Verbs in French

Verbs are a key part of any language. The French verbs list below will help you learn common French verbs in no time. Together with other basic nouns and adjectives, this will quickly allow you to express basic things in French. For even more French verbs, take a look at our learning resources for French at the end of the page.

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Basic French Verbs
French Action Words
Movements in French
French Business Verbs

Basic French Verbs

English	French
to open in French	ouvrir (ouvre, avoir ouvert, ouvrant)
to close in French	fermer (ferme, avoir fermé, fermant)
to sit in French	s'asseoir (m'assois, s'être assis, s'assoyant)
to stand in French	être debout (suis, avoir été, étant)
to know in French	savoir (sais, avoir su, sachant)
to think in French	penser (pense, avoir pensé, pensant)
to win in French	gagner (gagne, avoir gagné, gagnant)
to lose in French	perdre (perds, avoir perdu, perdant)
to ask in French	demander (demande, avoir demandé, demandant)
to answer in French	répondre (réponds, répondu, répondant)
to help in French	aider (aide, avoir aidé, aidant)
to like in French	apprécier (apprécie, avoir apprécié, appréciant)
to kiss in French	embrasser (embrasse, avoir embrassé, embrassant)
to eat in French	manger (mange, avoir mangé, mangeant)
to drink in French	boire (bois, avoir bu, buvant)

French Action Words

English	French
to take in French	prendre (prends, avoir pris, prenant)
to put in French	mettre (mets, avoir mis, mettant)
to find in French	trouver (trouve, avoir trouvé, trouvant)
to steal in French	voler (vole, avoir volé, volant)
to kill in French	tuer (tue, avoir tué, tuant)
to fly in French	voler (vole, avoir volé, volant)
to attack in French	attaquer (attaque, avoir attaqué, attaquant)
to defend in French	défendre (défends, avoir défendu, défendant)
to fall in French	tomber (tombe, être tombé, tombant)
to choose in French	choisir (choisis, avoir choisi, choisissant)

Movements in French

English	French
to run in French	courir (cours, avoir couru, courant)
to swim in French	nager (nage, avoir nagé, nageant)
to jump in French	sauter (saute, avoir sauté, sautant)
to pull in French	tirer (tire, avoir tiré, tirant)
to push in French	pousser (pousse, avoir poussé, poussant)
to throw in French	jeter (jette, avoir jeté, jetant)
to crawl in French	ramper (rampe, avoir rampé, rampant)
to fight in French	se battre (me bats, s'être battu, se battant)
to catch in French	attraper (attrape, avoir attrapé, attrapant)
to roll in French	rouler (roule, avoir roulé, roulant)

French Business Verbs

English	French
to buy in French	acheter (achète, avoir acheté, achetant)
to pay in French	payer (paye, avoir payé, payant)
to sell in French	vendre (vends, avoir vendu, vendant)
to study in French	étudier (étudie, avoir étudié, étudiant)
to call in French	téléphoner à (téléphone, avoir téléphoné, téléphonant)
to read in French	lire (lis, avoir lu, lisant)
to write in French	écrire (écris, avoir écrit, écrivant)
to calculate in French	calculer (calcule, avoir calculé, calculant)
to measure in French	mesurer (mesure, avoir mesuré, mesurant)
to earn in French	gagner (gagne, avoir gagné, gagnant)
to count in French	compter (compte, avoir compté, comptant)
to scan in French	scanner (scanne, avoir scanné, scannant)
to print in French	imprimer (imprime, avoir imprimé, imprimant)

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Verbs in French

Basic French Verbs

French Action Words

Movements in French

French Business Verbs

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