TCF French Verbs - Priority List (3-Week Study Plan)

A comprehensive vocabulary list of French verbs categorized by priority tiers for TCF exam preparation.

être

to be

avoir

to have

aller

to go

faire

to do/make

pouvoir

can / to be able to

vouloir

to want

devoir

must / have to

savoir

to know (fact/how)

connaître

to know (person/place)

dire

to say

parler

to speak

comprendre

to understand

apprendre

to learn

travailler

to work

habiter

to live (location)

aimer

to like/love

préférer

to prefer

penser

to think

trouver

to find / think

prendre

to take

mettre

to put

venir

to come

partir

to leave

arriver

to arrive

manger

to eat

boire

to drink

voir

to see

regarder

to watch/look

donner

to give

demander

to ask

choisir

to choose

acheter

to buy

vendre

to sell

attendre

to wait

commencer

to start

finir

to finish

continuer

to continue

essayer

to try

réussir

to succeed

aider

to help

utiliser

to use

chercher

to look for

expliquer

to explain

répondre

to answer

poser

to put/ask

sortir

to go out

rentrer

to return home

rester

to stay

monter

to go up

descendre

to go down

ouvrir

to open

fermer

to close

appeler

to call

vivre

to live ( experience)

sentir

to feel/smell

servir

to serve

dormir

to sleep

courir

to run

conduire

to drive

voyager

to travel

visiter

to visit

oublier

to forget

se souvenir de

to remember

recevoir

to receive

envoyer

to send

gagner

to earn/win

perdre

to lose

changer

to change

devenir

to become

rencontrer

to meet

préparer

to prepare

cuisiner

to cook

nettoyer

to clean

naître

to be born

mourir

to die

offrir

to offer

souffrir

to suffer

couvrir

to cover

découvrir

to discover

cueillir

to pick

mentir

to lie

rire

to laugh

sourire

to smile

pleurer

to cry

tomber

to fall

lever

to lift

porter

to carry/wear

créer

to create

protéger

to protect

partager

to share

décider

to decide

espérer

to hope

croire

to believe

s'occuper

to take care of

Arranger

to arrange, to organize, or to sort out a situation

Plaire

To please

Pleurer

To cry

sonner

to ring or to sound

s'excuser

apologize

s'énerver

to get angry/ annoyed