Edexcel GCSE French high frequency words: common verbs

to add

ajouter

to advise

conseiller

to allow

permettre

to answer

répondre

to apply to

s'adresser à

to avoid / to prevent / to warn

prévenir

to be bored

s'ennuyer

to be called

s'appeler

to be located

se trouver

to be quiet

se taire

to be right

avoir raison

to begin

commencer

to believe / to think

croire

to borrow

emprunter

to cancel

annuler

to check

vérifier

to last

durer

to lend

prêter

to lift the receiver

décrocher

to open

ouvrir

to park

garer

to push

pousser

to receive / to be host to

recevoir

to return

rentrer

to show

montrer

to thank

remercier

to accept

accepter

to accompany

accompagner

to argue

se disputer

to ask

demander

to ask a question

poser une question

to be

être

to be interested in

s'intéresser à

to be wrong

avoir tort

to buy

acheter

to change

changer

to chat

bavarder

to contact

contacter

to invite

inviter

to leave

partir

to leave

quitter

to organise

organiser

to prefer

préférer

to recommend

recommander

to repair

réparer

to reserve

réserver

to revise

réviser

to serve

servir

to take

prendre

to understand

comprendre

to use

utiliser

to visit

rendre visite à (person)

to work

travailler

to arrive

arriver

to be able to

pouvoir

to call

appeler

to choose

choisir

to click

cliquer

to climb / to get on

monter

to close

fermer

to come

venir

to cost

coûter

to count / to intend to

compter

to cry

pleurer

to deal with things on your own

se débrouiller

to decide

décider

to describe

décrire

to deserve

mériter

to discuss

discuter

to drink

boire

to drive

conduire

to eat

manger

to end

se terminer

to enjoy oneself

s'amuser

to enter / to go in

entrer

to escape

s'échapper

to fall

tomber

to fill

remplir

to find

trouver

to finish/ end

finir

to follow

suivre

to forget

oublier

to forgive

pardonner

to get angry

se fâcher

to give

donner

to give (presents)

offrir

to go along (in a car)

rouler

to go down

descendre

to go for a walk

se promener

to go up

monter

to go wrong / to fail / to miss

rater

to hate

détester

to have

avoir

to have to

devoir

to hear

entendre

to help

aider

to hold

tenir

to hope

espérer

to hurry

se dépêcher

to improve

améliorer