Most Common Verbs

Être

To be

Avoir

To have

Aller

To go

Faire

To do

Dire

To say

Pouvoir

To be able to

Vouloir

To want to

Voir

To see

Savoir

To know (a fact/information)

Connaître

To know (a person/place)

Falloir

To need

Venir

To come

Devoir

To have to

Prendre

To take

Croire

To believe

Arriver

To arrive

Trouver

To find

Donner

To give

Mettre

To put

Passer

To pass (by/something)

Aimer

To like

Parler

To talk

Demander

To ask

Comprendre

To understand

Tenir

To hold/keep

Sembler

To seem

Partir

To leave

Laisser

To leave/let/allow (someone/something)

Rester

To stay

Entendre

To hear

Penser

To think

Regarder

To watch

Répondre

To respond

Manger

To eat

Rendre

To give back

Attendre

To wait for

Assister à

To witness

Suivre

To take a course/follow/track

Appeler

To call

Paraître

To seem / To be published, released / To appear, show up

Travailler

To work

Acheter

To buy

Sortir

To exit / To date someone / To take something out (e.g. dog) / To release

Sentir

To feel

Vivre

To live

Chercher

To seek

Rentrer

To come back/bring in

Retrouver

To find again/meet up with

Commencer

To start

Marcher

To walk/move

Porter

To wear / To carry, hold something

Rentrer

To enter

Devenir

To become

Revenir

To come back to (current location) / To be brought up / To cost, stand at

Lire

To read

Écrire

To write

Monter

To go up / To carry / To get in / To assemble

Payer

To pay

Tomber

To fall / To stumble upon

Repondre

To reply

Jouer

To play

Perdre

To lose / To waste

Manqer

To miss (a person, a bus, a goal)

Appartenir

To belong to

Se fâcher

To get angry at