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FRN Verbs
55 Essential French Verbs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acheter | to buy, purchase (spelling change) |
| aimer | to like, love |
| aller | to go (irregular) |
| s'en aller | to go away (irregular) |
| apprendre | to learn (irregular) |
| attendre | to wait, to wait for, to expect |
| avoir | to have (irregular) |
| boire | to drink (irregular) |
| chanter | to sing |
| choisir | to choose, to select, to pick |
| commencer | to begin, to start |
| connaître | to know, to be acquainted with, to make the acquaintance of (irregular) |
| courir | to run, to race (irregular) |
| couvrir | to cover (irregular) |
| se débrouiller | to manage, to improvise, to get by |
| devoir | to have to, must, ought, owe, should (irregular) |
| dire | to say, to tell (irregular) |
| donner | to give |
| dormir | to sleep (irregular) |
| écrire | to write (irregular) |
| entendre | to hear, to understand |
| entrer | to enter, to come in, to go in |
| envoyer | to send (spelling change) |
| éteindre | to extinguish, to shut down (computer), to turn off (irregular) |
| être | to be (irregular) |
| étudier | to study |
| faire | to do, to make (irregular) |
| finir | to finish, to end, to terminate, to complete |
| garder | to guard, to keep, to retain |
| jouer | to play, to act (in a play), to gamble |
| laver | to wash |
| se laver | to wash oneself |
| se lever | to get up (spelling change) |
| lire | to read (irregular) |
| manger | to eat (nous mangeons) |
| mettre | to put, to place, to put on (clothing) (irregular) |
| se mettre | to begin, to start, to place oneself (reflexive irregular) |
| monter | to go up, to ascend, to take up, to bring up, to mount |
| parler | to talk, to speak |
| partir | to leave, to depart (irregular) |
| payer | to pay (for) (spelling change) |
| perdre | to lose |
| pouvoir | to be able, can (irregular) |
| prendre | to take (irregular) |
| rendre | to give back, to return (something), to render; to vomit |
| rentrer | to return |
| savoir | to know (how) (irregular) |
| sentir | to feel, to smell, to perceive (irregular) |
| sortir | to go out, to leave (irregular) |
| tenir | to hold, to grasp (irregular) |
| tomber | to fall |
| vendre | to sell |
| venir | to come (irregular) |
| voir | to see (irregular) |
| vouloir | to want (irregular) |