150 Common French Verbs
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- aider
- to help
- accepter
- to accept
- accueillir
- to meet / to welcome
- aimer
- 1. to like. 2. to love.
- aller
- to go
- annuler
- to cancel / to annul
- appeler
- 1. to call / to ring / to dial a tel. number. 2. to call out. 3. to be called.
- apporter
- 1. to bring. 2. to bring about
- apprendre
- 1. to learn. 2. to hear (news / of an event / etc) / discover a secret)
- arrêter
- to stop
- arriver
- to come / to arrive
- attendre
- 1. to wait. 2. to expect.
- avoir
- to have
- avoir besoin de
- to need
- boire
- to drink
- changer
- to change / to alter
- chanter
- to sing
- chercher
- to seek
- choisir
- to choose
- commencer
- to begin / to commence
- comprendre
- 1. to understand. 2. to comprise / to consist of
- compter
- to count
- conduire
- 1. to drive. 2. to behave
- connaître
- to be familiar with
- convaincre
- to convince (de, of)
- couper
- to cut
- courir
- to run / to race
- croire
- to believe
- danser
- to dance
- découvrir
- to discover
- décrire
- to describe
- demander
- to ask
- dépenser
- to spend money / to exert effort
- désirer
- to desire
- dessiner
- to draw
- devenir
- to become
- devoir
- 1. to have (to). as in "must". 2. to owe
- dire
- to say
- donner
- to give
- dormir
- to sleep
- écouter
- to listen
- écrire
- to write
- emmener
- to take ⬦ along/with
- enlever
- to remove
- ennuyer
- 1. to bore 2. to be bored (s'~)
- enseigner
- to teach
- entendre
- 1. to hear. 2. to agree / to get along.
- entrer
- to enter
- envoyer
- to send
- épeler
- to spell
- espérer
- 1. to hope. ~ que 2. to have faith. ~ en
- essayer
- to test / to try
- être
- to be
- étudier
- to study
- expliquer
- to explain
- faillir
- to fail (to keep a promise / in one's duty / etc.)
- faire
- 1. to make. 2. to make happen / to have sth done. 3. to do
- falloir
- to be necessary
- fermer
- to close / to shut
- finir
- to finish
- fumer
- to smoke
- gagner
- 1. to earn. 2. to win. 3. to gain (experience / reputation / etc)
- jouer
- 1. to play (avec, with) 2. to act (as in a film / role)
- laisser
- to leave, to let
- laver
- to wash
- lire
- to read
- manger
- to eat
- manquer
- 1. to miss. 2. to be lacking
- marcher
- to walk
- mettre
- to put
- monter
- to go up (stairs / a hill / a street / etc)
- moquer
- to make fun of
- mourir
- to die (de, of)
- nager
- to swim
- nettoyer
- to clean
- obtenir
- to get / to obtain
- oublier
- to forget
- ouvrir
- to open
- parler
- to speak
- partir
- to leave / to go
- passer
- 1. to pass. 2. to happen
- payer
- to pay
- penser
- to think
- perdre
- 1. to lose (a game / an object / etc) 2. to get lost
- permettre
- to permit / to allow
- plaire
- to please / to suit
- porter
- 1. to carry (an object / responsibility / etc) 2. to wear (clothes)
- pouvoir
- to be able
- prendre
- to take
- prêter
- to lend
- quitter
- to leave / to quit / to give up
- rappeler
- 1. to call back 2. to remember
- regarder
- to look at
- remplir
- to fill up / to fulfil
- rendre
- 1. to give back / to return (something) 2. to yield. 3. to surrender
- repondre
- to reply
- rester
- to stay / to remain
- retourner
- 1. to turn. 2. to return / to go back
- réussir
- to succeed
- rêver
- to dream (de, about / de faire, of doing)
- rire
- to laugh
- s'asseoir
- to sit
- savoir
- to know
- se réveiller
- to wake up
- se souvenir
- to remember
- sentir
- to smell
- sortir
- to leave / to go out
- souhaiter
- to wish for
- suivre
- to follow
- tenir
- to hold / to keep
- tomber
- to fall
- traduire
- to translate (de ⬦ en ⬦ from ⬦ into ⬦)
- travailler
- to work
- trouver
- to find
- utiliser
- to use
- vaincre
- to beat / to defeat / to overcome
- valoir
- to be worth / to apply / to be valid
- vendre
- to sell
- venir
- to come
- visiter
- to visit
- vivre
- to live
- voir
- to see
- voler
- 1. to fly. 2. to steal / to rob
- vouloir
- to want
- voyager
- to travel
- avertir
- to warn / to avert / to inform
- bouger
- to move / to shift
- corriger
- to correct
- descendre
- to go down
- employer
- 1. to use (a word / product / strength / time / etc) 2. to employ a worker
- fuir
- to avoid / to flee
- lancer
- 1. to throw. 2. to leap, jump (dans, into)
- lever
- to lift
- mentir
- to lie / to be deceptive
- montrer
- to show / to point out
- neiger
- to snow
- nier
- to deny
- partager
- to divide up
- pleuvoir
- to rain
- recevoir
- to receive
- tonner
- to thunder
- haïr
- to hate
- naître
- to be born
- préférer
- to prefer
- obéir
- to obey. ~ à
- répéter
- to repeat
- paraître
- 1. to appear / to seem. 2. to be published
- sembler
- to seem (que, that)
- souffrir
- to suffer (de, from)