Essential Verbs French

vouloir To want To want

couvrir To cover

commencer To begin To begin

Samuser To have fun To have fun

Sasseoir To sit down To sit down

Sappeler To call oneself To call oneself name name

Shabiller To get dressed To get dressed

Se coucher To go to bed To go to bed

Se laver To wash oneself

Se lever To get up To get up

Se trouver To happen to be To happen to be To be To be

Se blesser To get hurt To get hurt

Se brosser To brush To brush

Se dépêcher To hurry To hurry

Sendormir To go to sleep To go to sleep

Sennuyer To get bored To get bored

Se promener To take a walk To take a walk

Se reposer To rest To rest

Se tromper To be mistaken To be mistaken

Se porter To feel (health) To feel (health)

attendre To wait To wait

défendre To defend To defend

descendre To go (come) down

entendre To hear To hear

interrompre To interrupt To interrupt

perdre To lose

rendre To give back To give back To return To return

vendre To sell To sell

rompre To break To break

agir To act To act

bâtir To build To build

choisir To choose To choose

désobéir To disobey To disobey

finir To finish To finish

guérir To cure To cure

Obéir a To obey To obey

punir To punish To punish

réfléchir To think To think To reflect To reflect

remplir To fill To fill

réussir To succeed To succeed

passer To pass To pass To spend time To spend time

patiner To skate To skate

penser To think To think

pleurer To cry To cry

porter To carry To carry To wear To wear

poser To put To put To place To place

prêter To lend To lend

prier To beg To beg To pray To pray

prouver To prove To prove

quitter To leave To leave A person A person or or place place

raconter To relate To tell

ramasser To pick up To pick up To collect To collect

regarder To look at To look at

regretter To be sorry To be sorry

remercier To thank To thank

rencontrer To meet To meet

rester To remain To remain To stay To stay

Ressembler à To look like To look like

réveiller To wake To wake

saluer To greet To greet

sauver To save To save

sembler To seem To seem

signifier To mean To mean meaning meaning

sonner To ring To ring

souhaiter To wish To wish

souligner To underline To underline

terminer To finish To finish

tirer To pull To pull

tourner To turn To turn

tomber To fall To fall

travailler To work To work

traverser To cross To cross

tromper To deceive To deceive

trouver To find To find

tuer To kill To kill

voler To fly To fly To steal To steal

voyager To travel To travel

aller To go To go

gronder To scold To scold

glisser To slide To slide

garder To keep To keep

gagner To earn To earn To win To win

frapper To hit To hit To strike To strike To knock To knock

fumer To smoke To smoke

fermer To close To close

exprimer To express To express

éviter To avoid To avoid

étonner To astonish To astonish To surprise To surprise

entourer To surround To surround

épouser To marry To marry

enseigner To teach To teach

essayer To try To try

enchanter To delight To delight

emprunter To borrow To borrow

empêcher To prevent To prevent To stop To stop

écouter To listen (to) To listen (to)

durer To last To last duration duration

donner To give To give

désirer To desire To desire To want To want To wish To wish

déranger To disturb To disturb

dépenser To spend $ To spend $

demeurer To live To live

demander To ask for To ask for

déjeuner To have lunch To have lunch

crier To shout To shout

coûter To cost To cost

couper To cut To cut

compter To count To count To intend To intend

commander To order To order

chercher To look for To look for

chasser To hunt To hunt To chase To chase

chanter To sing To sing

cesser To stop To stop

causer To chat To chat

casser To break

cacher To hide

brûler To burn

briller To shine

arriver To arrive

arrêter To stop To arrest

aimer To like To like To love To love

aider To help

rougir To blush

saisir To seize

barvarder To chatter

apporter To bring To bring

ajouter To add To add

accompagner To accompany

oublier To forget To forget

montrer To show

monter To go up To come up To get on (horse)

mértier To deserve To deserve

marcher To walkTo walk

manquer To miss To miss To lack To lack Tu me manques! Tu me manques!

louer To rent To rent To praise To praise

laisser To leave things

oser To dare To dare

ôter To remove To remove

connaître To know (person, place, thing) To be acquainted with

traduire To translate

construire To construct To build

conduire To drive To lead

boire To drink

avoir To have

paraître To appear

reconnâitre To recognize

courir To run

croire To believe

devoir To owe To owe To have to To have to Supposed to Supposed to

partir To go away To go away To leave To leave

dire To say To say To tell To tell

servir To serve To serve

sortir To go out To go out To leave To leave

écrire To write To write

décrire To describe

envoyer To send To send

être To be To be

faire To make To make To do To do

falloir To be necessary To be necessary Il faut… Il faut…

rire To laugh

offrir To offer To offer

pleuvoir To rain Il pleut

pouvoir To be able can

prendre To take

apprendre To learn

comprendre To understand

surprendre To surprise

recevoir To receive

voir To see

venir To come

revenir To come back To come back

devenir To become

tenir To hold To hold

savoir To know facts To know facts

habiter To live in a place, thing To live in a place, thing To live with a person To live with a person

dormir To sleep To sleep

lire To read

mettre To putTo put To put onTo put on

permettre To permit To permit

ouvrir To open