Key Verbs Flashcards
to buy
acheter
to like
aimer
to go
aller (takes être in the perfect tense)
to learn
apprendre
to have
avoir
to drink
boire
to sing
chanter
to chose
choisir
to begin/commence
commencer
to know (someone)
connaître
to run
courir
to have to/ to ‘must’
devoir
to say
dire
to give/ donate
donner
to sleep
dormir
to write
Écrire
to hear
entendre
to enter
entrer (takes être in the perfect tense)
to send
envoyer
to switch off
Éteindre
to be
être
to study
Étudier
to do/ to make
faire
to finish
finir
to keep
garder
to play
jouer
to wash oneself
se laver (takes être in the perfect tense)
to get up
se lever (takes être in the perfect tense)
to read
lire
to eat
manger
to put
mettre
to climb
monter (takes être in the perfect tense)
to speak
parler
to leave
partir (takes être in the perfect tense)
to lose
perdre
to be able to/ to ‘can’
pouvoir
to take
prendre
to go back/ to return
rentrer (takes être in the perfect tense)
to know (something)
savoir
to go out
sortir (takes être in the perfect tense)
to hold
tenir
to fall
tomber (takes être in the perfect tense)
to sell
vendre
to come
venir (takes être in the perfect tense)
to see
voir
to want
vouloir