French · Chapter 3

-er verbs

3 grammar primers.

  1. Lesson 1 · Vocabulary

    -er verbs

    Memorise these 10 verb infinitives. The next lesson covers how to conjugate them.

    20allerto goverb
    139parlerto speak, to talkverb
    151aimerto love, to likeverb
    210aiderto helpverb
    226trouverto find, to thinkverb
    251tuerto killverb
    271passerto pass, to go by, to spend (time)verb
    292importerto matter, to be important; to importverb
    297resterto stay, to remainverb
    310chercherto look for, to searchverb
  2. Lesson 3 · Vocabulary

    -ir verbs

    Memorise these 10 verb infinitives. The next lesson covers how to conjugate them.

    17pouvoirto be able to, canverb
    21venirto comeverb
    124falloirto be necessary, must, to needverb
    194savoirto know (facts, how to)verb
    244partirto leave, to goverb
    280sortirto go out, to leaveverb
    333revoirto see again, to reviewverb
    407mourirto dieverb
    475souvenirto remember (reflexive: se souvenir); also a noun meaning 'memory, souvenir'verb
    548devoirto have to, must; dutyverb
  3. Lesson 5 · Vocabulary

    -re verbs

    Memorise these 10 verb infinitives. The next lesson covers how to conjugate them.

    190prendreto takeverb
    232plaireto please, to be pleasing toverb
    274connaîtreto know (a person or place), to be familiar withverb
    320mettreto put, to placeverb
    397croireto believe, to thinkverb
    429vivreto liveverb
    473attendreto wait, to expectverb
    522entendreto hearverb
    540rendreto give back, to make, to renderverb
    561perdreto loseverb