The Most Important Verbs in French

The heart of every language lies in its verbs. If you can correctly recognize and form verbs, you have already mastered the most important aspect of grammar.

To immediately start expressing a lot in French, you only need five verbs in the beginning.

These are:

to have
to be
to go
can
to do

Learn these five French verbs in the present tense in all six conjugated forms by heart: I go, you go, he/she/it goes, we go, you (plural) go, they go.

Also learn the past and future forms of the verbs to have, to be, to go, and to do.

First think of the solution. Then click the buttons to reveal the answers.

1
to have	avoir
I have	j'ai
you have	tu as
he has	il a
we have	nous avons
you have	vous avez
they have	ils ont

2
to be	être
I am	je suis
you are	tu es
he is	il est
we are	nous sommes
you are	vous êtes
they are	ils sont

3
to go	aller
I go	je vais
you go	tu vas
he goes	il va
we go	nous allons
you go	vous allez
they go	ils vont

4
can	pouvoir
I can	je peux
you can	tu peux
he can	il peut
we can	nous pouvons
you can	vous pouvez
they can	ils peuvent
you can (formal)	vous pouvez (formule de politesse

5
to do	faire
I do	je fais
you do	tu fais
he does	il fait
we do	nous faisons
you do	vous faites
they do	ils font

6
I have had	j'ai eu
you have had	tu as eu
he has had	il a eu
we have had	nous avons eu
you have had	vous avez eu
they have had	ils ont eu

7
I have been	j'ai été
you have been	tu as été
he has been	il a été
we have been	nous avons été
you have been	vous avez été
they have been	ils ont été

8
I have gone	je suis allé
you have gone	tu es allé
he has gone	il est allé
we have gone	nous sommes allés
you have gone	vous êtes allés
they have gone	ils sont allés

9
I have done	j'ai fait
you have done	tu as fait
he has done	il a fait
we have done	nous avons fait
you have done	vous avez fait
they have done	ils ont fait

10
I will have	j'aurai
you will have	tu auras
he will have	il aura
we will have	nous aurons
you will have	vous aurez
they will have	ils auront

11
I will be	je serai
you will be	tu seras
he will be	il sera
we will be	nous serons
you will be	vous serez
they will be	ils seront

12
I will go	j'irai
you will go	tu iras
he will go	il ira
we will go	nous irons
you will go	vous irez
they will go	ils iront

13
I will do	je ferai
you will do	tu feras
he will do	il fera
we will do	nous ferons
you will do	vous ferez
they will do	ils feront

14
Is there ... ?	Y a-t-il...?
May I ... ?	Puis-je...?
I need ...	J'ai besoin de ...
Where is ... ?	Où est...?
What is ... ?	Qu'est-ce que...?
How much is ... ?	Combien coûte...?
I would like to have ...	J'aimerais...
Can you ... ?	Peux-tu...?
Can you (formal) ... ?	Pouvez-vous...? (forme de politesse)

The verb forms will also be taught to you in the language course from Sprachenlernen24 right in the first few days with the help of a verb trainer, as they are essential in any language.

If you learn just 100 words in addition to these verbs at the beginning, you can already have basic conversations after only about three hours of study time.

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