200 Most Common Verbs in French (2023)

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Before we proceed to the long list of 200 most common French verbs, let's take a look one-by-one at ten of the most useful French verbs and see them with their present tense conjugation. Let's start!

1. Être(to be)

On the top of the heap of most common French verbs is the most useful one of them all. Though this verb is highly irregular, you need to commit this to memory since you’ll find this one used repeatedly in everyday speech, either alone or as an auxiliary verb for compound tenses.

Here is the conjugation of etre.

For more, visit:The French Verb Être: All You Need To Know

2. Avoir(to have)

The second most useful French verb avoir, is also an irregular verb. It is also used by itself or with another verb to form a compound tense.

Here is avoir in the present tense.

j'ai

tu as

il a

elle a

on a

nous avons

vous avez

ils ont

elles ont

3. Faire(to do)

The third one on our list is another irregular verb. Faire is also a highly useful French verb which means “to do”. It also translates to “to make” in some cases.

Now let’s take a look at the conjugation offaire.

See also: All About The French verb Faire

4. Aller (to go)

The fourth French verb on our list is, unfortunately, another irregular verb. I know, I know. Don’t worry, it gets better when you memorize this verb fully. Aller also works as a standalone verb or as an auxiliary to form compound verbs for future tenses.

Here’s the conjugation ofaller.

See also: All About the French Verb Aller

5. Dire (to say)

Okay, now we’re on to the fifth most frequently used French verb on our list, and guess what? Yes, it’s another irregular verb (will this torture ever end?--yes it does). Dire means “to tell” or “to say” and I must say, you’ll see and hear this quite often!

See also: All About the French Verb Dire

6. Voir (to see)

Another most frequently used French verb is “voir” which means, to see. Aside from its literal use though, voir can also be used figuratively as in “to understand” or “to experience”. It all depends on the context and usage.

See also: All About the Verb Voir

7. Savoir (to know)

Savoir which means “to know” can be quite a difficult verb to know. (Get it? Okay.) Aside from the fact that it is yet again another irregular verb, savoir has a close sibling connaître which also means “to know” and the differences can be quite complex! But that’s a topic for another day.

Here’s the present tense conjugation of savoir:

je sais

tu sais

il sait

elle sait

on sait

nous savons

vous savez

ils savent

elles savent

8. Venir (to come)

Venir is once again an irregular French verb and it means “to come”. Here is its conjugation in the present tense.

je viens

tu viens

il vient

elle vient

on vient

nous venons

vous venez

ils viennent

elles viennent

9. Vouloir (to want)

Another very important French verb is vouloir. It means “to want”. Here’s how to conjugate it in the present tense.

je veux

tu veux

il veut

elle veut

on veut

nous voulons

vous voulez

ils veulent

elles veulent

10. Pouvoir (to be able to / can)

Finally on our list of the most useful verbs is pouvoir which is equivalent to can or to be able to in English.

je peux

tu peux

il peut

elle peut

on peut

nous pouvons

vous pouvez

ils peuvent

elles peuvent

200 Most Common French Verbs

Conclusion

So there you have it, 200 of the most common French verbs. You can also check out the different French vocabulary lists such as:

120 Common Adverbs

129 Most Common French Adjectives

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