Essentially Pronominal Verbs
Two dozen French verbs always require a reflexive pronoun but aren't necessarily reflexive or reciprocal. It's essential for these verbs to be used pronominally, as without the pronoun, the verb is meaningless. verbs
French Verbs
Verbes
Everything you ever wanted to know about French verbs.
- Top 10 French verbs
- Introduction to French verb conjugation
- Verb conjugation lessons – Learn how to conjugate every kind of French verb in every tense and mood.
- Verb conjugation tables – Quick reference to simple and compound conjugations for 1,500+ verbs.
- Verb tenses, moods, and voices – Lessons on everything from the subjunctive to the pronominal voice.
Two dozen French verbs always require a reflexive pronoun but aren't necessarily reflexive or reciprocal. It's essential for these verbs to be used pronominally, as without the pronoun, the verb is meaningless. Être – to be
Être is one of the two most important French verbs. It literally means "to be," but also serves as an auxiliary verb and is the key to the passive voice. Faillir – to almost do
Faillir has no direct verbal English equivalent when used as a semi-auxiliary verb; English needs an adverb or a short phrase to capture the meaning, such as "to almost do." B1 - Intermediate French • verbs
Faire – Causative Construction
The causative is a grammatical construction with a lazy subject who, rather than performing some action himself, is making someone or something else do it: to make something happen, to have something done. B1 - Intermediate French • verbs
Faire – to do, to make
One of the most common and useful French verbs, faire literally means "to do" or "to make" but it's also found in many idiomatic expressions and is the key to the causative construction. Falloir
The irregular French verb falloir means "to need," "to be necessary," or "to be lacking." Since falloir is an impersonal verb, it has only one conjugation in each tense and mood: the third person singular; for example, the present tense il faut. A2 - Low-Intermediate French • verbs
Finir – to finish
The regular -ir verb finir, "to finish," is normally pretty simple, but different prepositions and auxiliary verbs can make it a little tricky. French Verb Tables
Verb conjugation tables for more than 1,600 French verbs in all the simple and compound tenses and moods. Habiter vs Vivre
Believe it or not, life in France is so great that one verb just isn't enough: "to live" may be equivalent to habiter or vivre, depending on what exactly you want to say. A2 - Low-Intermediate French • synonyms • verbs
Impersonal Verbs
Most verbs are personal: they must be conjugated for different grammatical persons. But some verbs are used impersonally, meaning they have only one conjugation, the third person singular. A2 - Low-Intermediate French • indefinition • verbs
Introduction to Verb Conjugation
When you start learning French, it's not just French vocabulary you have to get used to - you're also introduced to a whole new world of grammatical terms. For many students, one of the most daunting of these is verb conjugations. Just what is a verb conjugation and what does it mean to conjugate a verb? A1 - Beginning French • conjugation lessons • verbs
Introduction to Verbs
Verbs are action words that express the action or state of being of a sentence. French verbs have up to six different conjugations for each tense and mood. Inversion with je
Inversion with the first person singular je is a little trickier than with other subject pronouns. It's also very formal and therefore rare, so one of those grammar concepts you need to recognize but not necessarily use. accents • C1 - Advanced French • formalities • pronouns • verbs • word order
Inversion with Nouns
Inversion is not limited to pronouns - it can also be done with nouns and proper names, though this is a bit more complicated. formalities • nouns • verbs • word order
Irregular Verbs
French grammarians classify verbs into three categories, but I don't like this system at all so I use my own. 
Unlike other French suffixes, -ci does not create new words, but rather adds additional meaning to the nouns and pronouns it's attached to.
