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French Top 100 Verbs

The most common French verbs, ranked by how often they appear in the wordfreq list, which draws on subtitles, news, books and the web. Each verb is ranked by its most frequent form. Every card gives IPA, an example and notes on irregular forms.

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  • décider

    to decide

  • to succeed; to pass (an exam)

    réussir

  • servir

    to serve

  • to come back

    revenir

  • tenir

    to hold

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être
to be
avoir
to have
faire
to do; to make
pouvoir
can (be able)
aller
to go
dire
to say
falloir
to be necessary
voir
to see
devoir
must; to owe
savoir
to know (a fact); can (a skill)
prendre
to take; to have (food, drink)
vouloir
to want
rester
to stay
mettre
to put; to put on (clothes)
penser
to think
aimer
to like; to love
parler
to speak
demander
to ask
trouver
to find; to think (opinion)
passer
to pass; to spend (time)
partir
to leave
donner
to give
venir
to come
croire
to believe
arriver
to arrive; to happen
sembler
to seem
s'agir
to be about
comprendre
to understand
permettre
to allow
importer
to matter
jouer
to play
lire
to read
écrire
to write
rendre
to return; to make
vivre
to live
sortir
to go out
exister
to exist
laisser
to leave; to let
marcher
to walk; to work (function)
commencer
to start
espérer
to hope
garder
to keep
présenter
to introduce; to present
regarder
to look at; to watch
perdre
to lose
appeler
to call
changer
to change
connaître
to know (a person, a place)
aider
to help
devenir
to become
montrer
to show
chercher
to look for
arrêter
to stop
utiliser
to use
travailler
to work
acheter
to buy
attendre
to wait (for)
finir
to finish
manger
to eat
payer
to pay
publier
to publish; to post
recevoir
to receive
répondre
to answer
suivre
to follow
entendre
to hear
gagner
to win; to earn
retrouver
to find; to meet
éviter
to avoid
continuer
to continue
porter
to wear; to carry
créer
to create
obtenir
to obtain
rappeler
to call back; remind
suffire
to be enough
expliquer
to explain
proposer
to suggest; to offer
apprendre
to learn; to teach
essayer
to try; to try on
valoir
to be worth
assurer
to ensure; to insure
tomber
to fall
décider
to decide
réussir
to succeed; to pass (an exam)
servir
to serve
revenir
to come back
tenir
to hold
écouter
to listen to
fermer
to close
poser
to put (down)
envoyer
to send
ouvrir
to open
adorer
to love (very much)
oublier
to forget
représenter
to represent
souhaiter
to wish
toucher
to touch
concerner
to concern
atteindre
to reach
choisir
to choose
vendre
to sell

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Published November 1, 2026