the stairs)
descendre (les escaliers)
to draw
dessiner
to sleep
dormir
to kiss
embrasser
to hear
entendre
to try (to do)
essayer (de faire)
to avoid
éviter
to explain
expliquer
to keep (sth)
garder (qc)
to play (an instrument)
jouer (d’un instrument)
to lack, to be missing
manquer
to show
montrer
to forget
oublier
to open
ouvrir
to seem
sembler, paraître
to forgive
pardonner
to share
partager
to pay
payer
to think (about)
penser (à)
to lose
perdre
to allow
permettre
to weigh
peser
to ask (a question)
poser (un question)
to take
prendre
to watch
regarder
to get together, to meet
se rencontrer
to feel
se sentir
to work
travailler
to find
trouver
to come
venir
to send
envoyer
to accompany, to go with
accompagner
to act
agir
to help
aider
to belong to
appartenir à
to reach (a goal)
atteindre (son objectif)
to wait for (the bus)
attendre (le bus)
to heat
chauffer
to commit (a crime)
commettre (un crime)
to compare with
comparer avec
to count
compter
to convince
convaincre
to bake
cuire (au four)
to dance
danser
to discover
découvrir
to spend (money)
dépenser (de l’argent)
to become
devenir
to discuss, to argue
discuter de
to disappear
disparaître
to provide
fournirto h
it, to strike
frapper
to rub
frotter
to cure, to heal
guérir
to get dressed
s’habiller
to worry about
s’inquiéter de
to register, to sign up
s’inscrire
to throw
jeter
to tip
laisser un pourboire
to sue
lancer une poursuite
to wash
laver
to go up (the stairs)
monter (les escaliers)
to die
mourir
to wet
mouiller
to clean
nettoyer
to obey
obéir
to order, to place an order
ordonner
to dare (to do sth)
oser
to push
pousser
to get, to receive
recevoir
to start over
recommencer (à zéro)
to recognize
reconnaître
to reduce
réduire
to return /sth(, to give back
rendre
to bump into (sth)
rentrer dans (qc)
