100 High-Frequency French Verbs

A comprehensive set of 100 vocabulary flashcards covering key French infinitive verbs and foundational usage concepts.

Foundation Verbs

Key verbs like Aimer, Aller, Avoir, Être, Faire, Pouvoir, and Vouloir that unlock spoken structures and act as helpers to build sentences.

Acheter

To buy

Adorer

To adore / love

Aider

To help

Aimer

To like / love

Aller

To go

Appeler

To call

Apporter

To bring (an object)

Apprendre

To learn

Arrêter

To stop

Arriver

To arrive / happen

Attendre

To wait for

Avoir

To have

Boire

To drink

Changer

To change

Chanter

To sing

Chercher

To look for / seek

Choisir

To choose

Commencer

To begin / start

Comprendre

To understand

Connaître

To know (people/places)

Continuer

To continue

Coucher

To put to bed / lie down

Courir

To run

Coûter

To cost

Croire

To believe / think

Demander

To ask

Descendre

To go down / descend

Devenir

To become

Devoir

To have to / must

Dire

To say / tell

Donner

To give

Dormir

To sleep

Écouter

To listen

Écrire

To write

Emmener

To take (a person)

Entendre

To hear

Entrer

To enter / come in

Espérer

To hope

Être

To be

Faire

To do / make

Falloir

To be necessary

Fermer

To close

Finir

To finish

Gagner

To win / earn

Garder

To keep / look after

Habiter

To live (in a place)

Inviter

To invite

Jouer

To play

Laisser

To leave / let

Manger

To eat

Marcher

To walk / work (machine)

Mettre

To put / place / wear

Montrer

To show

Mourir

To die

Naître

To be born

Oublier

To forget

Ouvrir

To open

Parler

To speak / talk

Partir

To leave / depart

Passer

To pass / spend time

Penser

To think

Perdre

To lose

Plair

To please

Pleurer

To cry

Porter

To carry / wear

Pouvoir

To be able to / can

Prendre

To take / have food

Préparer

To prepare

Préférer

To prefer

Promettre

To promise

Raconter

To tell (a story)

Recevoir

To receive

Regarder

To watch / look at

Remercier

To thank

Rendre

To return (an object) / make

Répondre

To answer

Rester

To stay / remain

Réussir

To succeed / pass an exam

Revenir

To come back

Rire

To laugh

Savoir

To know (facts/skills)

Sembler

To seem

Sentir

To feel / smell

Servir

To serve

Sortir

To go out

Souhaiter

To wish

Suivre

To follow

Tenir

To hold / keep

Tomber

To fall

Travailler

To work

Trouver

To find / consider

Utiliser

To use

Valoir

To be worth

Vendre

To sell

Venir

To come

Vivre

To live / be alive

Voir

To see

Vouloir

To want

Voyager

To travel