Practice Verbs in French | Word Match Game

Verbs: Lesson Guide

Verbs are the action words that drive communication. Here are the most essential ones in French.

Language & Cultural Tips

Infinitive Groups: French verbs are grouped into three main groups based on their infinitive endings: -er (e.g., manger), -ir (e.g., finir), and -re/-oir (e.g., vendre, voir). The -er group is by far the most common and regular.

Don't Drop the Pronoun: Unlike Spanish or Italian, you CANNOT drop the subject pronoun in French. You must always say Je, tu, il/elle, etc., before the conjugated verb.

Key Vocabulary List

English	French
to be	être
to have	avoir
to do / to make	faire
to go	aller
to come	venir
to eat	manger
to drink	boire
to sleep	dormir
to speak / to talk	parler
to say / to tell	dire
to see	voir
to hear / to feel	entendre / sentir
to understand	comprendre
to know (a fact / how to)	savoir
to know (a person / place)	connaître
to work	travailler
to study	étudier
to live	vivre / habiter
to die	mourir
to be born	naître
to open	ouvrir
to close	fermer
to take	prendre
to give	donner
to write	écrire
to read	lire
to want	vouloir
to be able (can)	pouvoir
to have to (must / should)	devoir
to like / to be pleasing	plaire / aimer
to look for / to search	chercher
to find	trouver
to wait	attendre
to enter	entrer
to exit / to go out	sortir
to play	jouer
to pay	payer
to help	aider
to listen	écouter
to watch / to look at	regarder
to walk	marcher
to run	courir
to jump	sauter
to swim	nager
to drive	conduire
to travel	voyager
to call (on the phone)	téléphoner / appeler
to answer	répondre
to ask	demander
to teach	enseigner
to learn	apprendre
to forget	oublier
to remember	se souvenir / se rappeler
to believe	croire
to think	penser
to hear	entendre
to touch	toucher
to love	aimer
to hate	détester / haïr
to hope	espérer
to fear	craindre
to fall	tomber
to get up	se lever
to sit down	s'asseoir
to wash	laver
to clean	nettoyer
to cook	cuisiner
to buy	acheter
to sell	vendre

Verbs Practice

Pratique : Les Verbes

Verbs: Lesson Guide