French verbs and helpful phrases

etre

to be

avoir

to have

aller

to go

faire

to make

pouvoir

to be able to

vouloir

to want

devoir

to have to/must

prendre

to take

mettre

to put or place

dire

to say/tell

penser

to think

croire

to believe

aimer

to like

adorer

to love

detester

to hate

prefere

to prefer

trouver

to find

savoir

to know (a fact)

connaitre

to know (a person/place)

parler

to speak

manger

to eat

boire

to drink

etudier

to study

travailler

to work

jouer

to play

regarder

to watch

écouter

to listen

voyager

to travel

partir

to leave

arriver

to arrive

rester

to stay

sortir

to go out

entrer

to enter

retourner

to return

Il faut que…

it is necessary to…

J’ai besoin de…

I need to

Je suis en train de…

I am in the middle of

Je viens de…

I just

Coucher

to sleep

Faire du l’exercise

to exercise

Faire du sport

To do sports

Jouer a un jeu

Play a game

Apprendre

To learn