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Level 1 - regular ER verbs Flashcards

1
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to arrive

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arriver

j'	arrive
tu	arrives
il/elle	arrive
nous	arrivons
vous	arrivez
ils/elles	arrivent
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to walk

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marcher

je	marche
tu	marches
il/elle	marche
nous	marchons
vous	marchez
ils/elles	marchent
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3
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to talk

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parler

je	parle
tu	parles
il/elle	parle
nous	parlons
vous	parlez
ils/elles	parlent
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4
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to dance

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dancer

je	danse
tu	danses
il/elle	danse
nous	dansons
vous	dansez
ils/elles	dansent
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5
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to sing

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chanter

je chante
tu chantes
il chante
nous chantons
vous chantez
ils chantent
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6
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to work

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travailler

je	travaille
tu	travailles
il/elle	travaille
nous	travaillons
vous	travaillez
ils/elles	travaillent
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7
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to eat

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manger

je	mange
tu	manges
il/elle	mange
nous	mangeons
vous	mangez
ils/elles	mangent
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to love

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adorer

j'	adore
tu	adores
il/elle	adore
nous	adorons
vous	adorez
ils/elles	adorent
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9
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to hate

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détester

je	déteste
tu	détestes
il/elle	déteste
nous	détestons
vous	détestez
ils/elles	détestent
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10
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to like (a thing)
to love (a person)
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aimer

j'	aime
tu	aimes
il/elle	aime
nous	aimons
vous	aimez
ils/elles	aiment
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to win

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gagner

je	gagne
tu	gagnes
il/elle	gagne
nous	gagnons
vous	gagnez
ils/elles	gagnent
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to play

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jouer

je	joue
tu	joues
il/elle	joue
nous	jouons
vous	jouez
ils/elles	jouent

note that jouer de refers to playing a musical instrument, whereas jouer à refers to playing a game or a sport

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to listen

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écouter

j'	écoute
tu	écoutes
il/elle	écoute
nous	écoutons
vous	écoutez
ils/elles	écoutent
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to function, to work

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marcher

je	marche
tu	marches
il/elle	marche
nous	marchons
vous	marchez
ils/elles	marchent
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to come home, to come back

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rentrer

je	rentre
tu	rentres
il/elle	rentre
nous	rentrons
vous	rentrez
ils/elles	rentrent

To express “to come (back) to” you use rentrer à, while to express “to come (back) from” you would use rentrer de.

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enter

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entrer

j'	entre
tu	entres
il/elle	entre
nous	entrons
vous	entrez
ils/elles	entrent
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to study, to review, to revise

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réviser

je révise
tu révises
il/elle révise
nous révisons
vous révisez
ils/elles révisent

Note that this verb is different from étudier, which means to study a subject regularly or in general. Réviser pertains instead to studying for something specific like an exam or a quiz.

18
Q

to study

A

étudier

j'	étudie
tu	étudies
il/elle	étudie
nous	étudions
vous	étudiez
ils/elles	étudient
19
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to think

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penser

je pense 
tu penses
il/elle/on pense 
nous pensons 
vous pensez 
ils/elles pensent

to think about (someone, something) - penser à. In this case “about” is translated with the preposition à. Very common in French, à can have various meanings – including “to” and “toward” – depending on context.

20
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to go home by (means of transportation)

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rentrer en

je	rentre en
tu	rentres en
il/elle	rentre en
nous	rentrons en
vous	rentrez en
ils/elles	rentrent en

The preposition en can be used to introduce most modes of transportation. Note that en can also mean “in” or “inside.”

21
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to live, to reside

A

habiter

j' habite 
tu habites
il/elle/on habite 
nous habitons 
vous habitez 
ils/elles habitent

Note that it is different from vivre in that it is used to speak about one’s place of residence.

22
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to count (on)

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compter (sur)

je compte (sur)
tu comptes (sur)
il/elle compte (sur)
nous comptons (sur)
vous comptez (sur)
ils/elles comptent (sur)
23
Q

to cook

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cuisiner

je	cuisine
tu	cuisines
il/elle	cuisine
nous	cuisinons
vous	cuisinez
ils/elles	cuisinent
24
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to ask

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demander

je	demande
tu	demandes
il/elle	demande
nous	demandons
vous	demandez
ils/elles	demandent

This verb is often followed by the preposition à. The construction demander à + person + de + infinitive is common, and means “to ask someone to do something.”

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to ask a question

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poser une question

je	pose
tu	poses
il/elle	pose
nous	posons
vous	posez
ils/elles	posent
26
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to teach

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enseigner

j' enseigne
tu enseignes
il/elle enseigne
nous enseignons
vous enseignez
ils/elles enseignent
27
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to watch / to look

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regarder

je	regarde
tu	regardes
il/elle	regarde
nous	regardons
vous	regardez
ils/elles	regardent

French Verbs - present tense (5 decks)

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