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100 essential, beginner verbs

Find 100 of the absolute beginner essential verbs here. This is where you start.


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 ACCEPTER
In English:
to accept.
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to buy.
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 AGIR
In English:
to act;
to produce an effect (medicine, syntheses, etc.), to have an affect on.
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 AIMER
In English:
to like, to love.
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 AJOUTER
In English:
to add.
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 ALLER
In English:
[use: être] to go.
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 APPARTENIR
In English:
to belong to.
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 APPELER
In English:
to call.
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 APPORTER
In English:
to take/bring (not staying with the object) (inanimate objects);
to bring about (change, etc.);
to give (support, etc.).
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 APPRENDRE
In English:
to learn.
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 ARRIVER
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[use: être] to arrive.
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 ASSURER
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to provide, to insure.
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 ATTEINDRE
In English:
to reach.
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 ATTENDRE
In English:
to wait for.
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 AVOIR
In English:
to have.
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 CHANGER
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to change.
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 CHERCHER
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to look for;
to try.
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 CHOISIR
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to choose.
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 COMMENCER
In English:
to begin.
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 COMPRENDRE
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to understand, to include.
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 COMPTER
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to count.
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 CONCERNER
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to concern, to interest.
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 CONNAÎTRE
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to know (people, places, objects, etc.).
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 CONSIDÉRER
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to consider.
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 CONTINUER
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to continue.
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 CRÉER
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to create.
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 CROIRE
In English:
to believe.
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 DÉCIDER
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to decide.
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 DÉFENDRE
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to defend.
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 DEMANDER
In English:
to ask.
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 DEVENIR
In English:
[use: être] to become.
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 DEVOIR
In English:
to have to (obligation);
to owe.
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 DIRE
In English:
to say.
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 DONNER
In English:
to give.
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 ÉCRIRE
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to write.
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 EMPÊCHER
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to prevent.
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 ENTENDRE
In English:
to hear, to intend.
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 ENTRER
In English:
[use: être] to enter;
[use: avoir] to take in.
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 ESSAYER
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to try, to test.
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 ÊTRE
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to be.
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 EXISTER
In English:
to exist.
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 EXPLIQUER
In English:
to explain.
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 FAIRE
In English:
to do, to make;
to result in;
to turn into;
(mieux de) to be better off doing something;
to act like, to play the.
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 FALLOIR
In English:
to have to (necessity).
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 GAGNER
In English:
to win, to gain.
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 IMPORTER
In English:
to matter;
to import.
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 JOUER
In English:
to play (a game);
to play (a role), to perform;
[use: de] to play (an instrument);
[use: à] to play (a sport).
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 LAISSER
In English:
to let, to allow;
to leave;
to drop off.
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 LIRE
In English:
to read.
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 MENER
In English:
to lead;
to take charge, to run (a class);
to be in the lead.
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 METTRE
In English:
to put, to place;
to hang, to put something up;
to put on (clothing);
to switch on;
to put towards (money).
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 MONTRER
In English:
to show.
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 OBTENIR
In English:
to obtain, to get.
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 OCCUPER
In English:
to occupy.
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 OUVRIR
In English:
to open.
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 PARLER
In English:
to speak.
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 PARTIR
In English:
[use: être] to leave;
[use: être][use: sur] to decide on;
to start up.
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 PASSER
In English:
[use: être] to go somewhere while on the way to elsewhere (e. g., to pass by, to pop in, to go through, etc.);
[use: avoir] to spend (time);
[use: avoir] to take (a test);
[use: avoir] to pass (something to someone).
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 PENSER
In English:
to think.
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 PERDRE
In English:
to lose.
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 PERMETTRE
In English:
to permit, to allow.
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 PORTER
In English:
to carry;
to support, to bear;
to wear;
to concern, to be about.
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 POSER
In English:
to place, to set down, to install (into place), to pose;
[use: problème] to pose a problem, to cause a problem.
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 POUVOIR
In English:
to be able to.
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 PRENDRE
In English:
to take, to order (food).
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 PRÉPARER
In English:
to prepare.
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 PRÉSENTER
In English:
to introduce, to present.
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 PRODUIRE
In English:
to produce.
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 PROPOSER
In English:
to propose.
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 RAPPELER
In English:
to recall;
to call back.
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 RECEVOIR
In English:
to receive.
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 RECONNAITRE
In English:
to recognize.
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 RECONNAÎTRE
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to recognize.
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 REFUSER
In English:
to refuse.
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 RELEVER
In English:
to lift up, to raise.
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 REMETTRE
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to put back.
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 RENCONTRER
In English:
to meet;
to play against.
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 RENDRE
In English:
to give back;
to throw up;
to render.
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 RÉPONDRE
In English:
to respond.
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 REPRENDRE
In English:
to resume;
to take back.
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 REPRÉSENTER
In English:
to represent.
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 RESTER
In English:
[use: être] to stay.
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 RETROUVER
In English:
to find (something lost).
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 RÉUSSIR
In English:
to succeed.
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 REVENIR
In English:
[use: être] to come back, to come again.
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 RISQUER
In English:
to risk.
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 SAVOIR
In English:
to know (facts and how to do things).
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 SEMBLER
In English:
to seem.
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 SERVIR
In English:
to serve;
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 SORTIR
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[use: être] to go out;
[use: avoir] to take out.
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 SUIVRE
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to follow.
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 TENIR
In English:
to hold;
to stick to, to adhere to;
to get something from someone;
to really want;
to take someone as, to see someone as.
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 TENTER
In English:
to try, to attempt.
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 TIRER
In English:
to pull, to yank;
to shoot, to open fire;
to get something from someone.
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 TOUCHER
In English:
to touch.
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 TRAVAILLER
In English:
to work.
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 TROUVER
In English:
to find.
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 UTILISER
In English:
to use.
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 VENIR
In English:
[use: être] to come.
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 VIVRE
In English:
to live.
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When to use the subjunctive
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'Mener' vs 'Porter'
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French verb tenses
Learn which verbs need to be followed by a preposition in French when they are auxiliary or modal verbs or introducers.
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  Mot du jour
 HAUSSER
To raise; to increase
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  ├ Participles
  ├ Indicative
    ├ Present ( -ER | -IR | -RE )
    └ Simple Past ( -ER | -IR | -RE )
  ├ Subjunctive
  ├ Conditional
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