Most Common French Verbs (Part 1)

Most Common Verbs

Most Common French Verbs (Part 1)

Here are lessons and conjugations for the 15 most common French verbs. Once you’ve looked those over, try the conjugation quizzes for a quick analysis of your conjugation expertise.

Learn and practice the Most Common French Verbs. Here some games and activities.

Here are the Most Common French Verbs:

French English
Manger to eat
Aller to go
Parler to speak
Être to be
Jouer to play
Avoir to have
Aimer to love, like
Prendre to take, catch
Travailler to work
Écouter to listen
Acheter to buy
Descendre to go down
Lire to read
Finir to finish
Faire to do

Pronunciation for the ER verbs

In the video you can practice the pronunciation of the 8 ER verbs from the table.

Difference in pronunciation between present and past tense for the ER verbs

In the video from the form, you can observe how the pronunciation of ER verbs changes between present and past tense. Practice by copying them in the form.


Practice each verb here:

Le verbe mangerLe verbe allerLe verbe parlerLe verbe aimerLe verbe écouterLe verbe jouerLe verbe êtreLe verbe faireLe verbe prendreLe verbe descendreLe verbe avoirLe verbe finir

Practice and learn the pronunciation of each verb here:

1 Manger (to eat)

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2 Aller (to go)

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3 Parler (to talk)

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4 Être (to be)

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5 Jouer (to play)

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6 Avoir (to have)

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7 Aimer (to love)

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8 Prendre (to take)

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9 Travailler (to work)

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10 Écouter (to listen)

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11 Acheter (to buy)

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12 Descendre (to go down)

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13 Lire (to read)

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14 Finir (to finish)

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15 Faire (to do)

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Basic Grammar for level 1 – List

1. The alphabet: L’alphabet
2. French Silent Letters: Lettres muettes françaises
3. French Letter Combinations: Combinaisons de lettres (Practice)
4. Articles: Articles
5. Masculine or feminine nouns: Noms masculins ou féminins
6. The interrogative form: la forme interrogative
      a) Question words : Les mots interrogatifs
7. Prepositions(go, come – present) (Practice)
       a) The preposition “à”
       b) The preposition “de”
       c) “Pour” Explained: For vs. To
8. French expressions:
       a) Two words
       b) Three words
9. Accents: Accents
10. Liaison: Liaison
11. Possessive adjectives: Adjectifs possessifs (Practice)
12. The negative form: La forme négative
       a) Negative words in French: Les mots négatifs en français
13. C’est – Il est – elle est: It is – He is – she is
14. Quiz Game Level 1: Quiz

Basic Conjugation for L1

1. Personal Pronouns: Personal Pronouns
    a) Subject pronouns: Pronoms sujets
    b) You or you: Tu or vous
    c) (Practice)
2.Infinitive and conjugated verbs
3. The verb to be: Le verbe être
4. The verb to have: Le verbe avoir
5. The verb to go: Le verbe aller
6. The  verb to do: Le verbe faire
7. To be, To have, To go, To do
8. ER Verbs : (Phonetic pronunciation)
9. IR Verbs: (Phonetic pronunciation)
10. RE Verbs: (Phonetic pronunciation)
11. Sentences with ER verbs
12. Sentences with IR verbs
13. Sentences with RE verbs
14. Most Common French Verbs
15. REGULAR Verbs:
    a) (Verbes)
    b) (Sentences)
    c) (Practice)

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