100 Common French verbs

S.no Verb Meaning

1 être to be
2 avoir to have
3 pouvoir to be able (can)
4 faire to do, to make
5 mettre to put, to place
6 dire to say, to tell
7 devoir to have to , must, to owe
8 prendre to take, to catch, to capture
9 donner to give, to produce
10 aller to go
11 vouloir to want, to wish
12 savoir to know
13 falloir to have to
14 voir to see
15 demander to ask, to request
16 trouver to find, to discover
17 rendre to return (something), to give back
18 venir to come
19 passer to pass, to go past
20 comprendre to understand, to include, to comprehend
21 rester to stay, to remain
22 tenir to hold, to keep
23 porter to carry, to wear
24 parler to speak, to talk
25 montrer to show, to display
26 continuer to continue
27 penser to think
28 suivre to follow, to pay attention
29 connaître to know, to be acquainted with
30 croire to believe (in)
31 commencer to begin, to start, to commence
32 compter to count
33 entendre to hear, to understand
34 attendre to wait, to expect
35 remettre to put back (on), to replace, to deliver
36 appeler to call, to contact
37 permettre to permit, to allow, to enable
38 occuper to occupy, to take up (space/time)
39 devenir to become, to grow (into), to turn (into)
40 partir to leave, to depart, to proceed
41 décider to decide, to persuade
42 arriver to arrive, to happen
43 servir to serve
44 sembler to seem
45 revenir to return, to come back
46 laisser to leave, to allow, to let
47 recevoir to receive, to welcome
48 répondre to answer, to reply
49 vivre to live
50 rappeler to call back, to remind
51 présenter to present, to introduce
52 accepter to accept
53 agir to act
54 poser to put down, to pose, to lay (something) down
55 jouer to play, to act, to gamble
56 reconnaître to recognize, to acknowledge
57 choisir to choose, to select
58 toucher to touch, to feel, to affect
59 aimer to like, to love
60 retrouver to find, to regain, to meet up
61 perdre to lose, to waste
62 expliquer to explain, to account for
63 considérer to consider, to study
64 ouvrir to open (up)
65 gagner to win, to gain, to earn
66 exister to exist
67 refuser to refuse
68 lire to read
69 réussir to succeed
70 changer to change, to alter
71 travailler to work
72 représenter to represent, to depict, to portray
73 assurer to secure, to assure, to insure
74 essayer to try, to attempt
75 empêcher to prevent, to stop
76 sortir to go out, to leave, to exit, to come out
77 reprendre to resume, to recover, to take back
78 mener to lead, to conduct
79 appartenir to belong, to concern
80 risquer to risk
81 concerner to concern, to affect
82 apprendre to learn, to teach, to hear of
83 rencontrer to meet, to encounter
84 créer to create, to build
85 obtenir to obtain, to get
86 chercher to look for, to seek
87 entrer to enter, to go into
88 proposer to suggest, to propose, to offer
89 apporter to bring, to cause
90 utiliser to use, to employ
91 atteindre to reach, to attain, to achieve
92 tenter to tempt
93 importer to import, to matter
94 ajouter to add
95 produire to produce
96 préparer to prepare (something), to make
97 relever to raise, to stand up, to pick up
98 écrire to write
99 défendre to defend, to stand up for, to forbid
100 tirer to pull, to draw (curtains, sword), to fire (gun), to print
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