Liste 1 Flashcards
Pour mémoriser le sens des verbes
to be
être
to have (i.e. possess)
avoir
to do/make
faire
to say
dire
to be able
pouvoir
to go
(used with ‘être’ in passé composé)
aller
to see
voir
to know (how to)
savoir
to want
vouloir
to be necessary (*)
falloir
to have to (i.e. be obliged to)
devoir
to believe
croire
to find
trouver
to give
donner
to take
(also: to have food/a shower for example
prendre
to speak
parler
to like
aimer
to spend (time)
to pass by
(highly polysemic verb
using sometimes “avoir” sometimes “être” in ‘les temps composés’ such as le passé composé, le plus-que-parfait etc.
passer
to come
(used with ‘être’ in passé composé)
venir
to put on
mettre
to ask
demander
to hold
tenir
to seem
sembler
to let/to leave sth a certain way
to leave sth behind
laisser
to stay
(used with ‘être’ in passé composé)
rester