200 first French verbs

200 French verbs for you to start. Also play online to learn better.

[qqch. = quelque chose – sth. = something – so. = someone – qq1 = quelqu’un]

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1. to accept -- accepter
2. to allow -- permettre
3. to answer -- répondre
4. to arrive -- arriver
5. to ask -- demander
6. to ask a question -- poser une question
7. to attend -- assister à
8. to be -- être
9. to be able to, can -- pouvoir
10. to be angry -- être fâché/e
11. to be born -- naître
12. to be worth -- valoir
13. to become  -- devenir
14. to believe, to think -- croire
15. to borrow -- emprunter
16. to break -- casser
17. to bring along -- amener
18. to bring over -- apporter
19. to brush -- brosser
20. to build -- construire
21. to buy -- acheter
22. to call -- appeler
23. to call on the phone -- appeler au téléphone, téléphoner à
24. to change -- changer
25. to choose -- choisir
26. to clean up -- nettoyer
27. to close -- fermer
28. to comb -- peigner
29. to come  -- venir
30. to come as a consequence -- s'ensuivre
31. to come back  -- revenir
32. to cook -- faire la cuisine, cuisiner
33. to count -- compter
34. to cross, to go through -- traverser
35. to cut -- couper
36. to dance -- danser
37. to describe -- décrire
38. to die -- mourir
39. to dirty -- salir
40. to discover -- découvrir
41. to draw -- dessiner
42. to dress so. else, to dress sth. up -- habiller qq1, qqch.
43. to drink -- boire
44. to drive a vehicule -- conduire
45. to eat -- manger
46. to end, to finish -- finir
47. to explain -- expliquer
48. to fall -- tomber
49. to fall asleep -- s’endormir
50. to fear -- avoir peur de, craindre
51. to find, to think -- trouver
52. to fix a meal -- faire à manger, le repas
53. to fix, to repair -- réparer
54. to follow -- suivre
55. to forget -- oublier
56. to get angry -- se fâcher
57. to get dressed, to dress up -- s’habiller
58. to get undressed -- se déshabiller
59. to get up, to stand up -- se lever
60. to give -- donner
61. to glue -- coller
62. to go -- aller
63. to go down -- descendre
64. to go up -- monter
65. to hang -- pendre
66. to hate  -- haïr
67. to have -- avoir
68. to have to, to be necessary -- falloir
69. to have to, to owe -- devoir
70. to hear -- entendre
71. to hold  -- tenir
72. to hope -- espérer
73. to hurt so., sth. -- faire mal à
74. to hurt, to be in pain -- avoir mal
75. to imagine -- imaginer, inventer
76. to invite -- inviter
77. to keep, to hold back, to remember -- retenir
78. to kill -- tuer
79. to kiss -- embrasser
80. to know how to do something -- savoir faire qqch.
81. to know someone -- connaître qq1
82. to know, to be familiar with something -- connaître qqch.
83. to know, to know a fact -- savoir, savoir un fait
84. to learn -- apprendre
85. to leave (sth. somewhere) -- laisser (qqch. quelque part)
86. to leave a place, person -- quitter un endroit, une personne
87. to leave, to depart -- partir
88. to leave, to exit -- sortir de
89. to leave, to go away -- s’en aller, partir
90. to leave, to go out -- sortir
91. to lend -- prêter
92. to lie -- mentir
93. to like, to love -- aimer
94. to listen to -- écouter
95. to live -- vivre
96. to live some place -- habiter
97. to look -- regarder
98. to look for -- chercher
99. to lose -- perdre
100. to make so., sleepy, fall asleep -- endormir
101. to make use of  -- utiliser
102. to make, to do -- faire
103. to meet so. for the first time -- rencontrer qq1
104. to meet so., to rejoin, to reunite -- rejoindre, voir
105. to need -- avoir besoin de
106. to not reveal -- taire
107. to obey -- obéir
108. to offer -- offrir
109. to open -- ouvrir
110. to order -- commander
111. to organize -- organiser
112. to paint -- peindre
113. to party -- faire la fête
114. to pay/for -- payer/pour
115. to pick -- cueillir
116. to pity, to feel sorry for -- plaindre
117. to plug in -- brancher
118. to possess -- posséder
119. to practice -- s'entraîner à
120. to prefer -- préférer
121. to print -- imprimer
122. to promise -- promettre
123. to protect -- protéger
124. to push -- pousser
125. to put -- mettre
126. to put down -- poser
127. to rain -- pleuvoir
128. to raise sth -- lever
129. to reach -- atteindre
130. to reach, achieve -- parvenir à
131. to read -- lire
132. to receive, to have guests -- recevoir
133. to reduce -- réduire
134. to relax -- se reposer
135. to rent, to commend -- louer
136. to repeat, to rehearse -- répéter
137. to reply -- répondre à
138. to return sth. to so. -- rendre qqch. à qq1
139. to run -- courir
140. to say -- dire
141. to see -- voir
142. to sell -- vendre
143. to send -- envoyer
144. to shave -- se raser
145. to sing -- chanter
146. to sit down -- s'asseoir
147. to sit so. down -- asseoir qq1
148. to sleep -- dormir
149. to smoke -- fumer
150. to snow -- neiger
151. to speak, to talk -- parler
152. to spell -- épeler
153. to spend money -- dépenser de l'argent
154. to spend time -- passer du/le temps
155. to stand in line -- faire la queue
156. to steal sth. -- voler qqch.
157. to stop -- arrêter
158. to study -- étudier
159. to succeed -- réussir à
160. to suffer -- souffrir
161. to survive -- survivre
162. to swim -- nager
163. to switch off -- éteindre
164. to switch on -- allumer, démarrer
165. to take a class  -- suivre un cours
166. to take a shower -- se doucher
167. to take along -- emmener
168. to take away -- emporter
169. to take off -- enlever, ôter
170. to take trips, to go to a place for pleasure -- voyager
171. to take, to order in a restaurant -- prendre
172. to talk about -- parler de
173. to teach -- enseigner
174. to tell -- raconter, dire
175. to think -- penser
176. to think about -- penser à
177. to throw -- lancer
178. to throw away -- jeter
179. to tidy up -- ranger
180. to translate -- traduire
181. to try -- essayer
182. to understand -- comprendre
183. to undress -- déshabiller
184. to use -- se servir de
185. to visit a person -- aller voir une personne
186. to visit a place -- visiter un endroit
187. to wait for -- attendre
188. to wake up -- se réveiller
189. to walk -- marcher
190. to walk an animal -- promener un animal
191. to want -- vouloir
192. to wash -- laver
193. to wash up -- se laver
194. to watch sth. -- regarder qqch.
195. to wear, carry -- porter
196. to weigh -- peser
197. to win -- gagner
198. to work -- travailler
199. to worry -- s’inquiéter
200. to write -- écrire

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The verbs are shown in their infinitive form. Depending what tense you want to use (present, past, future and so on), you then need to conjugate them. See and listen to the conjugations on the Web site.

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