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25 Most Common Verbs in
French
(or 26 if you're being picky ;) )
The idea of this work book is for you to practise conjugating the 25
most common verbs used in the French language. This can
become a revision tool for you and a quick reference guide, so
please feel free to write all over it.
However, when I say 25, I really mean 26. This is because I noticed
that in the list of verbs there are no regular -ir verbs. People tend
to forget the conjugation of these verbs (my personal favourites) so
I thought I'd put them in as a little reminder.
You'll also notice that some verbs are in different colours. This is
my cunning scheme to help you realise that some verbs are regular
and follow the same patterns. So, verbs in blue are regular -er
verbs, verbs in green are regular -re verbs and the last verb in
purple is a regular -ir verb
If you find any mistakes in them, please let me know - I'm human
and can make mistakes.
Enjoy!
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25 (ish) Most Common Verbs in French
1. être to be
2. avoir to have
3. pouvoir to be able (can)
4. faire to make, to do
5. mettre to put
6. dire to say, to tell
7. devoir to have to , must, to owe
8. prendre to take
9. donner to give
10. aller to go
11. vouloir to want, to wish
12. savoir to know
13. falloir to have to
14. voir to see
15. demander to ask, to request
16. trouver to find
17. rendre to return
18. venir to come
19. passer to pass, to go past
20. comprendre to understand, to include
21. rester to stay, to remain
22. tenir to hold, to keep
23. porter to carry, to wear
24. parler to speak, to talk
25. montrer to show, to display
26. finir to finish
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1. être = to be
Present Tense Near Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Perfect Tense Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Imperfect Tense Conditional Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
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2. avoir = to have
Present Tense Near Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Perfect Tense Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Imperfect Tense Conditional Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
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3. pouvoir = to be able (can)
Present Tense Near Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Perfect Tense Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Imperfect Tense Conditional Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
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4. faire = to make, to do
Present Tense Near Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Perfect Tense Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Imperfect Tense Conditional Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
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5. mettre = to put
Present Tense Near Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Perfect Tense Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Imperfect Tense Conditional Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
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6. dire = to say, to tell
Present Tense Near Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Perfect Tense Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Imperfect Tense Conditional Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
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7. devoir = to have to, must, to owe
Present Tense Near Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Perfect Tense Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Imperfect Tense Conditional Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
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8. prendre = to take
Present Tense Near Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Perfect Tense Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Imperfect Tense Conditional Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
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9. donner = to give
Present Tense Near Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Perfect Tense Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Imperfect Tense Conditional Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
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10. aller = to go
Present Tense Near Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Perfect Tense Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Imperfect Tense Conditional Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
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11. vouloir = to want, to wish
Present Tense Near Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Perfect Tense Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Imperfect Tense Conditional Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
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12. savoir = to know
Present Tense Near Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Perfect Tense Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Imperfect Tense Conditional Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
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13. falloir = to have to
Present Tense Near Future Tense
Il
Perfect Tense Future Tense
Il
Imperfect Tense Conditional Tense
Il
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14. voir = to see
Present Tense Near Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Perfect Tense Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Imperfect Tense Conditional Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
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15. demander = to ask, to request
Present Tense Near Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Perfect Tense Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Imperfect Tense Conditional Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
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16. trouver = to find
Present Tense Near Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Perfect Tense Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Imperfect Tense Conditional Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
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17. rendre = to return
Present Tense Near Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Perfect Tense Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Imperfect Tense Conditional Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
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18. venir = to come
Present Tense Near Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Perfect Tense Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Imperfect Tense Conditional Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
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19. passer = to come, to go past
Present Tense Near Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Perfect Tense Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Imperfect Tense Conditional Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
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20. comprendre = to understand
Present Tense Near Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Perfect Tense Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Imperfect Tense Conditional Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
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21. rester = to stay, to remain
Present Tense Near Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Perfect Tense Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Imperfect Tense Conditional Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
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22. tenir = to remain
Present Tense Near Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Perfect Tense Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Imperfect Tense Conditional Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
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23. porter = to carry, to wear
Present Tense Near Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Perfect Tense Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Imperfect Tense Conditional Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
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24. parler = to speak, to talk
Present Tense Near Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Perfect Tense Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Imperfect Tense Conditional Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
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25. montrer = to show, to display
Present Tense Near Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Perfect Tense Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Imperfect Tense Conditional Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
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26. finir = to finish
Present Tense Near Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Perfect Tense Future Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles
Imperfect Tense Conditional Tense
Je
Tu
Il/Elle/On
Nous
Vous
Ils/Elles