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The 10 most commonly used French verbs
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1. Être (to be) Je suis un homme. (I am a man.) Tu es une femme. (You are a woman.) Il est professeur. (He is a professor.) Elle est professeure. (She is a professor.) Nous sommes étudiants. (We are students.) Vous êtes professeurs. (You are professors.) Ils sont étudiants. (They are students.) Elles sont étudiantes. (They are students.)
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2. Avoir (to have) J‘ai un chat. (I have a cat.) Tu as un chien. (You have a dog.) Il/elle a un livre. (He/she has a book.) Nous avons des stylos. (We have some pens.) Vous avez des crayons. (You have some pencils.) Ils/elles ont des livres. (They have some books.)
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3. Aller (to go) Je vais au magasin. (I’m going to the store.) Tu vas à l’école. (You’re going to school.) Il/elle va chez moi. (He/she is going to my place.) Nous allons à l’université. (We’re going to the university.) Vous allez à la discothèque. (You’re going to the dance club.) Ils/elles vont à la banque. (They’re going to the bank.)
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4. Pouvoir (to be able to) Je peux parler français. (I can speak French.) Tu peux parler anglais. (You can speak English.) Il/elle peut lire. (He/she can read.) Nous pouvons aller. (We can go.) Vous pouvez demander. (You can ask.) Ils/elles peuvent manger. (They can eat.)
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5. Vouloir (to want) Je veux un livre. (I want a book.) Tu veux un stylo. (You want a pen.) Il/elle veut des crayons. (He/she wants some pencils.) Nous voulons un chat. (We want a cat.) Vous voulez un chien. (You want a dog.) Ils/elles veulent un café. (They want a coffee.)
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6. Faire (to do) Je fais mes devoirs. (I’m doing my homework.) Tu fais la lessive. (You’re doing the laundry.) Il/elle fait un gâteau. (He/she makes a cake.) Nous faisons des biscuits. (We’re making cookies.) Vous faites une tasse de café. (You’re making a cup of coffee.) Ils/elles font leur travail. (They’re doing their work.)
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7. Parler (to speak) Je parle français. (I speak French.) Tu parles anglais. (You speak English.) Il/elle parle espagnol. (He/she speaks Spanish.) Nous parlons hollandais. (We speak Dutch.) Quelle langue parlez-vous ? (Which language do you speak?) Ils/elles parlent allemand. (They speak German.)
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8. Demander (to ask) Je demande de l’aide. (I ask for help.) Tu me demandes pourquoi. (You ask me why.) Il/elle demande un stylo. (He/she asks for a pen.) Nous demandons un café et un thé. (We ask for a coffee and a tea.) Vous demandez que le professor explique le test. (You ask the professor to explain the test.) Ils/elles demandent quelque chose à manger. (They ask for something to eat.)
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9. Savoir (to know) Je sais parler français. (I know how to speak French.) Tu sais que j’aime les langues. (You know that I like languages.) Il/elle sait parler anglais. (She knows how to speak English.) Nous savons tout. (We know everything.) Que savez-vous ? (What do you know?) Ils/elles savent. (They know.)
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10. Venir (to come) Je viens de Paris. (I come from Paris.) Tu viens de Toronto. (You come from Toronto.) Il/elle vient à midi. (He/she is coming at noon.) Nous venons de Tokyo. (We come from Tokyo.) D’où venez-vous ? (Where do you come from?) Ils/elles viennent à minuit. (They’re coming at midnight.)
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The next 15 most common verbs:
Dire means “to say,” and is an irregular verb. Devoir means “to have to/must,” and is an irregular verb. Donner means “to give,” and is a regular -er verb. Falloir means “to need to/to be necessary,” and is an irregular verb. Trouver means “to find,” and is a regular -er verb. Manger means “to eat,” and is a regular -er verb. Rendre means “to return/to give back,” and is a regular -re verb. Mettre means “to put,” and is an irregular verb. Rester means “to stay,” and is a regular -er verb. Tenir means “to hold,” and is an irregular verb. Prendre means “to take,” and is an irregular verb. Passer means “to pass,” and is a regular -er verb. Comprendre means “to understand,” and is an irregular verb (conjugated like prendre). Sortir/partir are two verbs that mean “to leave,” and they’re both irregular verbs.
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