Common french verbs

200 common verbs

to accept

accepter

to check

vérifier

to choose

choisir

to clean

nettoyer

to climb

monter

to close

fermer

to come

venir

to contact

contacter

to continue

continuer

montrer

show

to copy

copier

to cost

coûter

to count on

compter sur

to walk across

traverser

to cry

pleurer

to decide

décider

to leave

partir

to describe

décrire

to die

mourir

to discuss

discuter

to draw

dessiner

to drink

boire

to drive

conduire

to earn/win

gagner

to eat

manger

to end

se terminer

tuer

kill

to enter

entrer

perdre

loose

to explain

expliquer

to fail

rater

to fall

tomber

to fall asleep

s'endormir

to feed

nourrir

to find

trouver

to finish

finir

to fly

voler

to follow

suivre

to forget

oublier

to forgive

pardonner

to get angry

se fâcher

to get dressed

s'habiller

to get undressed

se déshabiller

to give

donner

to give back

rendre

to go

aller

to get up

se lever

to go down

descendre

to go for a walk

se promener

to go out

sortir

to go to bed

se coucher

to damage/harm

endommager

to hate

détester

to have

avoir

to have to

devoir

to hear

entendre

to help

aider

to hold

tenir

to hope

espérer

to hurry

se dépêcher

to hurt oneself

se faire mal

to improve

améliorer

to inform

informer

to introduce (an item, an idea)

introduire

to introduce (a person)

présenter

to invite

inviter

to jump

sauter

to knock, hit

frapper

to knock over

renverser

to know (a fact)

savoir

to know (person, place)

connaître

to land

atterrir

to last

durer

to laugh

rire

to learn

apprendre

to leave

partir

to leave

quitter

to leave behind

laisser

to lend

prêter

to light

allumer

to like

aimer

to listen

écouter

to live

habiter

to live

vivre

to look after

s'occuper de

keep

garder

to look for

chercher

to look like

ressembler

to lose

perdre

to love

adorer

to manage, to cope

se débrouiller

to manage (business)

gérer

to mean to do

avoir l'intention de faire

to mean

signifier

to meet

rencontrer

to miss; to be lacking

manquer

to miss (train, bus)

rater

to need

avoir besoin de

to note

noter

to offer

offrir