{"id":6519,"date":"2011-05-26T12:13:27","date_gmt":"2011-05-26T16:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=6519"},"modified":"2017-10-19T13:46:29","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T11:46:29","slug":"the-top-100-most-frequently-used-french-verbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/the-top-100-most-frequently-used-french-verbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 100 French Verbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>C&#8217;est vrai, on n&#8217;a pas trop le choix<\/strong><\/em> (it&#8217;s true, one doesn&#8217;t have much choice): Memorizing\u00a0<strong><em>de nouveaux verbes <\/em><\/strong>(new verbs) is absolutely essential to learn, and ultimately master,\u00a0<strong><em>la langue fran<em><strong>\u00e7aise<\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">But the one question that often challenges the new students is always the same: &#8220;<strong><em>Par o\u00f9\u00a0doit-on commencer?<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; (&#8220;Where should one start from?&#8221;)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One way to go is to begin with the <strong><em>les verbes les plus <em>fr\u00e9quemment <\/em>utilis<strong><em><em>\u00e9<\/em><\/em><\/strong>s <\/em><\/strong>(the most frequently used verbs) of the French language.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For that, we&#8217;ll turn to the precious 1971 &#8220;<em><strong>Dictionnaire des fr<strong><em><em>\u00e9<\/em><\/em><\/strong>quences de la langue fran<strong><em><em>\u00e7<\/em><\/em><\/strong>aise<\/strong><\/em>&#8221; of the <strong>C.N.R.S.<\/strong>, which lists amid its pages the <strong>100 most frequently used French verbs<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The list of the 100 verbs featured here is the result of an impressive statistical linguistic study conducted by the C.N.R.S. some 40 years ago<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Learn more about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnrs.fr\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">C.N.R.S.<\/span><\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/lost-in-abreviation-translation-part-1\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Acronym <\/span><\/a>for &#8220;Centre national de la recherche scientifique&#8221; (&#8220;National Center of Scientific Research&#8221;), the largest government research organization\u00a0in France<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">* * *<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Les verbes les plus\u00a0fr\u00e9quemment utilis\u00e9s (the most frequently used verbs):<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/auxiliaries-etre-and-avoir\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>1. \u00catre <\/strong><\/em>(to be)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/auxiliaries-etre-and-avoir\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>2. Avoir <\/strong><\/em>(to have) <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>3. Faire <\/strong><\/em>(to do)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 4. Dire <\/strong><\/em>(to say)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/can-you-conjugate-the-verb-pouvoir\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pouvoir <\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em>(to be able to)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>6. Aller <\/strong><\/em>(to go)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>7. Voir <\/strong><\/em>(too see)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>8. Savoir <\/strong><\/em>(to know)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 9. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/can-you-conjugate-the-verb-pouvoir\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Vouloir <\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em>(to want)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>10.<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/viens-on-va-jouer-dehors-come-were-gonna-play-outside-k-mademoiselle\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Venir<\/span><\/a> <\/strong><\/em>(to come)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>11. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/falloir\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Falloir <\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em>(to be necessary)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>12. Devoir <\/strong><\/em>(must)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 13. Croire <\/strong><\/em>(to believe)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 14. Trouver <\/strong><\/em>(to find)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 15. Donner <\/strong><\/em>(to give)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 16. Prendre <\/strong><\/em>(to take)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>17. Parler <\/strong><\/em>(to speak)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>18. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/do-you-like-conjugaison-le-verbe-aimer-to-love\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Aimer <\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em>(to love, to like)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>19. Passer <\/strong><\/em>(to pass)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>20. Mettre <\/strong><\/em>(to put)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>21. Demander <\/strong><\/em>(to ask)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>22. Tenir <\/strong><\/em>(to hold)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>23. Sembler <\/strong><\/em>(to seem)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 24. Laisser <\/strong><\/em>(to let)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>25. Rester <\/strong><\/em>(to stay)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>26. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-eloquence-par-excellence\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Penser<\/span><\/a> <\/strong><\/em>(to think)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>27. Entendre <\/strong><\/em>(to hear)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 28. Regarder <\/strong><\/em>(to look)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>29. R\u00e9pondre <\/strong><\/em>(to answer)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 30. Rendre <\/strong><\/em>(to return)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>31. Conna\u00eetre <\/strong><\/em>(to know)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>32. Para\u00eetre <\/strong><\/em>(to appear)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>33. Arriver <\/strong><\/em>(to arrive)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>34. Sentir <\/strong><\/em>(to feel)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>35. Attendre <\/strong><\/em>(to wait)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 36. Vivre <\/strong><\/em>(to live)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 37. Chercher <\/strong><\/em>(to search)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 38. Sentir <\/strong><\/em>(this time meant as &#8220;to smell&#8221;)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>39. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/conjugaison-the-verb-comprendre-to-understand\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Comprendre<\/span><\/a> <\/strong><\/em>(to understand)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>40. Porter <\/strong><\/em>(to carry)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>41. Devenir <\/strong><\/em>(to become)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>42. Entrer <\/strong><\/em>(to enter)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 43. Retenir <\/strong><\/em>(to keep)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>44. \u00c9crire <\/strong><\/em>(to write)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 45. Appeler <\/strong><\/em>(to call)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 46. Tomber <\/strong><\/em>(to fall)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>47. Reprendre <\/strong><\/em>(to resume; to recapture)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 48. Commencer <\/strong><\/em>(to begin)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>49. Suivre <\/strong><\/em>(to follow)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 50. Montrer <\/strong><\/em>(to show)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>51. Partir <\/strong><\/em>(to leave)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 52. Mourir <\/strong><\/em>(to die)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 53. Ouvrir <\/strong><\/em>(to open)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 54. Lire <\/strong><\/em>(to read)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>55. Arr\u00eater <\/strong><\/em>(to stop)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 56. Servir <\/strong><\/em>(to serve)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 57. Jeter <\/strong><\/em>(to throw)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 58. Recevoir <\/strong><\/em>(to receive)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>59. Monter <\/strong><\/em>(to go up)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 60. Lever <\/strong><\/em>(to raise)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>61. Agir <\/strong><\/em>(to act)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 62. Perdre <\/strong><\/em>(to lose)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>63. \u00c9couter <\/strong><\/em>(to listen)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>64. Continuer <\/strong><\/em>(to continue)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 65. Sourire <\/strong><\/em>(to smile)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>66. Apercevoir <\/strong><\/em>(to perceive)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>67. Reconna\u00eetre <\/strong><\/em>(to recognize)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>68. Ajouter <\/strong><\/em>(to add)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>69. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/and-now-tout-le-monde-debout-everybody-stand-up-for-francois-feldmans-joue-pas-dont-play\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jouer <\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em>(to play)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 70. Marcher <\/strong><\/em>(to walk)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>71. Garder <\/strong><\/em>(to keep)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>72. Manquer <\/strong><\/em>(to miss)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>73. Retrouver <\/strong><\/em>(to retrieve)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 74. Descendre <\/strong><\/em>(to go down)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>75. Rappeler <\/strong><\/em>(to remind)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 76. Quitter <\/strong><\/em>(to quit)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>77. Tourner <\/strong><\/em>(to turn)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 78. Finir <\/strong><\/em>(to finish)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 79. Crier <\/strong><\/em>(to scream)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 80. Courir <\/strong><\/em>(to run)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>81. Permettre <\/strong><\/em>(to allow)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 82. Songer <\/strong><\/em>(to think of sth)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 83. Offrir <\/strong><\/em>(to offer)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>84. Pr\u00e9senter <\/strong><\/em>(to present)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>85. Apprendre <\/strong><\/em>(to learn)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>86. Souffrir <\/strong><\/em>(to suffer)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>87. Exister <\/strong><\/em>(to exist)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 88. Envoyer <\/strong><\/em>(to send)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 89. Expliquer <\/strong><\/em>(to explain)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 90. Manger <\/strong><\/em>(to eat)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>91. Valoir <\/strong><\/em>(to be worth sth)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 92. Oublier <\/strong><\/em>(to forget)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 93. Rentrer <\/strong><\/em>(to go back)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>94. Pousser <\/strong><\/em>(to push)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 95. Occuper <\/strong><\/em>(to occupy)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 96. Compter <\/strong><\/em>(to count)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong> 97. Emp\u00eacher <\/strong><\/em>(to prevent)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>98. Plaire <\/strong><\/em>(to please)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>99. Travailler <\/strong><\/em>(to work)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>100. S&#8217;\u00e9crier <\/strong><\/em>(to exclaim)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"220\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/05\/Byki4-220-French.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/05\/Byki4-220-French.jpg 220w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/05\/Byki4-220-French-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2011\/05\/Byki4-220-French-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><p>C&#8217;est vrai, on n&#8217;a pas trop le choix (it&#8217;s true, one doesn&#8217;t have much choice): Memorizing\u00a0de nouveaux verbes (new verbs) is absolutely essential to learn, and ultimately master,\u00a0la langue fran\u00e7aise. 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