verbs Flashcards
apparaître
to appear
connaître
(Irreg - Avoir) to know, is experiencing (ie product)
étudier (j’étudie)
(ER - avoir) to study
enseigner
to teach
se réveiller
to wake (yourself) up
courir(couru)
(Irreg - AVOIR) to run
attendre
(RE - avoir) To WAIT (not attend)
descendre
(Irreg - avoir) to go down (eg from bus, stairs, from plane)
sentir
to smell (actively. ie i smell the flower)
goûter
(ER - avoir) to taste actively. ie she tastes the rice vs it tastes good
réveiller
to wake someone else
laver
(ER - avoir) to wash (an object)
se laver. eg je me lave LES mains, lave les cheveux
to wash yourself
se brosser
to brush yourself. ie haïr, teeth
vendre/avoir vendu
(RE - avoir) to sell
manger
(ER - avoir) eat
nager
(ER - avoir) to swim
jouer
(ER - avoir) to play
écrire
(irreg - Avoir) to write
je lui achète
i buy her
je n’ai pas nagé
i didn’t swim
je lui achète aussi
i also buy her
peindre
to paint
annuler
to cancel or call off
prendre/pris
(Irreg - avoir) to take
donner/avoir donné
to give (ER - avoir)
être aller
went
compter
to count
offrir vs donner
first implies gift. (Irreg - AVOIR) ie may not accept
apporter vs rapporter
to bring vs bring back
parler à vs appeler
to speak or speak about to vs to call
rencontrer to meet up by chance or meet for first time
vs retrouver. - meet up as in planned OR find something that was lost
se retrouver- find yourself in as in found myself stuck
see above
danser
(ER - avoir) to danse
connaître vs savoir
to know address, number or person vs to know a fact (Irreg - Avoir)
mettre
avoir mis
(Irreg - avoir) to put
have put
chanter
(ER - avoir) to sing
quitter
to leave
arriver
to arrive
passer l’aspirateur
to vacuum
netoyer
to clean (clean up)
balayer
to sweep
faire une randonneé
to hike
habiller
to dress
avoir la gueule de bois
to have a hangover (from alchohol)
communiquer
to communicate, to convey
transmettre
to transmit, to pass on
fonctionner
to work, to function
s’exprimer
to express yourself
corriger
to correct
contrôler
to supervise or monitor
réfléchir
to reflect, to think about
maîtriser
to master; to bring under control
retenir
(Irreg - avoir) to hold back; to retain
résumer
to summarize
séparer
to separate
ressentir
to feel (like love)
empêcher
to prevent, to stop
arriver à faire qch
to manage to do something (eg arrivez a dire; ou arriver a exprimer (able to say something or express yourself)
vérifier
to check, to verify
tester
to test
encourager
to encourage
conseiller
to advice, to counsel
agir
(IR - avoir) to act
hâter
to hasten/hurry
souligner
to underline