Essential Verbs Essential Verbs French French
Mar 31, 2015
Essential VerbsEssential Verbs
FrenchFrench
vouloirvouloir
To wantTo want
couvrircouvrir
To coverTo cover
commencercommencer
To beginTo begin
S’amuserS’amuser
To have funTo have fun
S’asseoirS’asseoir
To sit downTo sit down
S’appelerS’appeler
To call oneselfTo call oneself namename
S’habillerS’habiller
To get dressedTo get dressed
Se coucherSe coucher
To go to bedTo go to bed
Se laverSe laver
To wash oneselfTo wash oneself
Se leverSe lever
To get upTo get up
Se trouverSe trouver
To happen to beTo happen to be To beTo be
Se blesserSe blesser
To get hurtTo get hurt
Se brosserSe brosser
To brushTo brush
Se dSe dééppêêchercher
To hurryTo hurry
S’endormirS’endormir
To go to sleepTo go to sleep
S’ennuyerS’ennuyer
To get boredTo get bored
Se promenerSe promener
To take a walkTo take a walk
Se reposerSe reposer
To restTo rest
Se tromperSe tromper
To be mistakenTo be mistaken
Se porterSe porter
To feel (health)To feel (health)
attendreattendre
To waitTo wait
ddééfendrefendre
To defendTo defend
descendredescendre
To go (come) downTo go (come) down
entendreentendre
To hearTo hear
interrompreinterrompre
To interruptTo interrupt
perdreperdre
To loseTo lose
rendrerendre
To give backTo give back To returnTo return
vendrevendre
To sellTo sell
romprerompre
To breakTo break
agiragir
To actTo act
bbââtirtir
To buildTo build
choisirchoisir
To chooseTo choose
ddéésobsobééirir
To disobeyTo disobey
finirfinir
To finishTo finish
guguérirérir
To cureTo cure
ObObééir air a
To obeyTo obey
punirpunir
To punishTo punish
rréfléchiréfléchir
To thinkTo think To reflectTo reflect
remplirremplir
To fillTo fill
rréussiréussir
To succeedTo succeed
passerpasser
To passTo pass To spend timeTo spend time
patinerpatiner
To skateTo skate
penserpenser
To thinkTo think
pleurerpleurer
To cryTo cry
porterporter
To carryTo carry To wearTo wear
poserposer
To putTo put
To placeTo place
prprêêterter
To lendTo lend
prierprier
To begTo beg
To prayTo pray
prouverprouver
To proveTo prove
quitterquitter
To leaveTo leave A person A person or or placeplace
raconterraconter
To relateTo relate To tellTo tell
ramasserramasser
To pick upTo pick up To collectTo collect
regarderregarder
To look atTo look at
regretterregretter
To be sorryTo be sorry
remercierremercier
To thankTo thank
rencontrerrencontrer
To meetTo meet
resterrester
To remainTo remain To stayTo stay
Ressembler Ressembler àà
To look likeTo look like
rréveilleréveiller
To wakeTo wake
saluersaluer
To greetTo greet
sauversauver
To saveTo save
semblersembler
To seemTo seem
signifiersignifier
To meanTo mean meaningmeaning
sonnersonner
To ringTo ring
souhaitersouhaiter
To wishTo wish
soulignersouligner
To underlineTo underline
terminerterminer
To finishTo finish
tirertirer
To pullTo pull
tournertourner
To turnTo turn
tombertomber
To fallTo fall
travaillertravailler
To workTo work
traversertraverser
To crossTo cross
trompertromper
To deceiveTo deceive
trouvertrouver
To findTo find
tuertuer
To killTo kill
volervoler
To flyTo fly To stealTo steal
voyagervoyager
To travelTo travel
alleraller
To goTo go
grondergronder
To scoldTo scold
glisserglisser
To slideTo slide
gardergarder
To keep To keep
gagnergagner
To earnTo earn To winTo win
frapperfrapper
To hitTo hit To strikeTo strike To knockTo knock
fumerfumer
To smokeTo smoke
fermerfermer
To closeTo close
exprimerexprimer
To expressTo express
éviteréviter
To avoidTo avoid
étonnerétonner
To astonishTo astonish To surpriseTo surprise
entourerentourer
To surroundTo surround
épouserépouser
To marryTo marry
enseignerenseigner
To teachTo teach
essayeressayer
To tryTo try
enchanterenchanter
To delightTo delight
emprunteremprunter
To borrowTo borrow
empempêcherêcher
To preventTo prevent To stopTo stop
écouterécouter
To listen (to)To listen (to)
durerdurer
To lastTo last durationduration
donnerdonner
To giveTo give
ddésirerésirer
To desireTo desire To wantTo want To wishTo wish
ddérangeréranger
To disturbTo disturb
ddépenserépenser
To spend $To spend $
demeurerdemeurer
To liveTo live
demanderdemander
To ask forTo ask for
ddéjeuneréjeuner
To have lunchTo have lunch
criercrier
To shoutTo shout
cocoûterûter
To costTo cost
coupercouper
To cutTo cut
comptercompter
To countTo count To intendTo intend
commandercommander
To orderTo order
chercherchercher
To look forTo look for
chasserchasser
To huntTo hunt To chaseTo chase
chanterchanter
To singTo sing
cessercesser
To stopTo stop
causercauser
To chatTo chat
casser To break
cacher To hide
brûler To burn
briller
To shine
arriver
To arrive
arrêter• To stop• To arrest
aimeraimer
To likeTo like To loveTo love
aider
To help
rougir
To blush
saisir
To seize
barvarder
To chatter
apporterapporter
To bringTo bring
ajouterajouter
To addTo add
accompagneraccompagner
To accompanyTo accompany
oublieroublier
To forgetTo forget
montrermontrer
To showTo show
monter
To go up To come up To get on (horse)
mmértierértier
To deserveTo deserve
marchermarcher
• To walkTo walk
manquermanquer
To missTo miss To lackTo lack
Tu me manques!Tu me manques!
louerlouer
To rentTo rent To praiseTo praise
laisserlaisser
To leave thingsTo leave things
oseroser
To dareTo dare
ôterôter
To removeTo remove
connaître
• To know (person, place, thing)• To be acquainted with
traduire
To translate
construire
To construct To build
conduireconduire• To drive• To lead
boire
To drink
avoir
To have
paraître
To appear
reconnâitre To recognize
courir To run
croire• To believe
devoirdevoir
To oweTo owe To have toTo have to Supposed toSupposed to
partirpartir
• To go awayTo go away
• To leaveTo leave
diredire
To say To say To tellTo tell
servirservir
To serveTo serve
sortirsortir
To go outTo go out To leaveTo leave
écrireécrire
To writeTo write
ddécrireécrire
• To describe
envoyerenvoyer
To sendTo send
êtreêtre
►To beTo be
fairefaire
To makeTo make To doTo do
falloirfalloir
To be necessaryTo be necessary
Il faut…Il faut…
rire
To laugh
offriroffrir
To offerTo offer
pleuvoir To rain
Il pleut
pouvoir
To be ablecan
prendre
To take
apprendre
To learn
comprendre
To understand
surprendre
To surprise
recevoir
To receive
voir
To see
venir
To come
revenirrevenir
To come backTo come back
devenirdevenir
To becomeTo become
tenirtenir
To holdTo hold
savoirsavoir
To know factsTo know facts
habiterhabiter
To live in a place, thingTo live in a place, thing To live with a personTo live with a person
dormirdormir
To sleepTo sleep
lire
To read
mettremettre
• To putTo put• To put onTo put on
permettrepermettre
To permitTo permit
ouvrir
To open