Going Beyond Basics: 100 High-Frequency French Verbs to Boost Your Fluency

Here is a list of the 100 most commonly used French verbs, arranged in alphabetical order with their English translations:

1. accepter – to accept
2. aller – to go
3. appeler – to call
4. arriver – to arrive
5. aider – to help
6. avoir – to have
7. boire – to drink
8. chanter – to sing
9. chercher – to look for
10. choisir – to choose
11. comprendre – to understand
12. connaître – to know
13. continuer – to continue
14. créer – to create
15. croire – to believe
16. danser – to dance
17. devenir – to become
18. devoir – to have to, must
19. dire – to say
20. donner – to give
21. dormir – to sleep
22. écrire – to write
23. écouter – to listen
24. effectuer – to carry out
25. entrer – to enter
26. envoyer – to send
27. être – to be
28. étudier – to study
29. faire – to do, make
30. falloir – to need to
31. finir – to finish
32. gagner – to win, earn
33. garder – to keep
34. habiter – to live
35. importer – to import
36. informer – to inform
37. inscrire – to register
38. interdire – to forbid
39. jouer – to play
40. laisser – to leave
41. lire – to read
42. manger – to eat
43. marcher – to walk
44. mettre – to put
45. monter – to go up, climb
46. montrer – to show
47. mourir – to die
48. nager – to swim
49. naître – to be born
50. obtenir – to obtain
51. offrir – to offer
52. ouvrir – to open
53. partir – to leave
54. passer – to pass, spend
55. penser – to think
56. perdre – to lose
57. permettre – to permit, allow
58. plaire – to please
59. poser – to ask, place
60. pouvoir – can, to be able to
61. prendre – to take
62. présenter – to present
63. produire – to produce
64. promettre – to promise
65. proposer – to propose, suggest
66. protéger – to protect
67. quitter – to leave, abandon
68. raconter – to tell a story
69. recevoir – to receive
70. regarder – to watch, look at
71. remercier – to thank
72. rendre – to give back, make (something)
73. rentrer – to return, go back in
74. répéter – to repeat
75. répondre – to answer, reply
76. retenir – to retain, remember
77. retrouver – to find, meet
78. revenir – to come back
79. rire – to laugh
80. savoir – to know
81. se lever – to get up
82. se souvenir – to remember
83. servir – to serve
84. sortir – to go out, leave
85. souhaiter – to wish
86. suivre – to follow
87. surprendre – to surprise
88. tendre – to stretch, hold out
89. terminer – to finish, end
90. tomber – to fall
91. travailler – to work
92. trouver – to find
93. utiliser – to use
94. valoir – to be worth
95. venir – to come
96. vendre – to sell
97. venir – to come
98. vivre – to live
99. voir – to see
100. vouloir – to want

Learning these verbs will help you build a strong foundation in French and enable you to communicate in a variety of situations.

Keep in mind that many of these verbs have irregular conjugations, and it’s important to practice them regularly in order to master their various forms.

With time and practice, you’ll be well on your way to becoming fluent in French!