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Essential Irregular Verbs
Use reference books to learn these. An asterisk (*) indicates an 'être' verb. In addition to the present tense, be sure to learn the past participle, and the future stem.
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| A | B |
| to go | aller* |
| to sit down | s'asseoir* |
| to have | avoir |
| to beat | battre |
| to drink | boire |
| to drive | conduire |
| to know (people, places) | connaître |
| to run | courir |
| to fear | craindre |
| to believe | croire |
| to have to ('must') | devoir |
| to say, tell | dire |
| to sleep | dormir |
| to write | écrire |
| to send | envoyer |
| to be | être |
| to do, make | faire |
| to be necessary (impersonal) | falloir (3rd person sing. only) |
| to join | joindre |
| to read | lire |
| to lie | mentir |
| to put (on) | mettre |
| to die | mourir* |
| to be born | naître* |
| to open | ouvrir |
| partir | to leave* (intransitive) |
| peindre | to paint |
| to rain (impersonal) | pleuvoir (3rd person sing.only) |
| to be able to ('can') | pouvoir |
| to take | prendre |
| to receive | recevoir |
| to laugh | rire |
| to know (facts) | savoir |
| to feel (tactile), smell | sentir |
| servir | to serve |
| to go (or come) out | sortir* |
| to follow | suivre |
| to hold | tenir |
| valoir (usually impersonal) | to be worth |
| to come | venir* |
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