100 French Verbs - Vocabulary Flashcards

A collection of vocabulary flashcards covering common French verbs and their English meanings based on a curated list of the 100 most frequent verbs.

être

to be

avoir

to have

faire

to do

dire

to say; also to tell

aller

to go

savoir

to know

penser

to think

venir

to come

vouloir

to want

souhaiter

to want, to wish

regarder

to look (at); also to watch

utiliser

to use

trouver

to find

donner

to give; also to provide

raconter

to tell (in the context of a story)

travailler

to work

appeler

to call (noting L spelling changes in certain conjugations)

essayer

to try (both j'essaie and j'essaye are correct)

demander

to ask (general)

poser

to ask (a question)

avoir besoin de

to need (literally "to have need of")

sentir

to feel (physical)

se sentir

to feel (emotional)

ressentir

to feel (intensely emotional)

devenir

to become (conjugated like venir)

partir

to leave (and go somewhere)

quitter

to leave (a person/place)

mettre

to put; also to set (physically)

vouloir dire

to mean (literally "to want to say")

garder

to keep

laisser

to let

commencer

to begin, to start

sembler

to seem; also paraître

aider

to help

parler

to talk; also to speak

tourner

to turn (physically or for help)

montrer

to show

entendre

to hear

jouer

to play

courir

to run

bouger

to move

aimer / aimer bien

to like

vivre

to live

croire

to believe

tenir

to hold; also to take

apporter

to bring; also to take

amener

to bring (someone)

arriver

to happen (short event); also to arrive

se passer

to happen (longer event); also to do without

écrire

to write

fournir

to provide

asseoir

to sit (someone); use s’asseoir for someone who is sitting

se lever

to stand (up)

perdre

to lose

payer

to pay (j'envoie/je paye or j'envoie/je paie are correct)

rencontrer

to meet (with)

comprendre

to include; also to understand

continuer

to continue

fixer

to set (a goal, a standard)

apprendre

to learn

changer

to change

conduire

to lead; also to drive

suivre

to follow

arrêter

to stop

créer

to create

lire

to read

permettre

to allow

ajouter

to add

passer

to spend (time); also to pass

dépenser

to spend (money)

grandir

to grow (up)

croître

to grow (as in increase, rise)

ouvrir

to open

marcher

to walk

gagner

to win

offrir

to offer; also to provide

se rappeler

to remember

se souvenir

to remember

adorer

to love

examiner

to consider

envisage

to consider

apparaître

to appear

acheter

to buy

attendre

to wait

servir

to serve (similar to use)

desservir

to serve (more formal)

mourir

to die

envoyer

to send

(s’)attendre

to expect

construire

to build (construct)

rester

to stay (to remain)

tomber

to fall

couper

to cut

atteindre

to reach (achieve)

tuer

to kill (murder)

suggérer

to suggest

lever

to raise (upward movement)

soulever

to raise, to lift (physical movement)

élever

to raise (children)

vendre

to sell