Most common French verbs
- êtreto be
- avoirto have
- faireto do; to make
- direto say; to tell
- pouvoirto be able to; can; may
- allerto go
- voirto see
- savoirto know (facts); to know how to
- vouloirto want
- venirto come
- falloirto be necessary; to have to; to need
- devoirto have to; must; to owe
- croireto believe; to think
- trouverto find; to think (have an opinion)
- donnerto give
- prendreto take
- parlerto speak; to talk
- aimerto like; to love
- passerto pass; to spend (time); to stop by
- mettreto put; to put on
- demanderto ask; to ask for; to request
- tenirto hold; to keep
- semblerto seem
- laisserto leave; to let
All French verbs A–Z
- accueillir to welcome; to host; to receive
- acheter to buy; to purchase
- aimer to like; to love
- aller to go
- appeler to call; to name
- apprendre to learn; to teach; to find out
- arriver to arrive; to happen; to manage to
- attendre to wait (for); to expect
- avoir to have
- battre to beat; to hit; to defeat
- boire to drink
- chercher to look for; to search; to get (pick up)
- choisir to choose; to pick
- commencer to begin; to start
- comprendre to understand; to include
- conduire to drive; to lead
- connaître to know (people, places); to be familiar with
- construire to build; to construct
- courir to run
- craindre to fear; to be afraid of
- croire to believe; to think
- cueillir to pick; to gather
- découvrir to discover; to find out; to uncover
- demander to ask; to ask for; to request
- descendre to go down; to get off; to take down
- détruire to destroy; to tear down
- devenir to become
- devoir to have to; must; to owe
- dire to say; to tell
- donner to give
- dormir to sleep
- écrire to write
- entendre to hear
- entrer to enter; to go in; to come in
- envoyer to send
- essayer to try; to try on
- être to be
- faire to do; to make
- falloir to be necessary; to have to; to need
- finir to finish; to end
- grandir to grow up; to grow
- jeter to throw; to throw away
- jouer to play; to act
- laisser to leave; to let
- lever to raise; to lift
- lire to read
- manger to eat
- mentir to lie; to tell a lie
- mettre to put; to put on
- monter to go up; to get on; to set up
- mourir to die
- naître to be born
- nettoyer to clean
- obéir to obey
- obtenir to get; to obtain
- offrir to offer; to give (as a gift)
- ouvrir to open
- paraître to seem; to appear; to be published
- parler to speak; to talk
- partir to leave; to go away
- passer to pass; to spend (time); to stop by
- payer to pay; to pay for
- peindre to paint
- penser to think
- perdre to lose; to waste
- plaire to please; to be liked
- pleuvoir to rain
- porter to carry; to wear
- pouvoir to be able to; can; may
- préférer to prefer
- prendre to take
- produire to produce; to make
- recevoir to receive; to get; to host
- réfléchir to think; to reflect
- regarder to look at; to watch
- rendre to give back; to return; to make (+ adjective)
- répondre to answer; to reply
- rester to stay; to remain
- réussir to succeed; to pass; to manage to
- revenir to come back; to return
- rire to laugh
- s'asseoir to sit down
- savoir to know (facts); to know how to
- sembler to seem
- sentir to feel; to smell
- servir to serve; to be used for
- sortir to go out; to come out; to take out
- souffrir to suffer; to be in pain
- suivre to follow; to take (a course)
- tenir to hold; to keep
- tomber to fall
- traduire to translate
- trouver to find; to think (have an opinion)
- valoir to be worth
- vendre to sell
- venir to come
- vivre to live
- voir to see
- vouloir to want
No verb matches. Try the infinitive, for example "être".