List of 300 common French Verbs

Learn 300 common and useful verbs in French

Are you looking to learn frequently used verbs to improve and enhance your vocabulary in French?

As you know, when it comes to learning a new language, it can be difficult to remember all the words and phrases when you start.

But with the list below, you are going to be able to memorize the French verbs a lot more easily. And this will help you to create sentences because all sentences have at least one verb.

Verbs are essential to learn because they will allow you to express what you do, what you think, and what you like or dislike.

They are important to create sentences and express yourself orally in your daily life. Once you learn the pronouns and some verbs, you will already be able to express things with small sentences, for example:

Je regarde la télé – I watch TV Je dors – I sleep Je cours – I run Elle lit – She reads Il mange – He eats Ils partent – They leave Vous avez faim ?- Are you hungry? Nous sommes dehors – We are outside

As you can see, it’s easy to make sentences once you learn some common verbs.

To progress quickly and save time in your learning, it is important to focus on the most frequent and useful verbs in French.

Below, you can find 300 useful and common verbs in French, two videos with the verbs and sentences in context, and a list in alphabetic order that you can print so you can practice at anytime, anywhere.

French verbs list a-z:

abandonner – to give up / to abandon abattre – to shoot abîmer – to damage accélérer – to accelerate accepter – to accept accompagner – to accompany accoucher – to give birth accrocher – to attach / to hang acheter – to buy agir – to act aider – to help aimer – to like/to love ajouter – to add aller – to go allumer- to turn on / to switch on / to light up apercevoir – to see / to spot apprendre – to learn arrêter – to stop / to arrest arriver – to arrive attendre – to wait atterrir – to land attraper – to catch avaler – to swallow avoir – to have bégayer – to stutter blesser – to injure bloquer – to block boire – to drink bondir – to bounce boucher – to clog bouder – to sulk bouillir – to boil bouquiner – to read briser – to break bronzer – to sunbathe cacher – to hide cambrioler – to burglarize / to break in casser – to break causer – to cause changer – to change chanter – to sing chauffer – to heat chavirer – to capsize chercher – to look for chialer – to weep / to cry chuchoter – to whisper cicatriser – to heal coiffer – to style / to do hair coincer – to stick coller – to glue combattre – to fight commander – to order comparer – to compare comprendre – to understand compter – to count concrétiser – to realise conduire – to drive confier – to entrust / to leave confimer –  to confirm confisquer – to confiscate conjuguer – to conjugate connaitre – to know continuer – to continue contrôler – to control couper – to cut courir – to run créer – to create crier – to shout croire – to believe cuisiner – to cook danser – to dance décevoir – to disappoint défaire – to unpack demander – to ask déménager – to move démolir – to demolish démotiver – to demotivate / to discourage déprimer – to be depress descendre – to go down / come down désinstaller – to uninstall désobéir – to disobey dessiner – to draw détester – to hate détruire – to destroy devenir – to become dire – to say/ to tell disparaître – to disappear disqualifier – to disqualify donner – to give dormir – to sleep draguer – to hit on / to flirt écarter – to spread échanger – to exchange économiser – to save up écouter – to listen to écrire – to write emballer – to pack embrasser – to kiss encourager – to encourage ennuyer – to annoy entendre – to hear envoyer – to send éplucher – to peel essayer – to try étaler – to spread éteindre – to turn off / to switch off étendre – to hang être – to be étudier – to study exister – to exist expliquer – to explain fabriquer – to make / to build faire – to do falsifier – to falsify féliciter – to congratulate fermer – to close fêter – to celebrate finir – to finish fondre – to melt frapper – to hit fumer – to smoke gagner – to win garder – to keep gâter – to spoil geler – to freeze glisser – to slip goûter – to taste grimper – to climb habiller – to dress harceler – to harass hospitaliser – to hospitalize hurler – to scream hypnotiser – to hypnotize idolâtrer – to idolize illuminer – to illuminate inaugurer – to inaugurate infecter – to infect installer – to install intercepter – to intercept introduire – to insert investir – to invest jaillir – to erupt / to gush jeter – to throw away jeûner – to fast jouer – to play juger – to judge kidnapper – to kidnap klaxonner – to honk laisser – to let lancer – to throw libérer – to release licencier – to fire / to be a member lier – to tie ligoter – to tie up lire – to read livrer – to deliver louer – to rent louper – to miss maigrir – to lose weight maîtriser – to control / to master manger – to eat manifester – to protest manquer – to miss marcher – to walk méditer – to meditate mélanger – to mix mentir – to lie mettre – to put / to place nager – to swim narguer – to taunt naviguer – to sail négocier – to negotiate neiger – to snow nettoyer – to clean nier – to deny obéir – to obey observer – to observe obtenir – to get occuper – to occupy offrir – to offer oublier – to forget ouvrir – to open pardonner – to forgive parier – to bet parler – to speak partager – to share participer – to participate partir – to leave passer – to pass payer – to pay pêcher – to fish peindre – to paint pénétrer – to penetrate penser – to think perdre – to lose permettre – to allow peser – to weigh photographier – to photograph plaisanter – to joke planer – to hover planifier – to plan planter – to plant pleurer – to cry pleuvoir – to rain plier – to fold polluer – to pollute pondre – to lay porter – to carry poser – to ask / to put poster – to post pousser – to push pouvoir – can / to be able to prendre – to take préparer – to prepare présenter – to present / to introduce prêter – to lend prier – to pray promener – to walk prononcer – to pronounce prouver – to prove qualifier – to qualify questionner – to question quitter – to leave raccourcir – to shorten racheter – to purchase rajouter – to add ralentir – to slow down râler – to grumble ramasser – to pick up ranger – to tidy up râper – to grate rappeler – to call back recevoir – to receive reconnaitre – to recognize redire – to repeat / to say again refaire – to redo regarder – to look remettre – to put back remuer – to stir rencontrer – to meet rendre – to give back réparer – to repair repasser – to iron répéter – to repeat répondre – to answer rester – to stay retourner – to return retrouver – to find revenir – to come back rêver – to dream rire – to laugh rouler – to drive / to ride rouvrir – to reopen saigner – to bleed saisir – to cease salir – so soil / to make dirty saluer – to greet sauter – to jump sauver – to rescue savoir – to know secourir – to rescue sécuriser – to secure séduire – to seduce séjourner – to stay sélectionner – to select sembler – to seem sentir – to feel / to smell servir – to serve siffler – to whistle signaler – to report souffrir – to suffer souhaiter – to wish sourire – to smile soutenir – to support suivre – to follow supprimer – to delete surpeupler – to overcrowd survivre – to survive taper – to hit teindre – to dye téléphoner – to phone tenir – to hold tenter – to try tester – to test tirer – to pull, to shoot tomber – to fall tondre – to mow torturer – to torture tourner – to turn tousser – to cough traduire – to translate travailler – to work trouver – to find tuer – to kill uriner – to urinate usurper – to steal vendre – to sell venir – to come verser – to pour visiter – to visit vivre – to live voir – to see voler – to steal / to fly vomir – to vomit vouloir – to want zozoter – to lisp

Download the pdf version of the list of 300 common French verbs a-z

I hope this list of verbs was useful for you, you can also watch it in these two videos below if you prefer. If you have any questions, please leave a comment.  

   

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