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French Verb Conjugations

Complete conjugation tables for every verb and tense — free reference.

517 verbs
5 tenses
2585 conjugation tables
517 verbs
Type
Pattern

Tenses covered

Present (Présent de l'indicatif) Past (completed) (Passé composé) Past (ongoing) (Imparfait) Future (Futur simple) Would (conditional) (Conditionnel présent)

Most Essential Verbs

être
to be
irregular
avoir
to have
irregular
faire
to do/make
irregular
dire
to say/tell
irregular
aller
to go
irregular
voir
to see
irregular
savoir
to know (facts)
irregular
pouvoir
to be able to
irregular
vouloir
to want
irregular
venir
to come
irregular
devoir
to have to/must
irregular
prendre
to take
irregular
trouver
to find
donner
to give
parler
to speak
mettre
to put
irregular
passer
to pass/spend
croire
to believe
irregular
demander
to ask
rester
to stay
répondre
to answer
entendre
to hear
penser
to think
suivre
to follow
irregular
connaître
to know (people)
irregular
partir
to leave
irregular
sentir
to feel/smell
irregular
tenir
to hold
irregular
comprendre
to understand
irregular
porter
to carry/wear
aimer
to love/like
chercher
to search/look for
sortir
to go out
irregular
laisser
to leave/let
montrer
to show
sembler
to seem
permettre
to permit
irregular
arriver
to arrive
vivre
to live
irregular
attendre
to wait
recevoir
to receive
irregular
servir
to serve
irregular
mourir
to die
irregular
perdre
to lose
rappeler
to remind/call back
écrire
to write
irregular
apparaître
to appear
irregular
ouvrir
to open
irregular
présenter
to present
accepter
to accept
agir
to act
jouer
to play
reconnaître
to recognize
irregular
choisir
to choose
toucher
to touch
tomber
to fall
continuer
to continue
atteindre
to reach
irregular
commencer
to begin
devenir
to become
irregular
apprendre
to learn
irregular
offrir
to offer
irregular
manger
to eat
courir
to run
irregular
décider
to decide
retourner
to return
finir
to finish
lire
to read
irregular
changer
to change
obtenir
to obtain
irregular
entrer
to enter
payer
to pay
boire
to drink
irregular
dormir
to sleep
irregular
expliquer
to explain
acheter
to buy
travailler
to work
aider
to help
exister
to exist
appeler
to call
fermer
to close
créer
to create
jeter
to throw
conduire
to drive
irregular
monter
to go up
descendre
to go down
occuper
to occupy
produire
to produce
irregular
garder
to keep
apporter
to bring
proposer
to propose
étudier
to study
réussir
to succeed
construire
to build
irregular
vendre
to sell
traduire
to translate
irregular
envoyer
to send
irregular
naître
to be born
irregular
rire
to laugh
irregular
plaire
to please
irregular
rentrer
to return home
marcher
to walk
lever
to raise
rencontrer
to meet
essayer
to try
couvrir
to cover
irregular
battre
to beat
irregular
couper
to cut
brûler
to burn
cacher
to hide
compter
to count
remplir
to fill
souffrir
to suffer
irregular
tirer
to pull/shoot
pousser
to push
imaginer
to imagine
considérer
to consider
représenter
to represent
développer
to develop

Extended Verbs

distinguer
to distinguish
échouer
to fail
écouter
to listen
embrasser
to kiss/embrace
employer
to employ
encourager
to encourage
engager
to engage
enseigner
to teach
entraîner
to train/lead to
épouser
to marry
examiner
to examine
fêter
to celebrate
fonctionner
to function
frapper
to hit/knock
glisser
to slide
habiter
to live (in)
ignorer
to ignore
inspirer
to inspire
intéresser
to interest
inviter
to invite
améliorer
to improve
rejoindre
to join/meet up
irregular
réaliser
to realize/achieve
participer
to participate
placer
to place/put
appartenir
to belong
irregular
agrandir
to enlarge
signifier
to mean/signify
résoudre
to solve/resolve
irregular
afficher
to display/post
régler
to regulate/settle
contrôler
to control
protéger
to protect
lancer
to throw/launch
préciser
to specify/clarify
traiter
to treat/handle
retenir
to retain/hold back
irregular
profiter
to benefit/take advantage
résister
to resist
suffire
to suffice/be enough
irregular
mériter
to deserve/merit
prouver
to prove
gérer
to manage
risquer
to risk
introduire
to introduce
irregular
révéler
to reveal
saisir
to seize/grasp
accueillir
to welcome
irregular
contacter
to contact
fournir
to provide/supply
partager
to share
respecter
to respect
sourire
to smile
irregular
combiner
to combine
résumer
to summarize
installer
to install/set up
noter
to note/write down
nommer
to name/appoint
soigner
to care for/treat
relier
to connect/link
garantir
to guarantee
investir
to invest
calculer
to calculate
mesurer
to measure
mélanger
to mix/blend
circuler
to circulate/move
situer
to situate/locate
pratiquer
to practice
mentionner
to mention
citer
to quote/cite
libérer
to free/release
aborder
to approach/tackle
marquer
to mark/score
accorder
to grant/tune
avancer
to advance/move forward
modifier
to modify/change
adapter
to adapt
organiser
to organize
élargir
to widen/broaden
compléter
to complete
arrêter
to stop/arrest
rassembler
to gather/collect
surveiller
to watch/monitor
remettre
to hand over/postpone
irregular
téléphoner
to telephone/call
réunir
to gather/reunite
accomplir
to accomplish
entamer
to begin/start on
procéder
to proceed
décrire
to describe
irregular
renoncer
to give up/renounce
dépenser
to spend (money)
économiser
to save/economize
publier
to publish
insister
to insist
promettre
to promise
irregular
déterminer
to determine
traverser
to cross/traverse
enregistrer
to record/register
confirmer
to confirm
plonger
to dive/plunge
briser
to break/shatter
informer
to inform
attaquer
to attack
concentrer
to concentrate
réclamer
to claim/demand
relever
to raise/note
évoluer
to evolve/develop
repartir
to set off again
irregular
approcher
to approach
intégrer
to integrate
nier
to deny
conserver
to preserve/keep
simplifier
to simplify
admettre
to admit/allow
irregular
louer
to rent/praise
rejeter
to reject
souligner
to underline/emphasize
tromper
to deceive/fool
terminer
to finish/end
revoir
to see again
irregular
viser
to aim at
empêcher
to prevent
déplacer
to move/displace
séparer
to separate
illuminer
to illuminate
stimuler
to stimulate
éliminer
to eliminate
reconstruire
to rebuild/reconstruct
irregular
collaborer
to collaborate
convaincre
to convince
irregular
affecter
to affect
atténuer
to lessen/reduce
refléter
to reflect
exécuter
to execute/carry out
reposer
to rest/lie on
enrichir
to enrich
négliger
to neglect
tendre
to stretch/hand over
durer
to last/endure
appuyer
to press/support
varier
to vary
retirer
to withdraw/remove
accélérer
to accelerate
valoir
to be worth
irregular
pleuvoir
to rain
irregular
habiller
to dress
emprunter
to borrow
nourrir
to feed/nourish
valoriser
to enhance/promote
signaler
to signal/report
fixer
to fix/set
récupérer
to recover/retrieve
pénétrer
to penetrate/enter
convertir
to convert
déposer
to deposit/place
étendre
to extend/spread
gronder
to scold/rumble
piloter
to pilot/drive
accéder
to access
déclarer
to declare
financer
to finance
peindre
to paint
irregular
combattre
to fight/combat
irregular
prévoir
to foresee/plan
irregular
lier
to link/bind
étaler
to spread out
manifester
to demonstrate/show
exercer
to exercise/practice
hériter
to inherit
inquiéter
to worry/concern
consommer
to consume
progresser
to progress
explorer
to explore
confronter
to confront
équilibrer
to balance
ramener
to bring back
réagir
to react
dégager
to release/free
prononcer
to pronounce
peser
to weigh
aspirer
to aspire/inhale
gémir
to groan/moan
renforcer
to reinforce/strengthen
planter
to plant
tester
to test
raisonner
to reason
désirer
to desire/wish
opérer
to operate
préserver
to preserve
stocker
to store
planifier
to plan
transformer
to transform
diffuser
to broadcast/spread
interroger
to question/interrogate
dénoncer
to denounce
mêler
to mix/mingle
ressembler
to resemble/look like
alléger
to lighten/reduce
blesser
to hurt/wound
allumer
to light/turn on
adresser
to address/send
flatter
to flatter
réfléchir
to reflect/think
regretter
to regret
affronter
to confront/face
consister
to consist
réparer
to repair/fix
classer
to classify/rank
identifier
to identify
récompenser
to reward
déclencher
to trigger/set off
impliquer
to imply/involve
rédiger
to write/draft
mentir
to lie
irregular
pleurer
to cry/weep
rassurer
to reassure
envisager
to envisage/consider
compenser
to compensate
amuser
to entertain/amuse
orienter
to orient/guide
suggérer
to suggest
distribuer
to distribute
douter
to doubt
rompre
to break/rupture
irregular
témoigner
to testify/bear witness
charmer
to charm
éduquer
to educate
chanter
to sing
maîtriser
to master/control
coucher
to lay down/put to bed
soutenir
to support/sustain
irregular
unir
to unite
menacer
to threaten
apprécier
to appreciate
acclamer
to acclaim/cheer
abandonner
to abandon/give up
évaluer
to evaluate
repérer
to spot/locate
ressortir
to stand out/go out again
irregular
expérimenter
to experiment
allonger
to lengthen/lie down
satisfaire
to satisfy
irregular
prédire
to predict
irregular
gagner
to win/earn
rendre
to give back/make
exiger
to demand/require
nettoyer
to clean
décorer
to decorate
débuter
to begin/start out
provoquer
to provoke/cause
aggraver
to worsen/aggravate
reculer
to back up/step back
anticiper
to anticipate
abaisser
to lower/reduce
craindre
to fear/be afraid
irregular
projeter
to project/plan
stabiliser
to stabilize
émettre
to emit/broadcast
irregular
souhaiter
to wish/hope for
contribuer
to contribute
regrouper
to group/gather
correspondre
to correspond
réviser
to revise/review
parcourir
to travel through/browse
irregular
vieillir
to age/grow old
hésiter
to hesitate
déménager
to move house
renouveler
to renew
démissionner
to resign
assister
to attend/assist
élaborer
to elaborate/develop
persister
to persist
multiplier
to multiply
dépendre
to depend
prolonger
to prolong/extend
nécessiter
to require/necessitate
susciter
to arouse/generate
percevoir
to perceive/collect
irregular
exclure
to exclude
irregular
autoriser
to authorize/allow
formuler
to formulate
agréer
to accept/approve
alimenter
to feed/supply
fonder
to found/establish
déléguer
to delegate
recruter
to recruit
négocier
to negotiate
interpréter
to interpret
alerter
to alert/warn
recenser
to census/count
détailler
to detail/explain fully
subir
to suffer/undergo
concevoir
to conceive/design
irregular
affliger
to afflict/distress
surmonter
to overcome/surmount
débloquer
to unblock/unlock
dépouiller
to strip/deprive
extraire
to extract
irregular
insérer
to insert
parvenir
to manage to/reach
irregular
ramasser
to pick up/collect
soumettre
to submit/subject
irregular
tâcher
to try/endeavor
accroître
to increase/grow
irregular
répartir
to distribute/allocate
recourir
to resort to/appeal
irregular
limiter
to limit/restrict
déborder
to overflow/overrun
surpasser
to surpass/exceed
prétendre
to claim/pretend
craquer
to crack/snap
reclamer
to reclaim/demand
accumuler
to accumulate
diviser
to divide
interrompre
to interrupt
irregular
subvenir
to provide for/meet needs
irregular
rapporter
to bring back/report
démolir
to demolish
paraître
to appear/seem
irregular
contester
to contest/dispute
éloigner
to move away/distance
résigner
to resign oneself
obéir
to obey
fleurir
to bloom/flourish
récolter
to harvest/reap
célébrer
to celebrate
mépriser
to despise/scorn
émouvoir
to move/touch emotionally
irregular
surgir
to arise/spring up
accentuer
to accentuate/stress
bâtir
to build/construct
freiner
to brake/slow down
alourdir
to weigh down/make heavier
prédominer
to predominate
culminer
to culminate/peak
aboutir
to lead to/result in
réintégrer
to reintegrate/reinstate

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