important verbs

voyager

to travel

trouver

to find

traverser

to cross

travailler

to work

regarder

to watch

porter

to carry/wear

penser

to think

parler

to talk

oublier

to forget

marcher

to walk

manger

to eat

laver

to wash

jouer

to play

habiter

to live

fermer

to close

étudier

to study

entrer

to enter

écouter

to listen

donner

to give

désirer

to desire/want

demander

to ask

coûter

to cost

commencer

to begin

chercher

to search

apporter

to bring

aimer

to like/love

aider

to help

agir

to act

avertir

to warn

choisir

to choose

établir

to establish

finir

to finish

guérrir

to cure

obéir

to obey

réflechir

to reflect (thoughts and a mirror)

remplir

to fill

réussir

to succeed

rougir

to blush

vendre

to sell

attendre

to wait

perdre

to lose

entendre

to hear

répondre

to respond

rendre

to return something

prétendre

to claim

défendre

to defend

descendre

to descend

avoir (irr)

to have

être (irr)

to be

aller (irr)

to go

faire (irr)

to make/do

venir (devenir, revenir, etc) (irr)

to come (become, come back)

prendre (comprendre, apprendre, etc) (irr)

(irr) to take (understand, learn)

voir (irr)

to see

devoir (irr)

to must

recevoir (irr)

to receive

croire (irr)

to believe

boire (irr)

to drink

acheter (irr)

to buy

vivre (irr)

to live

dire (irr)

to say

lire (irr)

to read

écrire (irr)

to write

rire (irr)

to laugh

sourire (irr)

to smile

suivre (irr)

to follow

savoir (irr)

to know (something)

connaître (irr)

to know (someone or a location)

mourir (irr)

to die

dormir (irr)

to sleep

ouvrir (irr)

to open

couvrir (découvrir, etc) (irr)

to cover (discover)

mettre (permettre, promettre, etc) (irr)

to put (allow, promise)