100 Most Common French Verbs

être

être

to be

avoir

to have

pouvoir

to be able (can)

faire

to do, to make

mettre

to put, to place

dire

to say, to tell

devoir

to have to, must, to owe

prendre

to take, to catch, to capture

donner

to give, to produce

aller

to go

vouloir

to want, to wish

savoir

to know

falloir

to have to

voir

to see

demander

to ask, to request

trouver

to find, to discover

rendre

to return (something), to give back

venir

to come

passer

to pass, to go past

comprendre

to understand, to include, to comprehend

rester

to stay, to remain

tenir

to hold, to keep

porter

to carry, to wear

parler

to speak, to talk

montrer

to show, to display

continuer

to continue

penser

to think

suivre

to follow, to pay attention

connaître

to know, to be acquainted with

croire

to believe (in)

commencer

to begin, to start, to commence

compter

to count

entendre

to hear, to understand

attendre

to wait, to expect

remettre

to put back (on), to replace, to deliver

appeler

to call, to contact

permettre

to permit, to allow, to enable

occuper

to occupy, to take up (space/ time)

devenir

to become, to grow (into), to turn (into)

partir

to leave, to depart, to proceed

décider

to decide, to persuade

arriver

to arrive, to happen

servir

to serve

sembler

to seem

revenir

to return, to come back

laisser

to leave, to allow, to let

recevoir

to receive, to welcome

repondre

to answer, to reply

vivre

to live

rappeler

to call back, to remind

presénter

to present, to introduce

accepter

to accept

agir

to act

poser

to put down, to pose, to lay (something) down

jouer

to play, to act, to gamble

reconnaître

to recognise, to acknowledge

choisir

to choose, to select

toucher

to touch, to feel, to affect

aimer

to like, to love

retrouver

to find, to regain to meet up

perdre

to lose, to waste

expliquer

to explain, to account for

considérer

to consider, to study

ouvrir

to open (up)

gagner

to win, to gain, to earn

exister

to exist

refuser

to refuse

lire

to read

réussir

to succeed

changer

to change, to alter

travailler

to work

représenter

to represent, to depict, to portray

assurer

to secure, to assure, to insure

essayer

to try, to attempt

empêcher

to prevent, to stop

sortir

to go out, to leave, to exit, to come out

reprendre

to resume, to recover, to take back

mener

to lead, to conduct

appartenir

to belong, to concern

risquer

to risk

concerner

to concern, to affect

apprendre

to learn, to teach, to hear of

rencontrer

to meet, to encounter

créer

to create, to build

obtenir

to obtain, to get

chercher

to look for, to seek

entrer

to enter, to go into

proposer

to suggest, to propose, to offer

apporter

to bring, to cause

utiliser

to use, to employ

atteindre

to reach, to attain, to achieve

tenter

to tempt

importer

to import, to matter

ajouter

to add

produire

to produce

préparer

to prepare (something), to make

relever

to raise, to stand up, to pick up

écrire

to write

défendre

to defend, to stand up for, to forbid

tirer

to pull, to draw (curtains, sword), to fire (gun), to print