The most popular French Verbs

The most popular French Verbs

accept	accepter
allow	permettre
ask	demander
believe	croire
borrow	prêter
break	casser
bring	apporter/emmener
buy	acheter
can/be able	pouvoir
cancel	annuler
change	changer
clean	laver
comb	peigner
complain	se plaindre
cough	tousser
count	compter
cut	couper
dance	danser
draw	dessiner
drink	boire
drive	conduire
eat	manger
explain	expliquer
fall	tomber
fill	remplir
find	trouver
finish	terminer
fit	contenir
fix	réparer
fly	voler
forget	oublier
give	donner
go	aller
have	avoir
hear	écouter
hurt	faire du mal/blesser
know	savoir/connaître
learn	apprendre
leave	sortir/partir
listen	écouter
live	vivre
look	regarder
lose	perdre
make/do	faire
need	* avoir besoin
open	ouvrir
close/shut	fermer
organize	organiser
pay	payer
play	jouer
put	poser
rain	pleuvoir
read	lire
reply	répondre
run	courir
say	dire
see	voir
sell	vendre
send	envoyer
sign	signer
sing	chanter
sit	s'asseoir
sleep	dormir
smoke	fumer
speak	parler
spell	épeler?
spend	dépenser
stand	se mettre debout
start/begin	commencer
study	étudier
succeed	avoir du succès
swim	nager
take	prendre
talk	parler
teach	enseigner
tell	dire
think	penser
translate	traduire
travel	voyager
try	essayer
turn off	éteindre
turn on	allumer
type	écrire à la machine
understand	comprendre
use	utiliser
wait	attendre
wake up	se réveiller
want	vouloir/désirer
watch	regarder
work	travailler
worry	s'inquiéter
write	écrire

1	acheter	to buy
2	aimer	to like, to love
3	aller/s en aller	to go
4	apprendre	to learn, to teach
5	attendre	to wait for, await, expect
6	avoir	to have, be, obtain
7	boire	to drink
8	chanter	to sing
9	choisir	to choose, select, pick
10	commencer	to begin, start, initiate
11	connaître	to know
12	courir	to run
13	couvrir	to cover, cloud
14	devoir	to have to, owe, be indebted
15	dire	to say, tell
16	donner	to give
17	dormir	to sleep
18	entendre	to hear, understand
19	entrer	to enter, go in, let in, bring in
20	envoyer	to send
21	faire	to do, to make, take
22	finir	to finish, conclude, close
23	garder	to keep
24	jouer	to play, act
25	laver ' se laver	to wash, clean, bathe
26	lire	to read
27	manger	to eat
28	mettre ' se mettre	to put on, lay, set, place
29	monter	to go up, ascend, escalate, rise, climb
30	parler	to speak
31	partir	to leave, depart
32	payer	to pay, to pay for
33	perdre	to lose, to waste
34	pouvoir	to be able to, to be allowed
35	prendre	to take, have
36	rendre	to return, to give back, surrender
37	rentrer	to go in, re-enter, return
38	savoir	to know
39	se débrouiller	to clear up
40	se lever	to get up, to rise, wake up
41	sentir	to taste, to feel, to taste, savor
42	sortir	to exit, to leave, go out, take out
43	tenir	to hold, keep
44	tomber	to fall
45	vendre	to sell, market
46	venir	to come on
47	voir	to see, look at
48	vouloir	to want, wish, please
49	écrire	to write
50	éteindre	to put out, to turn off, to switch off
51	étudier	to study
52	être	to be

1. Être (to be)

2. Avoir (to have)

3. Faire (to do)

4. Dire (to say)

5. Pouvoir (to be able to)

6. Aller (to go)

7. Voir (too see)

8. Savoir (to know)

9. Vouloir (to want)

10.Venir (to come)

11. Falloir (to be necessary)

12. Devoir (must)

13. Croire (to believe)

14. Trouver (to find)

15. Donner (to give)

16. Prendre (to take)

17. Parler (to speak)

18. Aimer (to love, to like)

19. Passer (to pass)

20. Mettre (to put)

21. Demander (to ask)

22. Tenir (to hold)

23. Sembler (to seem)

24. Laisser (to let)

25. Rester (to stay)

26. Penser (to think)

27. Entendre (to hear)

28. Regarder (to look)

29. Répondre (to answer)

30. Rendre (to return)

31. Connaître (to know)

32. Paraître (to appear)

33. Arriver (to arrive)

34. Sentir (to feel)

35. Attendre (to wait)

36. Vivre (to live)

37. Chercher (to search)

38. Sentir (this time meant as “to smell”)

39. Comprendre (to understand)

40. Porter (to carry)

41. Devenir (to become)

42. Entrer (to enter)

43. Retenir (to keep)

44. Écrire (to write)

45. Appeler (to call)

46. Tomber (to fall)

47. Reprendre (to resume; to recapture)

48. Commencer (to begin)

49. Suivre (to follow)

50. Montrer (to show)

51. Partir (to leave)

52. Mourir (to die)

53. Ouvrir (to open)

54. Lire (to read)

55. Arrêter (to stop)

56. Servir (to serve)

57. Jeter (to throw)

58. Recevoir (to receive)

59. Monter (to go up)

60. Lever (to raise)

61. Agir (to act)

62. Perdre (to lose)

63. Écouter (to listen)

64. Continuer (to continue)

65. Sourire (to smile)

66. Apercevoir (to perceive)

67. Reconnaître (to recognize)

68. Ajouter (to add)

69. Jouer (to play)

70. Marcher (to walk)

71. Garder (to keep)

72. Manquer (to miss)

73. Retrouver (to retrieve)

74. Descendre (to go down)

75. Rappeler (to remind)

76. Quitter (to quit)

77. Tourner (to turn)

78. Finir (to finish)

79. Crier (to scream)

80. Courir (to run)

81. Permettre (to allow)

82. Songer (to think of sth)

83. Offrir (to offer)

84. Présenter (to present)

85. Apprendre (to learn)

86. Souffrir (to suffer)

87. Exister (to exist)

88. Envoyer (to send)

89. Expliquer (to explain)

90. Manger (to eat)

91. Valoir (to be worth sth)

92. Oublier (to forget)

93. Rentrer (to go back)

94. Pousser (to push)

95. Occuper (to occupy)

96. Compter (to count)

97. Empêcher (to prevent)

98. Plaire (to please)

99. Travailler (to work)

100. S’écrier (to exclaim)