Verbs Flashcards
Simple sentences with the most common and essential verbs.
Émile achète des oeufs pour faire un gâteu.
Émile buys eggs to make a cake.
acheter > to buy
Est-ce que tu aimes les épinards?
Do you like spinach?
aimer > to like, to love
Je vais à Bordeaux la semaine prochaine.
I’m going to Bordeaux next week.
aller > to go
Nous appelons nos grands-parents tous les week-ends.
We call our grandparents every weekend.
appeler > to call
Où as-tu appris l’espagnol?
Where did you learn spanish?
apprendre > to learn
Le train arrivera à l’heure.
The train will arrive on time.
arriver > to arrive
Catherine attend le bus depuis 10 minutes.
Catherine has been waiting the bus for 10 minutes.
attendre > to wait
Est-ce que tu as des frères et soeurs?
Do you have any brothers or sisters?
avoir > to have
Je cherche mon passeport depuis une demi-heure!
I’ve been looking for my passport for half an hour!
Chercher > to search, to look for
Le film commence à 20 heures.
The film starts at 08:00pm.
commencer > to start, to begin
Est-ce que tu as compris cette règle de grammaire?
Did you understand this grammar rule?
comprendre > to understand
Est-ce que vous connaissez Mélanie?
Do you know Mélanie?
connaître > to know
Je crois que j’ai fait une erreur.
I belive I’ve made a mistake.
croire > to believe, to think
Ils m’ont demandé de les accompagner.
They asked me to go with them.
demander > to ask
Je dois répondre rapidement à cet e-mail.
I have to respond this email quickly.
devoir > to have to, must
Qu’est-ce que tu lui as dit?
What did you say to him/her?
dire> to say, to tell
Mon collègue m’a donné de bons conseils.
My colleague gave me some good advice.
donner > to give
J’écoute la radio tous les matins.
I listen to the radio every morning.
écouter > to listen
Comment écrit-on ce mot?
How do you spell this word?
écrire > to write, to spell
Est-ce que tu entends un bruit bizarre toi aussi?
Can you hear that strange noise too?
entendre > to hear
Aude “est” enseignante à l’université.
Aude is a university lecturer.
être > to be
Qu’est-ce que tu “fais” ce soir?
What are you doing tonight?
faire > to do, to make
“Il faut” que je me concentre.
I have to concentrate.
falloir > to have to, must
(impersonal verb that only exists in the 3rd person singular: il faut )
Nous avons “laissé” nos bagges à la réception de l’hôtel.
We left our luggage at the hotel reception.
laisser > to leave
Me soeur ne “mangent” pas de viande.
My sisters don’t eat meat.
manger > to eat
Cette information importante devrait “mettre” tout en place pour vous.
That important piece of information should put everything in place for you.
Mettre > to put, to set, to get
Mon cousin m’a ‘montré’ les plus beaux sites touristiques de Paris.
My cousin showed me the nicest tourist attractions in Paris.
Montrer > to show
Ça me ‘paraît’ peu probable.
That seems unlikely to me.
paraître > to appear, to seem
Combien de langues ‘parles’-tu?
How many languages do you speak?
parler > to speak, to talk
Le train ‘part’ dans quelques minutes.
The train leaves in a few minutes.
partir > to leave
Sylvie a ‘passé’ quelques jours à la mer.
Sylvie spent a few days by the sea.
passer > to spend (time)
C’est moi qui ‘paie’ l’addition ce soir.
I’m paying the bill tonight.
payer > to pay
À quoi ‘penses’-tu?
What are you thinking about?
penser > to think
Mon petit frère ‘perd’ tout le temps ses gants.
My younger brother is always losing his gloves.
perdre > to lose
Samuel et Lana ne ‘peuvent’ pas venir à ma fête.
Samuel and Lana can’t come to my party.
Pouvoir > to be able to (can)
Nous ‘prenons’ les bus tous les jours pour aller à l’école.
We take the bus to school every day.
prendre > to take
‘Regarde’ ce magnifique coucher de soleil!
Look at that beautiful sunset!
regarder > to wacth, to look
Est-ce que tu m’as ‘rendu’ le livre que je t’avais prête?
Did you give me back the book that I lent you?
rendre > to return, to give me back
Je suis ‘rentrée’ tard hier soir.
I got home late last night.
rentrer > to come back, to return
Trouvez la destination idéale et laissez vos Starpoints faire le ‘reste’.
Find your perfect destination and let your Starpoints do the rest.
rester > to stay, to remain, to be left over
Comme ces roses ‘sentent’ bon !
These roses smell great.
sentir > to smell, to feel
Je ne ‘sais’ parler ni français ni allemand.
I can speak neither French nor German.
savoir > to know (how)