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Verb - Verbe - French Grammar + Pronunciation Glossary

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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, was going)
We _____ books (hate, collect, read)


Introduction to French verbs

Types of verbs
* Personal verbs and Impersonal verbs
* Transitive verbs and Intransitive verbs
* Auxiliary verbs
* Pronominal verbs

Related lessons
* Verb timeline
* More verb lessons
* French parts of speech

Related terms: conjugation - literary tense

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