Common French Verbs

acheter

to buy

adorer

to adore (love)

aimer

to like (love)

aller

to go

apprendre

to learn

arriver

to arrive

attendre

to wait (for)

avoir

to have

boire

to drink

changer

to change

chanter

to sing

chercher

to search (look for)

choisir

to choose

commencer

to commence (begin)

comprendre

to comprehend (understand)

connaître

to know (someone)

continuer

to continue

coûter

to cost

danser

to dance

décider (de)

to decide (to)

demander

to demand (ask)

descendre

to go down

désirer

to desire, want, wish

dessiner

to draw (design)

détester

to hate (detest)

devenir

to become

devoir

to have to

dire

to say (tell)

donner

to give

dormir

to sleep

écouter

to listen (to)

écrire

to write

entendre

to hear

entrer

to enter (go in)

être

to be

étudier

to study

faire

to do (make)

fermer

to close

finir

to finish

garder

to keep

habiter

to live (reside)

inviter

to invite

jouer

to play

lire

to read

manger

to eat

marcher

to walk

mettre

to put (set)

montrer

to show

nager

to swim

ouvrir

to open

parler

to speak (talk)

partir

to leave

penser (à)

to think (about)

perdre

to lose

porter

to wear (carry)

pouvoir

to be able to

préférer

to prefer

prendre

to take

présenter

to present (introduce)

promettre

to promise

quitter

to leave (a person or a place)

regarder

to watch (look)

regretter

to be sorry

rentrer

to come home

répondre

to respond (answer)

ressembler (à)

to resemble (look like)

rester

to stay (remain)

réussir

to succeed

revenir

to come back

savoir

to know

sortir

to go out (leave)

travailler

to work

trouver

to find

vendre

to sell

venir

to come

visiter

to visit (a place)

vivre

to live

voir

to see

vouloir

to want (wish)

voyager

to travel