French Verbs 1

to be

être

to have

avoir

to go

aller

to do/make

faire

to can

pouvoir

to must

devoir

to want

vouloir

to say

dire

to give

donner

to know

savoir

to take

prendre

to put

mettre

to find

trouver

to speak

parler

to come

venir

to see

voir

to watch

regarder

to ask

demander

to stay

rester

to believe

croire

to think

penser

to play

jouer

to arrive

arriver

to leave

partir

to write

écrire

to listen

écouter

to pass

passer

to buy

acheter

to call

appeler

to wait

attendre

to eat

manger

to understand

comprendre

to live

vivre

to go out

sortir

to open

ouvrir

to offer

offrir

to continue

continuer

to begin

commencer

to show

montrer

to keep

garder

to enter

entrer

to meet

rencontrer

to tell

raconter

to explain

expliquer

to receive

recevoir

to get/obtain

obtenir

to cover

couvrir

to discover

découvrir

to help

aider

to love

aimer

to accept

accepter

to accompany

accompagner

to work

travailler

to need

avoir besoin

to like

aimer

to know (acquainted)

connaître

to feel

sentir

to hear

entendre

to bring

amener

to allow

permettre

to drive

conduire

to serve

servir

to become

devenir

to drink

boire

to hold

tenir

to follow

suivre

to count

compter

to move

bouger

to smile

sourire

to laugh

rire

to cry

pleurer

to sleep

dormir

to eat

manger

to drink

boire

to sit

s'asseoir

to stand

se lever

to walk

marcher

to run

courir

to dance

danser

to sing

chanter

to cook

cuisiner

to clean

nettoyer

to wash

laver

to wear

porter

to change

changer

to break

casser

to fix

réparer

to build

construire

to destroy

détruire

to sell

vendre

to buy

acheter

to pay

payer

to cost

coûter

to spend

dépenser

to earn

gagner

to win

gagner

to lose

perdre

to win (formal)

remporter

to remember

se souvenir

to forget

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