French bites · verbs
1,000 French Verb Entries
Explore 27 balanced sections covering verb patterns, constructions, and everyday themes. Listen to the same female French voice used in the rest of this course. The first 100 entries are free.
Some verbs appear in more than one section because the same word can illustrate several grammatical patterns or practical situations. This is a curated set of 1,000 learning entries, not a frequency-ranked list of 1,000 unique headwords.
For constructions such as se laver or penser à, the audio plays the recorded base infinitive only; the full written construction is shown beside it.
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About this list
Why can a verb appear in more than one section?
Categories overlap naturally. For example, courir is both a movement verb and a sports verb. Repetition helps you revisit a useful word in a new context.
Are -re verbs a fully regular French conjugation group?
No. French grammar places them in the third group. The “Regular -re verbs” section follows a familiar teaching convention to compare recurring -re families; check the conjugation of each verb rather than assuming one rule fits all. See Larousse on French conjugation.
Why does the audio sometimes say only the base verb?
The existing French Course recordings are of infinitives. For a written construction with a pronoun or preposition, the button is clearly marked with the base verb it plays. It does not claim to pronounce the entire phrase.
Can a verb use both être and avoir?
Yes. The auxiliary may depend on whether the verb is used intransitively, transitively, or pronominally. Learn the construction, not just an isolated list. See the Académie française explanation.
How was the list assembled?
Entries were selected from existing French Course recordings, with the categories reviewed against Larousse on pronominal verbs and University of Texas French Grammar on infinitive constructions. These are learning categories, not a claim that every entry has a measured frequency rank.
What is free?
The first 100 entries, including their English meanings and pronunciation buttons. The remaining 900 entries require an active French Course membership.