Top 25 French Verbs Flashcards
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Here are the top 25 French verbs with example sentences for each:
- Être (to be)
Je suis fatigué. (I am tired.)
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- Avoir (to have)
J’ai un chien. (I have a dog.) - Faire (to do, to make)
Il fait ses devoirs. (He is doing his homework.) - Dire (to say)
Elle dit toujours la vérité. (She always tells the truth.) - Pouvoir (to be able to, can)
Nous pouvons partir maintenant. (We can leave now.) - Aller (to go)
Je vais au marché. (I am going to the market.) - Voir (to see)
Je vois la mer d’ici. (I can see the sea from here.) - Vouloir (to want)
Ils veulent une pizza. (They want a pizza.) - Venir (to come)
Elle vient chez moi ce soir. (She is coming to my house tonight.) - Devoir (to have to, must)
Je dois étudier pour l’examen. (I have to study for the exam.) - Prendre (to take)
Il prend un café. (He is having a coffee.) - Trouver (to find)
J’ai trouvé mes clés. (I found my keys.) - Donner (to give)
Il me donne un cadeau. (He is giving me a gift.) - Falloir (to need to, must)
Il faut partir maintenant. (It is necessary to leave now.)
(Note: Always used impersonally, e.g., “il faut.”) - Parler (to speak)
Je parle français. (I speak French.) - Mettre (to put)
Elle met la table. (She is setting the table.) - Savoir (to know)
Je sais nager. (I know how to swim.) - Passer (to pass, to spend time)
Il passe l’été en Espagne. (He spends the summer in Spain.) - Regarder (to watch)
Nous regardons un film ce soir. (We are watching a movie tonight.) - Aimer (to love, to like)
J’aime les chats. (I love cats.) - Comprendre (to understand)
Est-ce que tu comprends cette question ? (Do you understand this question?) - Rester (to stay)
Il reste chez lui ce weekend. (He is staying at home this weekend.) - Tenir (to hold)
Tiens ma main. (Hold my hand.) - Porter (to carry, to wear)
Elle porte une belle robe. (She is wearing a beautiful dress.) - Arriver (to arrive)
Nous arrivons à Paris demain. (We are arriving in Paris tomorrow.)
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Here are the top 25 French verbs with example sentences for each:
- Être (to be)
Je suis fatigué. (I am tired.) - Avoir (to have)
J’ai un chien. (I have a dog.) - Faire (to do, to make)
Il fait ses devoirs. (He is doing his homework.) - Dire (to say)
Elle dit toujours la vérité. (She always tells the truth.) - Pouvoir (to be able to, can)
Nous pouvons partir maintenant. (We can leave now.) - Aller (to go)
Je vais au marché. (I am going to the market.) - Voir (to see)
Je vois la mer d’ici. (I can see the sea from here.) - Vouloir (to want)
Ils veulent une pizza. (They want a pizza.) - Venir (to come)
Elle vient chez moi ce soir. (She is coming to my house tonight.) - Devoir (to have to, must)
Je dois étudier pour l’examen. (I have to study for the exam.) - Prendre (to take)
Il prend un café. (He is having a coffee.) - Trouver (to find)
J’ai trouvé mes clés. (I found my keys.) - Donner (to give)
Il me donne un cadeau. (He is giving me a gift.) - Falloir (to need to, must)
Il faut partir maintenant. (It is necessary to leave now.)
(Note: Always used impersonally, e.g., “il faut.”) - Parler (to speak)
Je parle français. (I speak French.) - Mettre (to put)
Elle met la table. (She is setting the table.) - Savoir (to know)
Je sais nager. (I know how to swim.) - Passer (to pass, to spend time)
Il passe l’été en Espagne. (He spends the summer in Spain.) - Regarder (to watch)
Nous regardons un film ce soir. (We are watching a movie tonight.) - Aimer (to love, to like)
J’aime les chats. (I love cats.) - Comprendre (to understand)
Est-ce que tu comprends cette question ? (Do you understand this question?) - Rester (to stay)
Il reste chez lui ce weekend. (He is staying at home this weekend.) - Tenir (to hold)
Tiens ma main. (Hold my hand.) - Porter (to carry, to wear)
Elle porte une belle robe. (She is wearing a beautiful dress.) - Arriver (to arrive)
Nous arrivons à Paris demain. (We are arriving in Paris tomorrow.)
