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French Language Grammar and Pronunciation Glossary
Verb - le Verbe

Definition  A verb is the action word in a sentence. It is the word that says what happens, discusses an action, or describes a state of being. French verbs must be conjugated (inflected).
 

The blanks in these sentences can only be filled with verbs.

I _____ tired (am, feel, look)
He ____ to the store (went, walks)
We _____ books (hate, collect, read) 

 

Related terms

  * conjugation
  * simple tense
  * auxiliary verb
  * literary tense
  * personal verb
  * transitive verb
  * impersonal verb
  * pronominal verb
  * intransitive verb
  * compound tense

Grammar glossary

Types Simple tenses/Compound tenses
Personal verbs/Impersonal verbs
Transitive verbs/Intransitive verbs
Literary tenses
Auxiliary verbs
Pronominal verbs
Lessons Verb timeline - More verb lessons - French parts of speech

  

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