Top French Verbs

Of the thousands of French verbs, there are a few that get used far more than the rest, so you need to make sure that you know what they mean and how to use and conjugate them.

Here are lessons and conjugations for the 10 most common French verbs. Once you've looked those over, try the conjugation quizzes for a quick analysis of your conjugation expertise.

ÊTRE - TO BE
Lessons: using être | expressions | conjugations | conjugation quiz


AVOIR - TO HAVE
Lessons: using avoir | expressions | conjugations | conjugation quiz


FAIRE - TO DO, MAKE
Lessons: using faire | expressions | conjugations | conjugation quiz


DIRE - TO SAY, TELL
Lessons: using dire | expressions | conjugations | conjugation quiz


ALLER - TO GO
Lessons: using aller | expressions | conjugations | conjugation quiz


VOIR - TO SEE
Lessons: using voir | expressions | conjugations | conjugation quiz


SAVOIR - TO KNOW
Lessons: using savoir | expressions | conjugations | conjugation quiz


POUVOIR - TO BE ABLE
Lessons: using pouvoir | expressions | conjugations | conjugation quiz


FALLOIR - TO BE NECESSARY
Lessons: using falloir | expressions | conjugations | conjugation quiz


VOULOIR - TO WANT
Lessons: using vouloir | expressions | conjugations | conjugation quiz


And now for the real challenge - test yourself on the conjugations of all ten verbs:
Top verbs - conjugation test