Y11 French Verbs Flashcards
acheter
to buy
aider (à + infinitive)
to help (to + infinitive)
aimer
to love (a person), to like (a thing)
aller
to go
s’amuser
to have fun
s’appeler
to be called
apprendre (à + infinitive)
to learn (to + infinitive)
arrêter
to stop
arriver
to arrive
attendre
to wait (for)
avoir
to have
avoir besoin de
to need
avoir chaud
to be hot
avoir envie de + infinitive
to want to + infinitive
avoir faim
to be hungry
avoir froid
to be cold
avoir l’air (de)
to seem
avoir l’intention de + infinitive
to intend to + infinitive
avoir mal (à )
to hurt, to have a sore … (eg leg)
avoir peur (de)
to be afraid (of)
avoir raison
to be right
avoir soif
to be thirsty
avoir tort
to be wrong
boire
to drink
cacher
to hide
casser
to break
chanter
to sing
chercher
to look for
commander
to order
commencer (à + infinitive)
to begin (to + infinitive)
commenter
to comment
comprendre
to understand
conduire
to drive
connaître
to know someone, to be acquainted with
continuer (à + infinitive)
to continue (to + infinitive)
se coucher
to go to bed
couper
to cut
courir
to run
coûter
to cost
croire
to think, to believe
danser
to dance
se débrouiller
to manage, to get by in life
décider (de + infinitive)
to decide (to + infinitive)
découvrir
to discover
décrire
to describe
déjeuner
to have lunch
demander (à quelqu’un de + infinitive)
to ask ( someone to + infinitive)
se dépêcher
to hurry
dépenser
to spend
descendre
to go down, descend
dessiner
to draw
détester
to hate
devoir
to have to, must, to owe
dîner
to have dinner
dire
to say, to tell
donner
to give
dormir
to sleep
se doucher
to shower
durer
to last
écouter
to listen to
écrire
to write
s’ennuyer
to get bored, to be bored
entendre
to hear
s’entendre (bien, mal)
to get on (well, badly)
entrer (dans)
to enter ( go into)
envoyer
to send
espérer (+ infinitive)
to hope (to + infinitive)
essayer ( de + infinitive)
to try (to + infinitive), to try on
être
to be
être en train de + infinitive
to be in the middle of + gerund
être sur le point de + infinitive
to be about to + infinitive
étudier
to study
s’excuser
to apologise, to excuse oneself
expliquer
to explain
faire
to make, to do
faire des économies
to save money
faire la bise
to kiss someone on the cheek
faire la cuisine
to cook
faire la vaisselle
to do the dishes
faire le ménage
to do housework
fermer
to shut, to close
fêter
to celebrate
finir
to end, to finish
gagner
to win, to earn
garder
to look after, to keep
goûter
to taste
s’habiller
to get dressed
habiter
to live (somewhere)
inviter (à + infinitive)
to invite (to + infinitive)
jeter
to throw
jouer (à) or (de)
to play (sport, game) or (instrument)
laisser
to leave (something behind), to allow
(se) laver
to wash (oneself)
se lever
to get up
lire
to read
louer
to hire
manger
to eat
manquer (de)
to miss, to be missing, to lack
marcher
to work (function), to walk
mettre
to put, to put on, to set
monter
to climb, to go up
montrer
to show
mourir
to die
nager
to swim
naître
to be born
neiger
to snow
offrir
to give (a gift), to offer
oublier (de + infinitive)
to forget (to + infinitive)
ouvrir
to open
parler
to speak
partager
to share
partir
to depart, to leave
passer
to spend (time), to sit (an exam)
payer
to pay
penser (que)
to think (that)
perdre
to lose
pleurer
to cry
pleuvoir
to rain
porter
to wear, to carry
poster
to post
pouvoir + infinitive
to be able to + infinitive, can
pratiquer
to practise, to play (instrument, sport), to carry out
préférer
to prefer
prendre
to take, to have
prendre un bain/une douche/des photos
to take a bath/a shower/pictures
présenter
to introduce, to present
se promener
to go for a walk
se promener en voiture/bateau
to go on a car/boat ride
publier
to publish
quitter
to leave (a place)
ranger
to tidy
rater
to miss
recevoir
to receive
regarder
to watch
rencontrer
to meet (for the first time)
rendre visite à
to visit (a person)
rentrer
to return home
réparer
to repair
répéter
to repeat
répondre
to reply, to respond, to answer
se reposer
to rest
réserver
to reserve, to book
rester
to stay
retourner
to return, to turn over
se retrouver
to meet up with
réussir (à + infinitive)
to succeed, to manage (to + infinitive), to pass an exam
se réveiller
to wake up
rigoler
to laugh, to giggle
savoir + infinitive
to know how to + infinitive
se sentir
to feel
sentir
to smell
sortir
to go out
suivre
to follow
télécharger
to download
téléphoner (à quelqu’un)
to telephone (someone)
tomber
to fall
tourner
to turn
travailler
to work
traverser
to cross
se tromper (de)
to make a mistake, to get the wrong (+ noun)
trouver
to find
vendre
to sell
venir
to come
venir de + infinitive
to have just + past participle
visiter
to visit (a place)
voir
to see
voler
to fly (bird, aeroplane), to steal
vouloir (+ infinitive)
to want (to + infinitive)
voyager
to travel
