French One Verbs

être (to Be) Je suis I am, I am being Tu es You are, You are being Il/Elle/On est He/She/It is, He/She/It is being Nous sommes We are, We are being Vous êtes You (all) are, You (all) are being Ils/Elles sont They are, They are being

-ER (Regular) Je e Tu es Il/Elle/On e Nous ons Vous ez Ils/Elles ent

Avoir (to Have) J’ ai I have, I do have, I am having Tu as You have, You do have, You are having Il/Elle/On a He/She/It has, He/She/It does have, He/She/It is having Nous avons We have, We do have, We are having Vous avez You (all) have, You (all) do have, You (all) are having Ils/Elles ont They have, They do have, They are having

Aller (to Go) Je vais I go, I do go, I am going Tu vas You go, You do go, You are going Il/Elle/On va He/She/It goes, He/She/It does go, He/She/It is going Nous allons We go, We do, We are going Vous allez You (all) go, You (all) do go, You (all) are going Ils/Elles vont They go, They do go, They are going

Prendre (to Take) Je prends I take, I do take, I am taking Tu prends You take, You do take, You are taking Il/Elle/On prend He/She/It takes, He/She/It does take, He/She/It is taking Nous prenons We take, We do take, We are taking Vous prenez You (all) take, You (all) do take, You (all) are taking Ils/Elles prennent They take, They do take, They are taking

Faire (to Do/to Make) Je fais I make/do, I do make/do, I am making/doing Tu fais You make/do, You do make/do, You are making/doing Il/Elle/On fait He/She/It makes/does, He/She/It does make/do, He/She/It is making/doing Nous faisons We make/do, We do make/do, We are making/doing Vous faites You (all) make/do, You (all) do make/do, You (all) are making/doing Ils/Elles font They make/do, They do make/do, They are making/doing

Pouvoir (to Be Able To) Je peux I can, I am able to Tu peux You can, You are able to Il/Elle/On peut He/She/It can, He/She/It is able to Nous pouvons We can, We are able to Vous pouvez You (all) can, You (all) are able to Ils/Elles peuvent They can, They are able to

Vouloir (to Want) Je veux I want, I do want, I am wanting Tu veux You want, You do want, You are wanting Il/Elle/On veut He/She/It wants, He/She/It does want, He/She/It is wanting Nous voulons We want, We do want, We are wanting Vous voulez You (all) want, You (all) do want, You (all) are wanting Ils/Elles veulent They want, They do want, They are wanting

Mettre (to Put, to Put On) Je mets I put/wear, I do put/wear, I am putting/wearing Tu mets You put/wear, You do put/wear, You are putting/wearing Il/Elle/On met He/She/It puts/wears, He/She/It does put/wear, He/She/It is putting/wearing Nous mettons We put/wear, We do put/wear, We are putting/wearing Vous mettez You (all) put/wear, You (all) do put/wear, You (all) are putting/wearing Ils/Elles mettent They put/wear, They do put/wear, They are putting/wearing

Voir (to See) Je vois I see, I do see, I am seeing Tu vois You see, You do see, You are seeing Il/Elle/On voit He/She/It sees, He/She/It does see, He/She/It is seeing Nous voyons We see, We do see, We are seeing Vous voyez You (all) see, You (all) do see, You (all) are seeing Ils/Elles voient They see, They do see, They are seeing

Croire (to Believe) Nous croyons We believe, We do believe, We are believing Vous croyez You (all) believe, You (all) do believe, You (all) are believing Ils/Elles croient They believe, They do believe, They are believing Je crois I believe, I do believe, I am believing Tu crois You believe, You do believe, You are believing Il/Elle/On croit He/She/It believes, He/She/It does believe, He/She/It is believing

-IR (Regular) Je is Tu is Il/Elle/On it Nous issons Vous issez Ils/Elles issent

Common (Regular) –IR Verbs Agir Avertir Bâtir Bénir Choisir Établir Finir Grossir Guérir Maigrir Nourrir Obéir Punir Réfléchir Remplir Réussir Rougir Vieillir

Sortir (to Leave, to Take Out) Je sors I leave/take out, I do take out, I am taking out Tu sors You leave/take out, You do take out, You are taking out Il/Elle/On sort He/She/It leaves/takes out, He/She/It does take out, He/She/It is taking out Nous sortons We leave/take out, We do take out, We are taking out Vous sortez You (all) leave/take out, You (all) do take out, You (all) are taking out Ils/Elles sortent They leave/take out, They do take out, They are taking out

Partir (to Leave) Je pars I leave, I do leave, I am leaving Tu pars You leave, You do leave, You are leaving Il/Elle/On part He/She/It leaves, He/She/It does leave, He/She/It is leaving Nous partons We leave, We do leave, We are leaving Vous partez You (all) leave, You (all) do leave, You (all) are leaving Ils/Elles partent They leave, They do leave, They are leaving

Dormir (to Sleep) Je dors I sleep, I do sleep, I am sleeping Tu dors You sleep, You do sleep, You are sleeping Il/Elle/On dort He/She/It sleeps, He/She/It does sleep, He/She/It is sleeping Nous dormons We sleep, We do sleep, We are sleeping Vous dormez You (all) sleep, You (all) do sleep, You (all) are sleeping Ils/Elles dorment They sleep, They do sleep, They are sleeping

Servir (to Serve) Nous servons We serve, We do serve, Je sers We are serving Vous servez You (all) serve, You (all) do serve, You (all) are serving Ils/Elles servent They serve, They do serve, They are serving Je sers I serve, I do serve, I am serving Tu sers You serve, You do serve, You are serving Il/Elle/On sert He/She/It serves, He/She/It does serve, He/She/It is serving

-RE (Regular) Je s Tu s Il/Elle/On Nous ons Vous ez Ils/Elles ent

Common (Regular) –RE Verbs Attendre (to wait for) Défendre (to defend) Descendre (to go down, get off) Entendre (to hear) Fondre (to melt) Perdre (to lose) Prétendre (to claim) Rendre (to give back, return) Répondre (to answer) Vendre (to sell)

Dire (to Say) Je dis I say, I do say, I am saying Tu dis You say, You do say, You are saying Il/Elle/On dit He/She/It says, He/She/It does say, He/She/It is saying Nous disons We say, We do say, We are saying Vous dites You (all) say, You (all) do say, You (all) are saying Ils/Elles disent They say, They do say, They are saying

écrire (to Write) J’écris I write, I do write, I am writing Tu écris You write, You do write, You are writing Il/Elle/On écrit He/She/It writes, He/She/It does write, He/She/It is writing Nous écrivons We write, We do write, We are writing Vous écrivez You (all) write, You (all) do write, You (all) are writing Ils/Elles écrivent They write, They do write, They are writing

Lire (to Read) Je lis I read, I do read, I am reading Tu lis You read, You do read, You are reading Il/Elle/On lit He/She/It reads, He/She/It does read, He/She/It is reading Nous lisons We read, We do read, We are reading Vous lisez You (all) read, You (all) do read, You (all) are reading Ils/Elles lisent They read, They do read, They are reading

Boire (to Drink) Je bois I drink, I do drink, I am drinking Tu bois You drink, You do drink, You are drinking Il/Elle/On boit He/She/It drinks, He/She/It does drink, He/She/It is drinking Nous buvons We drink, We do drink, We are drinking Vous buvez You (all) drink, You (all) do drink, You (all) are drinking Ils/Elles boivent They drink, They do drink, They are drinking

Devoir (to be Compelled to Do) – (Must or Owe) Je dois I must, I owe, I do owe Tu dois You must, You owe, You do owe Il/Elle/On doit He/She/It must, He/She/It owes, He/She/It is does owe Nous devons We must, We owe, We do owe Vous devez You (all) must, You (all) owe, You (all) do owe Ils/Elles doivent They must, They owe, They do owe

Recevoir (to Receive) Nous recevons Je reçois We receive, We do receive, We are receiving Vous recevez You (all) receive, You (all) do receive, You (all) are receiving Ils/Elles reçoivent They receive, They do receive, They are receiving Je reçois I receive, I do receive, I am receiving Tu reçois You receive, You do receive, You are receiving Il/Elle/On reçoit He/She/It receives, He/She/It does receive, He/She/It is receiving

Recevoir (to Receive) Nous recevons Je reçois We receive, We do receive, We are receiving Vous recevez You (all) receive, You (all) do receive, You (all) are receiving Ils/Elles reçoivent They receive, They do receive, They are receiving Je reçois I receive, I do receive, I am receiving Tu reçois You receive, You do receive, You are receiving Il/Elle/On reçoit He/She/It receives, He/She/It does receive, He/She/It is receiving

Ouvrir (to Open) Nous ouvrons J’ ouvre We open, We do open, We are opening Vous ouvrez You (all) open, You (all) do open, You (all) are opening Ils/Elles ouvrent They open, They do open, They are opening J’ ouvre I open, I do open, I am opening Tu ouvres You open, You do open, You are opening Il/Elle/On ouvre He/She/It opens, He/She/It does open, He/She/It is opening

Souffrir (to Suffer) Nous souffrons Je souffre We suffer, We do suffer, We are suffering Vous souffrez You (all) suffer, You (all) do suffer, You (all) are suffering Ils/Elles souffrent They suffer, They do suffer, They are suffering Je souffre I suffer, I do suffer, I am suffering Tu souffres You suffer, You do suffer, You are suffering Il/Elle/On souffre He/She/It suffers, He/She/It does suffer, He/She/It is suffering

Offrir (to Offer) Nous offrons Je offre We offer, We do offer, We are offering Vous offrez You (all) offer, You (all) do offer, You (all) are offering Ils/Elles offrent They offer, They do offer, They are offering Je offre I offer, I do offer, I am offering Tu offres You offer, You do offer, You are offering Il/Elle/On offre He/She/It offers, He/She/It does offer, He/She/It is offering

Savoir (to Know) Nous savons Je sais We know, We do know Vous savez You (all) know, You (all) do know Ils/Elles savent They know, They do know, Je sais I know, I do know Tu sais You know, You do know Il/Elle/On sait He/She/It knows, He/She/It does know

Connaître (to Know) Nous connaissons Je connais We know, We do know Vous connaissez You (all) know, You (all) do know Ils/Elles connaissent They know, They do know Je connais I know, I do know Tu connais You know, You do know Il/Elle/On connaît He/She/It knows, He/She/It does know

Savoir vs Connaître 1. To know a noun (a person, place or thing) Je connais Pierrette. 2. To be familiar with someone or something (or to know by heart) Je connais bien Lille. NB: in the passé composé connaître means “to meet” or “to become acquainted with” * Connaître always needs a direct object. It can not be followed by a clause or an infinitive. 1. To know how to do something Je sais nager. 2. To know some information With a subordinate clause Je sais qu’il l’a fait. To memorize something Elle sait cette chanson. NB : in the passé composé, savoir means “to learn” or “to find out”