French Verbs

accepter

to accept

accompagner

to accompany, to go with

acheter

to buy

aider

to help

aimer

to love, like

ajouter

to add

aller

to go

allumer

to light, to turn on

am�liorer

to improve

s'amuser

to have a good time, to enjoy oneself

appartenir

to belong

s'appeler

to be named

appeler

to call

apporter

to bring

appr�cier

to enjoy

apprendre

to learn

arranger

to arrange, to organize, to settle

s'arr�ter

to stop

arriver

to arrive, to happen/occur

s'asseoir

to sit down

assister �

to attend

assurer

to insure

avertir

to warn, notify

avoir

to have

br�ler

to burn

se cacher

to hide (oneself)

changer

to change

chanter

to sing

chercher

to look for

choisir

to choose, select

coller

to paste

commencer

to begin

comprendre

to understand

compter

to count

conduire

to drive

conna�tre

to know, to meet

conseiller

to advise

continuer

to continue

corriger

to correct

se coucher

to go to bed

coudre

to sew

couper

to cut

courir

to run

co�ter

to cost

couvrir

to cover

crier

to shout

faire la cuisine

to do the cooking

danser

to dance

d�cider

to decide

d�couvrir

to discover

d�fendre

to defend, to forbid

d�jeuner

to eat lunch

demander

to ask for

se dep�cher

to hurry

d�penser

to spend

d�ranger

to disturb

descendre

to go down, to get off

d�sirer

to desire

d�velopper

to develop

devoir

to have to, to owe

dire

to say, to tell

donner

to give

dormir

to sleep

douter

to doubt

durer

to last

�changer

to exchange

�chouer

to fail

�couter

to listen to

�crire

to write

embrasser

to embrace, hug, kiss

enlever

to take away, to take off

ennuyer

to annoy, bore

enseigner

to teach

entendre

to hear, to understand

entrer

to enter, come in

envelopper

to wrap

envoyer

to send

esp�rer

to hope

essayer

to try, to taste

�teindre

to turn off, extinguish

�tre

to be

�tudier

to study

expliquer

to explain

faire

to do, make

fermer

to close

finir

to finish

fonctionner

to work, function

fumer

to smoke

gagner

to earn, win

garer

to park

s'habiller

to get dressed

indiquer

to indicate, show

s'inqui�ter

to worry

jeter

to throw, throw away

jouer

to play

se laver

to wash (oneself)

lever

to lift, raise

lire

to read

louer

to rent

avoir mal

to hurt, to ache

manger

to eat

manquer

to miss, to lack

marcher

to walk, to march

se marier

to get married

m�riter

to deserve

mettre

to put, put on, place

monter

to go up

mourir

to die

nager

to swim

na�tre

to be born

neiger

to snow

nettoyer

to clean

obliger

to oblige, force

obtenir

to obtain

oublier

to forget

ouvrir

to open

para�tre

to appear

parler

to speak; to talk

passer

to pass, to spend

payer

to pay

faire payer

to charge

peindre

to paint

penser

to think, intend

perdre

to lose

permettre

to permit, allow

peser

to weigh

se plaindre

to pity; to complain

plaire

to please, to be likable

pleurer

to cry

pleuvoir

to rain

porter

to carry, wear, take

pousser

to push

pouvoir

to be able, can

prendre

to take

pr�parer

to prepare

pr�ter

to lend

avoir raison

to be right

se rappeler

to recall, recollect

recevoir

to receive

reconna�tre

to recognize

regarder

to look at

regretter

o regret

rejeter

to reject

remercier

to thank

remettre

to hand over, deliver

remplir

to fill

rencontrer

to meet, to bump into

rendre

to return, give back

repasser

to iron, press

r�p�ter

to repeat

r�pondre

to answer, reply

se reposer

to rest

respirer

to breathe

rester

to stay, remain

retirer

to withdraw, take out

retourner

to return, go back

se r�veiller

to awaken, to wake up

revenir

to come back

rire

to laugh

casser

to break

saluer

to greet

savoir

to know

s�cher

to dry

sentir

to feel; to smell

se sentir

to feel like

s�parer

to separate

servir

to serve

signer

to sign

se soigner

to take care of (oneself)

souper

to eat supper

sourire

to smile

se souvenir

to remember

suivre

to follow

supporter

to stand, tolerate

tenir

to hold, to keep

tomber

to fall

toucher

to touch

tourner

to turn

traduire

to translate

travailler

to work

traverser

to cross

tromper

to deceive

se tromper

to be mistaken, to be wrong

se trouver

to find (to be located)

utiliser

to use

valoir

to be worth

vendre

to sell

venir

to come

v�rifier

to ascertain, find out

vivre

to live

voir

to see

voler

to fly; to steal

voter

to vote

vouloir dire

to mean to say

voyager

to travel