Verbs

être

to be

avoir

to have

faire

to do / to make

aller

to go

pouvoir

to be able to / can

vouloir

to want

devoir

to have to / must

savoir

to know a fact / know how to

connaître

to know / be familiar with

dire

to say / tell

parler

to speak

penser

to think

croire

to believe

trouver

to find / think

voir

to see

regarder

to watch / look at

entendre

to hear

écouter

to listen to

venir

to come

revenir

to come back

devenir

to become

tenir

to hold

obtenir

to obtain

retenir

to remember / retain

maintenir

to maintain

prendre

to take

apprendre

to learn

reprendre

to take back / resume

entreprendre

to undertake

mettre

to put / place

permettre

to allow

promettre

to promise

remettre

to put back / hand in

admettre

to admit

donner

to give

redonner

to give back

recevoir

to receive

envoyer

to send

renvoyer

to send back / dismiss

offrir

to offer / give as a present

ouvrir

to open

couvrir

to cover

découvrir

to discover

souffrir

to suffer

fermer

to close

aimer

to like / love

adorer

to adore

détester

to hate

préférer

to prefer

apprécier

to appreciate / enjoy

plaire

to please / appeal to

déplaire

to displease

falloir

to be necessary

valoir

to be worth

sembler

to seem

paraître

to appear / seem

rester

to stay

vivre

to live

habiter

to live / reside

exister

to exist

passer

to pass / spend time

se passer

to happen / take place

arriver

to arrive / come

partir

to leave / depart

sortir

to go out / take out

entrer

to enter

rentrer

to return home / go back in

retourner

to return / go back

repartir

to leave again

revenir

to come back

rester

to stay

tomber

to fall

monter

to go up / get on

descendre

to go down / get off

naître

to be born

mourir

to die

grandir

to grow / grow up

vieillir

to grow old

changer

to change

continuer

to continue

commencer

to begin

débuter

to start

finir

to finish

terminer

to finish

arrêter

to stop

poursuivre

to pursue / continue

cesser

to cease / stop

reprendre

to resume

essayer

to try

tenter

to attempt

réussir

to succeed

échouer

to fail

rater

to miss / fail

manquer

to miss / lack

gagner

to win / earn

perdre

to lose

choisir

to choose

décider

to decide

prévoir

to plan / foresee

espérer

to hope