{"id":118130,"date":"2023-07-28T08:07:08","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T12:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/common-french-verbs\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T07:30:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T12:30:43","slug":"common-french-verbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/french\/common-french-verbs\/","title":{"rendered":"153 Most Common French Verbs for Basic Conversations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learning French from scratch can be an exhilarating experience, while also being daunting.\u00a0But with a solid understanding of common verbs, which is perhaps the most important part of the language for beginners<\/a>, you won\u2019t feel so daunted.\u00a0<\/p>\n

You will have found the key to understanding a lot more everyday conversation. So here are 153 of the most common French verbs to get you well on your way.<\/p>\n

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1. \u00catre<\/em>\u00a0(to be)<\/h2>\n

Behold: The undisputed most common verb<\/a> in the French language.\u00a0And are you surprised?<\/p>\n

Take note of how often you use the verb “to be” and its conjugations (am, are, is) in English, and you’ll see why \u00eatre<\/i><\/strong> is so common in French.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, even though this verb means “to be” by itself, it can also be used as a support verb for compound verb tenses.<\/p>\n

And even though \u00eatre\u00a0<\/em>is irregular,\u00a0once you have it memorized, it’s infinitely useful.<\/p>\n

Here are the present tense conjugations:<\/p>\n