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French verbs

500 verbs, every form of each one recorded. 379 follow a pattern; 121 have forms of their own. Open one to hear it.

  1. The essential 50The verbs you will say every day. Start here.
  2. #4 dire to say, to tell Beginner Irregular -re verb
  3. #17 parler to speak Beginner Regular -er verb
  4. #21 demander to ask Beginner Regular -er verb
  5. #28 comprendre to understand, to include Beginner Irregular -re verb
  6. #30 entendre to hear Beginner Regular -re verb
  7. #33 appeler to call Beginner Irregular -er verb
  8. #37 sembler to seem Regular -er verb
  9. #40 répondre to answer Regular -re verb
  10. #46 écouter to listen Beginner Regular -er verb
  11. The next most usedIn the order you are likely to meet them.
  12. #55 montrer to show Beginner Regular -er verb
  13. #61 écrire to write Beginner Irregular -re verb
  14. #68 s'appeler to be called Beginner Irregular -er verb
  15. #70 se passer to happen Regular -er verb
  16. #77 envoyer to send Beginner Irregular -er verb
  17. #83 permettre to allow Irregular -re verb
  18. #87 raconter to tell, to recount Beginner Regular -er verb
  19. #88 expliquer to explain Regular -er verb
  20. #105 paraître to seem, to appear Irregular -re verb
  21. #106 oser to dare Regular -er verb
  22. #111 avoir raison to be right Beginner Irregular -ir verb
  23. #112 avoir tort to be wrong Beginner Irregular -ir verb
  24. #114 vouloir dire to mean Beginner Irregular -ir verb
  25. #120 se tromper to be mistaken Regular -er verb
  26. #137 téléphoner to phone Beginner Regular -er verb
  27. #138 rappeler to call back Beginner Irregular -er verb
  28. #148 poser to put, to ask (a question) Beginner Regular -er verb
  29. #151 promettre to promise Beginner Irregular -re verb
  30. #152 proposer to suggest, to offer Regular -er verb
  31. #153 accepter to accept Regular -er verb
  32. #154 refuser to refuse Regular -er verb
  33. #187 crier to shout Regular -er verb
  34. #191 se disputer to argue Beginner Regular -er verb
  35. #196 se plaindre to complain Irregular -re verb
  36. #197 s'excuser to apologize Regular -er verb
  37. #198 excuser to excuse, to apologize Beginner Regular -er verb
  38. #199 remercier to thank Beginner Regular -er verb
  39. #201 féliciter to congratulate Regular -er verb
  40. #203 souhaiter to wish Regular -er verb
  41. #209 supposer to suppose Regular -er verb
  42. #212 remarquer to notice Regular -er verb
  43. #214 répéter to repeat Beginner Irregular -er verb
  44. #254 publier to post, to publish Regular -er verb
  45. #258 prier to ask, to beg Beginner Regular -er verb
  46. #271 s'agir to be about Regular -ir verb
  47. #280 se parler to talk to each other Regular -er verb
  48. #283 se taire to be quiet Irregular -re verb
  49. #284 se moquer to make fun Regular -er verb
  50. #288 se présenter to introduce yourself Beginner Regular -er verb
  51. #289 présenter to introduce Beginner Regular -er verb
  52. #292 discuter to chat, to discuss Regular -er verb
  53. #293 annoncer to announce Regular -er verb
  54. #294 prévenir to warn, to let know Irregular -ir verb
  55. #295 conseiller to advise, to recommend Beginner Regular -er verb
  56. #296 recommander to recommend Regular -er verb
  57. #297 suggérer to suggest Regular -er verb
  58. #298 insister to insist Beginner Regular -er verb
  59. #299 convaincre to convince Irregular -re verb
  60. #300 mentir to lie Irregular -ir verb
  61. #302 avouer to admit, to confess Regular -er verb
  62. #303 admettre to admit Irregular -re verb
  63. #304 exagérer to exaggerate Regular -er verb
  64. #305 plaisanter to joke Regular -er verb
  65. #306 déranger to bother Beginner Regular -er verb
  66. #341 dépendre to depend Beginner Regular -re verb
  67. #347 échanger to exchange, to swap Regular -er verb
  68. #398 défendre to defend, to forbid Regular -re verb
  69. #409 lâcher to let go Regular -er verb
  70. #417 raccrocher to hang up (the phone) Regular -er verb
  71. #427 tutoyer to use the friendly form Beginner Irregular -er verb
  72. #430 décrire to describe Beginner Irregular -re verb
  73. #432 poster to post, to mail Regular -er verb
  74. #433 patienter to wait (patiently) Regular -er verb
  75. #434 indiquer to point out, to tell Regular -er verb
  76. #453 juger to judge Regular -er verb
  77. #454 accuser to accuse Regular -er verb
  78. #455 déclarer to declare Regular -er verb
  79. #456 porter plainte to report a crime Beginner Regular -er verb
  80. #467 critiquer to criticise Regular -er verb
  81. #480 réagir to react Regular -ir verb
  82. #486 saluer to greet Regular -er verb
  83. #489 se renseigner to find out, to enquire Regular -er verb
  84. #492 traduire to translate Irregular -re verb
  85. #493 prononcer to pronounce Regular -er verb
  86. #496 informer to inform Regular -er verb
  87. #497 bavarder to chat Regular -er verb
  88. #500 hurler to scream, to yell Regular -er verb