Verbs
1,881 words, ranked by how many TCF exam questions use them. Tap a word for its meanings, forms and exam sentences.
- 1êtreverbto beto be3,890 questions
- 2avoirverbto haveto have2,791 questions
- 3pouvoirverbcan, to be able tocan, to be able to1,788 questions
- 4faireverbto do, to maketo do, to make1,633 questions
- 5choisirverbto chooseto choose1,306 questions
- 6écouterverbto listen (to)to listen (to)1,118 questions
- 7devoirverbmust, to have tomust, to have to881 questions
- 8allerverbto go; to be going toto go; to be going to850 questions
- 9proposerverbto suggest, to offerto suggest, to offer850 questions
- 10vouloirverbto wantto want803 questions
- 11donnerverbto giveto give785 questions
- 12poserverbto ask (a question); to putto ask (a question); to put754 questions
- 13penserverbto thinkto think724 questions
- 14falloirverbto be necessary, mustto be necessary, must646 questions
- 15prendreverbto taketo take627 questions
- 16trouververbto findto find601 questions
- 17venirverbto come; to have justto come; to have just600 questions
- 18demanderverbto ask; to requestto ask; to request567 questions
- 19passerverbto spend (time); to passto spend (time); to pass515 questions
- 20travaillerverbto workto work489 questions
- 21organiserverbto organizeto organize485 questions
- 22voirverbto seeto see463 questions
- 23souhaiterverbto wishto wish451 questions
- 24permettreverbto allow, to enableto allow, to enable421 questions
- 25savoirverbto know; to know howto know; to know how417 questions
- 26connaîtreverbto know, to be familiar withto know, to be familiar with403 questions
- 27écrireverbto writeto write396 questions
- 28participerverbto take partto take part392 questions
- 29aimerverbto like; to loveto like; to love379 questions
- 30direverbto say, to tellto say, to tell351 questions
- 31parlerverbto speak, to talkto speak, to talk335 questions
- 32existerverbto existto exist326 questions
- 33offrirverbto offer; to giveto offer; to give325 questions
- 34présenterverbto present, to introduceto present, to introduce324 questions
- 35expliquerverbto explainto explain323 questions
- 36mettreverbto put; to take (time)to put; to take (time)319 questions
- 37apprendreverbto learnto learn315 questions
- 38chercherverbto look forto look for309 questions
- 39rendreverbto make; to give backto make; to give back306 questions
- 40vivreverbto liveto live301 questions
- 41resterverbto stay; to remainto stay; to remain292 questions
- 42préférerverbto preferto prefer284 questions
- 43prévoirverbto plan; to expectto plan; to expect280 questions
- 44intéresserverbto interestto interest274 questions
- 45acheterverbto buyto buy271 questions
- 46aiderverbto helpto help271 questions
- 47recommanderverbto recommendto recommend266 questions
- 48partagerverbto shareto share262 questions
- 49partirverbto leave, to go awayto leave, to go away261 questions
- 50arriververbto arrive; to happento arrive; to happen260 questions
- 51réserververbto book; to reserveto book; to reserve260 questions
- 52visiterverbto visitto visit260 questions
- 53rencontrerverbto meetto meet257 questions
- 54utiliserverbto useto use252 questions
- 55inscrireverbto sign up, to registerto sign up, to register246 questions
- 56devenirverbto becometo become245 questions
- 57découvrirverbto discoverto discover243 questions
- 58obtenirverbto get, to obtainto get, to obtain241 questions
- 59préparerverbto prepareto prepare234 questions
- 60comprendreverbto understand; to includeto understand; to include227 questions
- 61apporterverbto bringto bring222 questions
- 62décrireverbto describeto describe222 questions
- 63suivreverbto follow; to take (a class)to follow; to take (a class)210 questions
- 64commencerverbto beginto begin201 questions
- 65changerverbto change (job, habits); to alter; to change, varyto change (job, habits); to alter; to change, vary198 questions
- 66raconterverbto tell; to recount; to narrateto tell; to recount; to narrate198 questions
- 67adapterverbsuitable for (adapté à); to adapt; to adapt oneselfsuitable for (adapté à); to adapt; to adapt oneself196 questions
- 68inviterverbto invite; to ask (sb to do sth)to invite; to ask (sb to do sth)195 questions
- 69créerverbto create; to set up, found; to establishto create; to set up, found; to establish185 questions
- 70jouerverbto play (games, sports); to play (music); to play (a role)to play (games, sports); to play (music); to play (a role)185 questions
- 71répondreverbto reply, to answer; to meet (a need)to reply, to answer; to meet (a need)181 questions
- 72fournirverbto provide; to supply; to put in (effort)to provide; to supply; to put in (effort)177 questions
- 73regarderverbto look at; to watch (film, TV)to look at; to watch (film, TV)175 questions
- 74éviterverbto avoid; to stay away from; to preventto avoid; to stay away from; to prevent174 questions
- 75installerverbto settle; to install; to placeto settle; to install; to place173 questions
- 76montrerverbto show; to demonstrate; to display (qualities)to show; to demonstrate; to display (qualities)173 questions
- 77mangerverbto eat; to have a mealto eat; to have a meal171 questions
- 78envoyerverbto send; to dispatchto send; to dispatch170 questions
- 79coûterverbto costto cost169 questions
- 80accepterverbto accept; to agree (to do)to accept; to agree (to do)165 questions
- 81réduireverbto reduce, cut; reduced (price, mobility)to reduce, cut; reduced (price, mobility)163 questions
- 82déciderverbto decide; to make up one's mind; to persuadeto decide; to make up one's mind; to persuade157 questions
- 83correspondreverbto correspond to; to match; to suitto correspond to; to match; to suit154 questions
- 84déroulerverbto take place, to go (se ~); to unfold; to unrollto take place, to go (se ~); to unfold; to unroll154 questions
- 85rédigerverbto write; to draft; to composeto write; to draft; to compose154 questions
- 86recevoirverbto receive; to welcome (guests)to receive; to welcome (guests)153 questions
- 87respecterverbto comply with (rules); to respectto comply with (rules); to respect148 questions
- 88appelerverbto call, phone; to be called; to call (name)to call, phone; to be called; to call (name)144 questions
- 89conseillerverbto advise; to recommend; to counselto advise; to recommend; to counsel143 questions
- 90ouvrirverbto open; to be open (to); to beginto open; to be open (to); to begin142 questions
- 91occuperverbto take care of, deal with; to occupy, take upto take care of, deal with; to occupy, take up141 questions
- 92attendreverbto wait for; to expectto wait for; to expect139 questions
- 93manquerverbto lack; to miss; to be missingto lack; to miss; to be missing134 questions
- 94améliorerverbto improve; to get betterto improve; to get better130 questions
- 95développerverbto develop; to grow, expand; to deployto develop; to grow, expand; to deploy129 questions
- 96fonctionnerverbto work; to function; to operateto work; to function; to operate125 questions
- 97lireverbto readto read125 questions
- 98durerverbto last; to go on (for)to last; to go on (for)124 questions
- 99gagnerverbto win; to earn; to gain (time, ground)to win; to earn; to gain (time, ground)123 questions
- 100essayerverbto try (to do); to try out, to test; to tasteto try (to do); to try out, to test; to taste122 questions
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