200 verbes essentiels

être

to be

aller

to go

manger

to eat

faire

to do, to make

avoir

to have

finir

to finish

devenir

to become

voyager

to travel

marcher

to work, to function

se promener

to walk

étudier

to study

dire

to say

tomber

to fall

mourir

to die

sortir

to go out

écouter

to listen

partir

to leave

parler

to speak

dormir

to sleep

venir

to come

prendre

to take

nager

to swim

danser

to dance

chanter

to sing

jouer

to play

travailler

to work

habiter

to live, reside

vivre

to live

aimer

to like, to love

regarder

to look at, to watch

entendre

to hear

voler

to fly, to steal

connaître

to know, to be familiar with

savoir

to know

détester

to hate

adorer

to adore

donner

to give

recevoir

to receive

abimer

to damage

vendre

to sell

se brosser

to brush

corriger

to correct

demander

to ask

entrer

to enter

effacer

to erase

ouvrir

to open

descendre

to go down

pleuvoir

to rain

vouloir

to want

devoir

to have to

pouvoir

to be able to

tenir

to hold

réussir

to succeed

croire

to believe

rire

to laugh

passer

to pass, to spend time

lire

to read

écrire

to write

mettre

to put

féliciter

to congratulate

fêter

to celebrate

retourner

to return, go back

naître

to be born

bouger

to move

abaisser

to lower, to humble, to humiliate

voir

to see

penser

to think

grossir

to gain weight

chercher

to look for

glisser

to slip

courir

to run

mentir

to lie

monter

to climb

défaire

to undo

partager

to share

investir

to invest

visiter

to visit (a place)

rendre visite à qn

to visit someone

trouver

to find

rester

to stay

remplir

to fill

manquer à qn

to miss someone

confondre

to confuse

comprendre

to understand

traduire

to translate

se souvenir

to remember

se passer

to occur, happen

remercier

to thank

appartenir

to belong

bâtir

to build

aggrandir

to enlarge

offrir

to offer

étourdir

to stun

rougir

to blush

saisir

to grab

punir

to punish

fondre

to melt

mordre

to bite

définir

to define

perdre

to lose