Common French Verbs + Conjugations

to like / to love

aimer

to bring

apporter

to sing

chanter

to look for / search

chercher

to begin / start

commencer

to order

commander

to dance

danser

to ask

demander

to listen (to)

écouter

to study

étudier

to close

fermer

to win / earn

gagner

to live / reside

habiter

to play

jouer

to call / phone

téléphoner

to work

travailler

to find

trouver

to use

utiliser

to visit

visiter

to clean up / tidy

ranger*

to watch / look at

regarder

to swim

nager*

to eat

manger*

to walk

marcher

to show

montrer

to forget

oublier

to speak / talk

parler

to think

penser

to travel

voyager*

to choose

choisir

to finish

finir

to gain weight

grossir

to lose weight

maigrir

to reflect / think

réfléchir

to succeed

réussir

to sleep

dormir

to leave / depart

partir

to go out / exit

sortir

to serve

servir

to wait (for)

attendre

to hear

entendre

to lose

perdre

to give back / return

rendre

to pay a visit to / visit (a person)

rendre visite à

to answer / reply

répondre

to sell

vendre

to go

aller

to have

avoir

to drink

boire

to know (a person / place)

connaître

to have to / must

devoir

to say / tell

dire

to write

écrire

to be

être

to do / make

faire

to read

lire

to put

mettre

to open

ouvrir

to be able to / can

pouvoir

to take

prendre

to know (a fact / how to)

savoir

to come

venir

to see

voir

to want

vouloir