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Top 100 French verbs

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#WordTranslationType
1êtrebeverb2avoirhaveverb3fairedo · makeverb4diresay · tellverb5allergoverb6pouvoircanverb7voirseeverb8savoirknowverb9vouloirwantverb10prendretakeverb11venircomeverb12devoirhave to · mustverb13falloirbe necessary · have to · it · necessaryverb14puisthenverb15parlerspeak · talkverb16mettreput · setverb17regarderlook · watchverb18demanderaskverb19trouverfindverb20croirebelieveverb21donnergiveverb22passercross · pass · spendverb23penserthinkverb24laisserleaveverb25resterstayverb26aimerlike · loveverb27tenirholdverb28arriverarriveverb29entendrehearverb30sentirfeel · smellverb31attendrewaitverb32sortirgo outverb33connaîtreknowverb34comprendreunderstandverb35semblerseemverb36devenirbecomeverb37ouvriropenverb38revenircome back · returnverb39partirleaveverb40souriresmileverb41portercarry · wearverb42rirelaughverb43rendrereturnverb44répondreanswer · reply · respondverb45appelercallverb46arrêterstopverb47leverget up · lift · raiseverb48paraîtreappear · seem · to seemverb49chercherlook · look forverb50tomberfallverb51commencerstartverb52finirfinishverb53retrouverfind · meetverb54vivreliveverb55souvenirmemoryverb56poserask · putverb57monterclimb · go upverb58entrerenterverb59asseoirsit · sit downverb60mourirdieverb61tirerpull · shootverb62perdreloseverb63tournerturnverb64suivrefollow · takeverb65doutedoubtverb66écrirewriteverb67jeterthrow · throw awayverb68jouerplayverb69reprendreregain · resumeverb70marcherwalkverb71quitterleaveverb72écouterlistenverb73descendredescend · get off · go downverb74boiswoodverb75essayertryverb76retournerreturn · turnverb77pousserpushverb78oublierforgetverb79apprendrelearnverb80servirserveverb81mangereatverb82bouchemouthverb83continuercontinueverb84rentrercome back · come home · go · go back · go home · returnverb85montrershowverb86boiredrinkverb87courirrunverb88raconterrecount · tellverb89dormirsleepverb90garderkeepverb91lirereadverb92changerchangeverb93imaginerimagineverb94criercry · shoutverb95expliquerexplainverb96apercevoircatch sight · catch sight of · notice · seeverb97glisserslide · slipverb98reconnaîtrerecognizeverb99ajouteraddverb100recevoirreceiveverb

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