French verbs - infinitive form and meanings

semptember 2026

Être

to be

avoir

to have

faire

to do/make

aller

to go

falloir

to be neccesary

mettre

to put

vouloir

to want

pouvoir

to be able to/cam

devoir

 to have to/must

comprendre

to understand

croire

to believe

parler

to speak

prendre

to take

venir

to come

tenir

to hold

savoir

to know

aimer

to like/love

donner

to give

demander

to ask

passer

to pass

rester

to rest

Arriver

to arrive

entrer

to enter

sortir

to go out/leave

partir

to leave

penser

to think

connaître

to know

appeler

to call

trouver

to find

recevoir

to receive

sentir

to feel/to smell

suivre

to follow

écrire

to write

lire

to read

voir

to see

ouvrir

to open

porter

to wear/to carry

chercher

to search/to look for

perdre

to lose

finir

to finish

rendre

to give back/to return

attendre

to wait

revenir

to come back

monter

to go up

descendre

to go down

vivre

to live

apprendre

to learn

travailler

to work

manger

to eat

boire

to drink

dormir

to sleep

se lever

to get up

s’assesoir

to sit down

écouter

to listen

regarder

to watch

oublier

to forget

courir

to run

arrêrer

to stop

commencer

to start

fermer

to close

utiliser

to use

essayer

to try

changer

to change

se coucher

to go to bed

s’habiller

to get dressed

étudier

to study

jouer

to play

rire

to laugh

pleurer

to cry

acheter

to buy

vendre

to sell

conduire

to drive

aider

to help

sauter

to jump

se rappeler

to remember

détester

to hate

adorer

to adore/to love

apporter

to bring

devenir

to become

revenir

to come back

naître

to be born

rentrer

to return

tomber

to fall

retourner

to return

mourir

to die