French Verbs

Question 1

Etre

Answer 1

To be

Question 2

Avoir

Answer 2

To have / to be

In certrain cases it means “to be”, such as personal states of being:

To be well
To be hot
to be cold
To be hungry
To be thirsty

Use for “to be” for one’s age.
- Je suis vingt ans

Question 3

To agree

Answer 3

Etre + d’accord

Je suis d’accord avec vous. (I agree with you)

Question 4

Demander

Answer 4

to ask for

Question 5

Devenir

Answer 5

to become

Question 6

Ennuyer

Answer 6

to bore / be bored

Irregular. REPLACE y with ie for I/you/he.

ex: J’ennuie, Tu ennuies, Il ennuie

Question 7

Emprunter

Je voudrais emprunter une tasse de sucre.

Les personnes à mobilité réduite peuvent emprunter l’ascenseur.

Answer 7

to borrow / use / take

Question 8

Apporter

Answer 8

to bring

Question 9

Brosser

Answer 9

to brush

Question 10

Achèter

Answer 10

to buy

Question 11

Appeller

Answer 11

to (be) called

Question 12

Pouvoir

Answer 12

can / to be able (to do something)

Question 13

Attraper

Answer 13

to catch

Question 14

Fermer

Answer 14

to close / to lock

Question 15

Choisir

Answer 15

to choose

Question 16

Nettoyer

Answer 16

to clean

Question 17

Venir (de/du)

Answer 17

To come / come from

• means “just” something when immediately followed by another verb.

Il vient d’arriver. (He just arrived)

Question 18

Cuisiner

Answer 18

to cook

Question 19

Coûter

Answer 19

to cost

Question 20

Faire

Answer 20

to do / make / have

Question 21

Dessiner

Answer 21

to draw

Question 22

Conduire

Answer 22

to drive

Question 23

Manger

Answer 23

to eat

Question 24

Trouver

Answer 24

to find

Question 25

Finir

Answer 25

to finish

Question 26

Donner

Answer 26

to give

Question 27

se Coucher

Answer 27

to go to bed

Question 28

Détester

Answer 28

to hate

Question 29

Devoir

Answer 29

to have to / must

Question 30

Entendre

Answer 30

to hear

Question 31

Aider

Answer 31

to help

Question 32

Savoir

Answer 32

to know (facts/info) to know how to (skills)

Question 33

Connaître

Answer 33

to know (people/places)

Question 34

Apprendre

Answer 34

to learn (how) / to teach

Question 35

Partir

Answer 35

To leave (depart) To leave (for) To go on (vacation)

Question 36

Sortir

Answer 36

To leave (exit a PLACE) To go out To come out of

Question 37

Écouter

Answer 37

to listen (to)

Question 38

Chercher

Answer 38

To look for / seek / go get

Question 39

Aimer

Answer 39

to love (people) to like (things) To love things, use adorer

Question 40

Adorer

Answer 40

to love (things)

Question 41

Rencontrer

Answer 41

to meet / meet with

Question 42

Mélanger

Answer 42

to mix

Question 43

Avoir + besoin de

Answer 43

to need

Question 44

Jouer

Answer 44

to play

Question 45

Préparer

Answer 45

To prepare / get ready / make (food)

Question 46

Mettre

Answer 46

to put / set

Question 47

Lire

Answer 47

to read

Question 48

Rentrer

Answer 48

to return / go back / come HOME

Question 49

Revenir

Answer 49

to come back to / return (to the place where one is CURRENTLY) * to re- venir -- as in to re-come

Question 50

Retourner

Answer 50

to return (to someplace you aren't currently) *Un jour, je retournerai à New York.*

Question 51

Courir / à Courir

Answer 51

to run to race

Question 52

Voire

Answer 52

to see * Ils/Elles uses "voient"

Question 53

Dormir

Answer 53

to sleep

Question 54

Montrer

Answer 54

to show

Question 55

Voler

Answer 55

to fly

Question 56

Lever

Answer 56

to get up / lift / raise

Question 57

Faire les courses

Answer 57

to grocery shop

Question 58

Inviter

Answer 58

to invite

Question 59

Gérer

Answer 59

to manage / handle

Question 60

Commencer

Answer 60

to start

Question 61

Penser

Answer 61

to think

Question 62

Peindre

Answer 62

to paint

Question 63

Répondre

Answer 63

to reply

Question 64

Pleuvoir

Answer 64

to rain

Question 65

Neiger

Answer 65

to snow

Question 66

Envoyer

Answer 66

to send

Question 67

Faire du + verb

Answer 67

to do an activity Faire du ski, faire du velo, faire de la plongée (scuba dive)

Question 68

Sentir

Answer 68

to smell / to smell of

Question 69

se Sentir

Answer 69

to feel (reflexive) *Je me sens mal.* (I feel bad.)

Question 70

Éternuer

Answer 70

to sneeze

Question 71

Ronfler

Answer 71

to snore

Question 72

Passer

Answer 72

to spend (time) passer du temps = to spend some time

Question 73

Renverse

Answer 73

to reverse / overturn / overthrow to spill

Question 74

Rester

Answer 74

to stay

Question 75

Nager

Answer 75

to swim

Question 76

Prendre

Answer 76

To take / get / pickup. To have (food)

Question 77

Promener

Answer 77

to take a walk

Question 78

Etudier

Answer 78

to study

Question 79

Tourner

Answer 79

to turn

Question 80

Comprendre

Answer 80

to understand to include

Question 81

Utiliser

Answer 81

to use

Question 82

Visiter

Answer 82

to visit

Question 83

Attendre

Answer 83

to wait / wait for

Question 84

se Réveiller

Answer 84

to wake up (reflexive)

Question 85

Vouloir

Answer 85

to want / would like (conditional tense)

Question 86

Marcher

Answer 86

to walk to work (as in 'function')

Question 87

Regarder

Answer 87

to watch

Question 88

Travailler

Answer 88

to work (as in a job, vs marcher)

Question 89

Écrire

Answer 89

to write

Question 90

Crier

Answer 90

to scream / yell

Question 91

Pleurer

Answer 91

to cry

Question 92

Vouloir dire

Answer 92

to mean (lit. "to want to say")

Question 93

Habiter

Answer 93

to live in

Question 94

Oublier

Answer 94

to forget

Question 95

Éteindre

Answer 95

to turn off / put out / extinguish "eh-tyne-druh"

Question 96

Mentir

Answer 96

to lie

Question 97

Mourir

Answer 97

to die

Question 98

Vider

Answer 98

to empty

Question 99

Chanter

Answer 99

to sing

Question 100

Enlever

Answer 100

to take down

Question 101

Souvenir de

Answer 101

to remember

Question 102

Revenir

Answer 102

to come back

Question 103

Traverser

Answer 103

to cross

Question 104

to grow / to grow up

Answer 104

Grandir

Question 105

to gain weight / get fat

Answer 105

Grosse

Question 106

Maigrir

Answer 106

to lose weight

Question 107

Remplir

Answer 107

to fill

Question 108

Entrer

Answer 108

to enter

Question 109

Monter

Answer 109

to climb / climb up

Question 110

Descender

Answer 110

to climb down / go down

Question 111

Ajouter

Answer 111

to add

Question 112

Terminer

Answer 112

to complete / finish