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
cueillir, avoir cueillies
to gather, have gathered
télephoner
(ER - avoir) to telephone
travailler
(ER - avoir) to work
visiter
(ER - avoir) to visit (a place!)
voler
(ER - avoir) to fly, to steal
passer
(ER - avoir) to spend time
regarder
(ER - avoir) to watch or look at (vs see)
sembler
(ER - avoir) to seem
trouver
(ER - avoir) to find
adorer
(ER - avoir) to love
commencer
(ER - avoir) to begin
dépenser
(ER - avoir) to spend
détester
(ER - avoir) to hate
écouter
(ER - avoir) to listen
fermer
(ER - avoir) to close
habiter
(ER - avoir) to live
montrer
(ER - avoir) to show
penser
(ER - avoir) to think
porter
(ER - avoir) to wear or carry
présenter
(ER - avoir) to present
rencontrer
(ER - avoir) to meet up with someone FOR FIRST TIME (see diff)
rester
to stay
skier
(ER - avoir) to ski
rêver
(ER - avoir) to dream
grossir
(IR-avoir) to put on weight
ralentir
(IR-avoir) to slacken, slack off
avoir
(Irreg - AVOIR) To Have
couvrir (couvert)
(Irreg - AVOIR) to cover
devenir (devenu)
(Irreg - ETRE!)
être
(Irreg - avoir); to be
devoir
(Irreg - avoir) to have to
mourir
(Irreg - être) to die
ouvrir
(Irreg - avoir) to open
pouvoir
(Irreg - avoir) to be able to
reçevoir
(Irreg - avoir) to receive
revenir
(Irreg - être) to come back
tenir
(Irreg - avoir) to hold
venir
(Irreg - être) to come
voir
(Irreg - avoir) to see
vouloir
(Irreg - avoir) to want
apprendre
(Irreg - avoir) to learn
boire
(Irreg - avoir) to drink
croire
(Irreg - avoir) to believe
écrire
(Irreg - avoir) to write
dire
(Irreg - avoir) to say
lire
(Irreg - avoir) to read
naitre
(Irreg - être) to be born
suivre
(Irreg - avoir) to follow
vivre (avoir vécu)
(Irreg - avoir) to live
reconnaître
(Irreg - avoir) to recognize
souffire
(Irreg - avoir) to suffer
falloir
(Irreg - avoir) must, have to
craindre
(Irreg - avoir) to fear, be afraid of
plaire (avoir plu)
(Irreg - avoir) to please
partir
(Irreg - être) to go
servir
(Irreg - avoir) to serve
perdre
(Irreg - avoir) to lose
sourire
(Irreg - avoir) to smile
apercevoir
(Irreg - avoir) to catch sight of
reconnaître
(Irreg - avoir) to recognize
valoir
(Irreg - avoir) to be worth
produire
(Irreg - avoir) to produce, show
s’asseoir
(Irreg - avoir) to sit down
apparaître
(Irreg - être) to appear
braconner
to poach
group 1 avoir
lancer
to throw, to launch (business?)
group 1 avoir
contenir
to contain group 3 avoir
gagner
to earn, to win, to gain
group 1 avoir
enlever
to take away, to remove
note: je, tu, il, ils are enlève…
montrer
to show
charger
to load
allumer
to light, to turn on
éteindre
to turn off, extinguish
brancher
to connect
essayer DE
try to
bloquer
to block
partager
to share
consacrer
to dedicate
t’entraîner
train yourself
convaincre
to convey
avaler
to swallow
confondre
to confuse
avoir honte
to be ashamed
posséder
to posses
gérer
to manage
apprivoiser
to tame
rougir
to blush
tirer
to shoot
s’enfuir
to run away
mordre
to bite
combler
to make up
aimer
to like or love
chercher
to look for
comprendre
to understand
faire
to make or do
finir
to finish
renouveller
to renew
arracher
to snatch
