French A1 — Core Words: Everyday Verbs flashcards
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43 of the most frequent French A1 verbs: coming and going, getting on and off, giving, bringing and taking, keeping and losing, carrying on and stopping, each with its key forms, an original example sentence and its translation.
Learn deck · part of French A1–A2 · written against: CEFR A1–A2; standard metropolitan French; the vocabulary is 1,000 of the most frequent everyday words of an OpenSubtitles 2018 frequency list, since DELF publishes no word list. Updated 2026-10-10.
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falloir (v.) (il faut)to be necessary; il faut = you have to, we need (passé composé: il a fallu)Essential verbs
Il faut acheter du pain pour ce soir. — We need to buy bread for tonight.
Note: Only used with il. It takes an infinitive or a noun: Il faut deux œufs = You need two eggs. -
donner (v.) (je donne, nous donnons)to giveEssential verbs
Le dimanche, Paul donne du pain aux canards du parc. — On Sundays Paul gives the ducks in the park some bread.
Watch out: The person takes à: donner un cadeau à Marie; with a pronoun, je lui donne = I give him or her. -
trouver (v.) (je trouve, nous trouvons)to find; to think (trouver que)Everyday verbs
Tu trouves toujours les meilleures places au cinéma ! — You always find the best seats at the cinema!
Note: It also gives an opinion: Je trouve ce film long = I find this film long; je trouve que… = I think that… -
arrêter (v.) (j'arrête, nous arrêtons)to stopEveryday verbs
Arrête de parler, le film commence ! — Stop talking, the film is starting!
Watch out: To stop doing is arrêter de + infinitive; to come to a stop yourself is s'arrêter: Le bus s'arrête ici. -
aider (v.) (j'aide, nous aidons)to helpEveryday verbs
Le samedi, Hugo aide son grand-père au jardin. — On Saturdays Hugo helps his grandfather in the garden.
Watch out: No preposition before the person: aider sa mère; aider à + infinitive = to help do something. -
arriver (v.) (j'arrive, nous arrivons)to arrive; to happen (passé composé: je suis arrivé·e)Town & travel
Le train arrive à Marseille à midi. — The train arrives in Marseille at noon.
Note: Ça arrive = It happens; arriver à + infinitive = to manage to: Le chiot n'arrive pas à monter l'escalier. -
descendre (v.) (je descends, nous descendons)to go down, to come down; to get off (a bus, a train) (passé composé: je suis descendu·e)Town & travel
Nous descendons du bus devant la gare. — We get off the bus in front of the station.
Watch out: With a direct object it takes avoir: J'ai descendu les valises = I took the suitcases down. -
monter (v.) (je monte, nous montons)to go up, to come up; to get on, to get in (a bus, a car) (passé composé: je suis monté·e)Town & travel
Montez dans la voiture, on part ! — Get in the car, we're leaving!
Watch out: A bus, a train or a car usually takes dans: monter dans le train (but monter à vélo). With a direct object it takes avoir: J'ai monté l'escalier. -
entendre (v.) (j'entends, nous entendons)to hearTalking & thinking
Tu entends la musique des voisins ? — Can you hear the neighbours' music?
Watch out: False friend: in everyday French it means to hear, not to intend. s'entendre bien avec = to get on well with. -
accepter (v.) (j'accepte, nous acceptons)to accept; to agree (to)Talking & thinking
Elle accepte l'invitation avec plaisir. — She gladly accepts the invitation.
Note: accepter de + infinitive = to agree to: Il accepte de venir.
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