Acheter to buy Present Participle: achetant; Imperative: achète, achetons, achetez Present Indicative: achète, achètes, achète, achetons, achetez, achètent Passé Composé: ai acheté, as a
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This part includes three appendixes, two of which arevery helpful glossaries: Appendix A is a French-to-English verb glossary where I list all the French verbs that
I use in this book (and a few bonus ones) along with theirEnglish translations, and Appendix B is an English-to-Frenchglossary that lists the verbs first by the English followed by
a French translation Appendix C may be one of the mosthelpful pieces in this book because it helps you keep irreg-ular verbs in order
Trang 3Appendix A French-to-English Verb Glossary
Have you encountered a French verb, but aren’t sure of its translation? Not to worry.Just use this glossary to find its English meaning This glossary doesn’t contain everysingle French verb, but it does include all the French verbs I use in this book and a few morebonus ones I place an asterisk beside the French verb to alert you that it’s an irregularverb (Check out Appendix C to see how to conjugate the irregular verbs.) All the regular
verbs are conjugated the same way, depending on whether the verb is an -er, -ir, or -re verb.
accueillir*: to welcome, to greet accuser: to accuse
acheter: to buy admettre*: to admit admirer: to admire adorer: to adore agacer: to annoy, to irritate agir: to act
s’agir de: to be a question of, to be about aimer: to like, to love
aller*: to go amener: to bring someone s’amuser: to have fun annoncer: to announce, to declare apercevoir*: to perceive, to notice apparaître*: to appear
appartenir*: to belong to appeler: to call
s’appeler: to be named
apporter: to bring something apprendre*: to learn arranger: to arrange s’arrêter: to stop oneself arriver: to arrive assister à: to attend attacher: to attach attendre: to wait for avancer: to advance avoir*: to have
se baigner: to bathe balancer: to swing balayer: to sweep bâtir: to build bavarder: to chat, to talk bercer: to rock, to cradle blesser: to hurt, to wound boire*: to drink
bouger: to move
Trang 4se brosser: to brush bronzer: to tan cacher: to hide célébrer: to celebrate changer: to change chanter: to sing chercher: to look for choisir: to choose
se coiffer: to do one’s hair commencer: to begin commettre*: to commit comparer: to compare comprendre*: to understand compromettre*: to compromise concevoir*: to conceive
conduire*: to drive congeler: to freeze connaître*: to know conseiller: to advise consentir*: to consent construire*: to construct, to build contenir*: to contain
continuer: to continue contredire*: to contradict corriger: to correct
se coucher: to go to bed couper: to cut
couvrir*: to cover
craindre*: to fear croire*: to believe cueillir*: to pick, to gather cuire*: to cook
danser: to dance
se débrouiller: to manage déceler: to detect, to reveal décevoir*: to disappoint décider: to decide décourager: to discourage découvrir*: to discover décrire*: to describe dédicacer: to sign, to autograph défendre: to defend
défendre de: to forbid demander: to ask
se demander: to wonder déménager: to move, to change residence dénoncer: to denounce
se dépêcher: to hurry déplacer: to displace déranger: to bother, to disturb descendre: to go down, to take down désirer: to desire, to want
détester: to hate devenir*: to become devoir*: to have to, to must, to owe dire*: to say
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divorcer: to get a divorce donner: to give
dormir*: to sleep écouter: to listen écrire*: to write effacer: to erase effrayer: to frighten, to scare élire*: to elect
embrasser: to kiss, to embrace emmener: to take someone along employer: to use
emporter: to take something along s’en aller*: to leave
encourager: to encourage s’endormir*: to fall asleep s’énerver: to become irritated ennuyer: to bother
s’ennuyer: to be bored enrager: to be furious, to be in a rage enseigner: to teach
entendre: to hear s’entendre: to get along entreprendre*: to undertake entrer: to enter
entrevoir*: to catch a glimpse of, to make out envoyer: to send
épeler: to spell espérer: to hope essayer: to try essuyer: to wipe établir: to establish être*: to be étudier: to study exagérer: to exaggerate s’excuser: to excuse oneself exiger: to require, to demand faire*: to do, to make
se fiancer: to be/get engaged finir: to finish
fondre: to melt forcer: to force, to compel geler: to freeze
glacer: to chill, to glaze grandir: to grow (up) grossir: to gain weight guérir: to cure, to heal s’habiller: to get dressed habiter: to live (somewhere), to reside hésiter: to hesitate
infliger: to inflict, to impose influencer: to influence s’ inquiéter: to be worried interdire*: to forbid inviter: to invite
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someone
(se) laver: to wash lever: to raise, to lift
se lever: to get up lire*: to read loger: to accommodate, to lodge maigrir: to lose weight
manger: to eat
se maquiller: to put makeup on marcher: to walk
mélanger: to mix menacer: to threaten mener: to lead mentir: to lie mettre*: to put, to place
se mettre à*: to begin monter: to climb, to go up, to get in nager: to swim
nettoyer: to clean nuire*: to be harmful, to harm obéir à: to obey
obliger: to oblige, to compel obtenir*: to obtain
offrir*: to offer oublier: to forget
ouvrir*: to open pâlir: to turn pale paraître*: to appear parler: to speak partager: to share partir*: to leave passer: to spend, to pass payer: to pay
se peigner: to comb one’s hair peler: to peel
pendre: to hang penser: to think percer: to pierce perdre: to lose, to waste peser: to weigh
pincer: to pinch placer: to place plonger: to dive polir: to polish porter: to wear, to carry pouvoir*: to be able to prédire*: to predict préférer: to prefer prendre*: to take préparer: to prepare présenter: to present, to introduce prévoir*: to foresee, to anticipate prolonger: to prolong
Trang 7se promener: to take a walk, to stroll promettre*: to promise
prononcer: to pronounce proposer: to propose proscrire*: to banish, to prohibit protéger: to protect
punir: to punish quitter: to leave, to abandon ramener: to bring someone back ranger: to put in order, to arrange
se rappeler: to remember rapporter: to bring something back
se raser: to shave ravager: to devastate, to ravage réagir: to react
recevoir*: to receive recommencer: to start again reconnaître*: to recognize recouvrer*: to recover récrire*: to rewrite rédiger: to draft, to write redire*: to repeat réfléchir à: to reflect, to think refuser: to refuse
regarder: to watch rejeter: to reject réjouir: to rejoice, to delight relire*: to reread
remettre*: to put back remmener: to take someone back remplacer: to replace
remplir: to fill remporter: to take back, to take away rencontrer: to meet
rendre: to give back, to return
se rendre compte de: to realize rendre visite à quelqu’un: to pay a visit to
someone (to visit someone)
renforcer: to reinforce renoncer: to give up, to renounce rentrer: to come back home repartir*: to leave again répéter: to repeat répondre à: to answer
se reposer: to rest reprendre*: to take (up) again, to continue ressentir*: to feel
retenir*: to retain réunir: to unite, to gather, to assemble réussir à: to succeed
se réveiller: to wake up revenir*: to come back rêver: to dream revoir*: to see again rire*: to laugh rougir: to blush
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Trang 8savoir*: to know sentir*: to feel, to smell servir*: to serve songer (à): to dream, to think over sortir*: to go out
souffrir*: to suffer soulager: to relieve soumettre*: to subject, to subjugate sourire*: to smile
se souvenir de*: to remember suggérer: to suggest
surprendre*: to surprise téléphoner: to call tenir*: to hold tomber: to fall tondre: to mow
tracer: to draw, to trace trahir: to betray transmettre*: to transmit travailler: to work trouver: to find tutoyer: to address someone as “tu” unir: to unite
vendre: to sell venger: to avenge venir*: to come vieillir: to grow old visiter: to visit (a place) voir*: to see
vouloir*: to want vouvoyer: to address someone as “vous” voyager: to travel
Trang 9Appendix B English-to-French Verb Glossary
Have you been talking away in French only to come to a complete halt because you’renot quite sure of the French verb? This glossary can help Just look up the Englishverb for the French translation Voilà! (I add an asterisk after the French verb to help youidentify the irregular verbs; you can then check out Appendix C on how to conjugate theirregular verb.)
to accommodate, to lodge: loger
to accuse: accuser
to act: agir
to address someone as “tu”: tutoyer
to address someone as “vous”: vouvoyer
to announce, to declare: annoncer
to annoy, to irritate: agacer
to be a question of, to be about: s’agir de
to be able to: pouvoir*
to be bored: s’ennuyer
to be engaged: se fiancer
to be furious, to be in a rage: enrager
to be harmful, to harm: nuire*
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to bring someone: amener
to bring someone back: ramener
to bring something: apporter
to bring something back: rapporter
to chat, to talk: bavarder
to chill, to glaze: glacer
to choose: choisir
to clean: nettoyer
to climb, to go up, to get in: monter
to comb one’s hair: se peigner
to come: venir*
to come back: revenir*
to come back home: rentrer
to desire, to want: désirer
to detect, to reveal: déceler
to devastate, to ravage: ravager
Trang 11to do, to make: faire*
to do one’s hair: se coiffer
to draft, to write: rédiger
to draw, to trace: tracer
to force, to compel: forcer
to foresee, to anticipate: prévoir*
to forget: oublier
to freeze: congeler
to freeze: geler
to frighten, to scare: effrayer
to gain weight: grossir
to get a divorce: divorcer
to get along: s’entendre
to get dressed: s’habiller
to get up: se lever
to give: donner
to give back, to return: rendre
to give up, to renounce: renoncer
to go: aller*
to go down, to take down: descendre
to go out: sortir*
to go to bed: se coucher
to grow (up): grandir
to grow old: vieillir
to hang: pendre
to hate: détester
to have: avoir*
to have fun: s’amuser
to have to, to must, to owe: devoir*
Trang 12to hope: espérer
to hurry: se dépêcher
to hurt, to wound: blesser
to inflict, to impose: infliger
to leave, to abandon: quitter
to leave: s’en aller*
to leave again: repartir*
to lie: mentir*
to like, to love: aimer
to listen: écouter
to live (somewhere), to reside: habiter
to look for: chercher
to lose weight: maigrir
to lose, to waste: perdre
to pay a visit to someone (to visit someone):
rendre visite à quelqu’un
to peel: peler
to perceive, to notice: apercevoir*
to pick, to gather: cueillir*
Trang 13to protect: protéger
to punish: punir
to put, to place: mettre*
to put back: remettre*
to put in order, to arrange: ranger
to put on makeup: se maquiller
to raise, to lift: lever
to spend, to pass: passer
to start again: recommencer
to stop oneself: s’arrêter
Trang 14to take back, to take away: remporter
to take someone along: emmener
to take someone back: remmener
to take something along: emporter
to take (up) again, to continue: reprendre*
to take a walk, to stroll: se promener
to visit (a place): visiter
to wait for: attendre
to wake up: se réveiller
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This appendix contains the most common irregular French verbs Just remember the six
pronouns (je, tu, il/elle/on, nous, vous, and ils/elles) and voila! You can use any verb in
its correct form
Acheter (to buy)
Present Participle: achetant; Imperative: achète, achetons, achetez Present Indicative: achète, achètes, achète, achetons, achetez, achètent Passé Composé: ai acheté, as acheté, a acheté, avons acheté, avez acheté, ont acheté Imperfect: achetais, achetais, achetait, achetions, achetiez, achetaient
Pluperfect: avais acheté, avais acheté, avait acheté, avions acheté, aviez acheté, avaient acheté Future: achèterai, achèteras, achètera, achèterons, achèterez, achèteront
Fut Perfect: aurai acheté, auras acheté, aura acheté, aurons acheté, aurez acheté, auront
Verbs conjugated like acheter include congeler (to freeze), déceler (to detect), geler (to freeze),
lever (to raise), se lever (to get up), mener (to lead) and all its compounds, and peler (to peel).
Aller (to go)
Present Participle: allant; Imperative: va, allons, allez Present Indicative: vais, vas, va, allons, allez, vont Passé Composé: suis allé(e), es allé(e), est allé(e), sommes allés(es), êtes allé(e)(s)(es),
Trang 16Fut Perfect: serai allé(e), seras allé(e), sera allé(e), serons allés(es), serez
allé(e)(s)(es), seront allés(es)
Conditional: irais, irais, irait, irions, iriez, iraient Past Cond.: serais allé(e), serais allé(e), serait allé(e), serions allés(es), seriez
allé(e)(s)(es), seraient allés(es)
Subjunctive: aille, ailles, aille, allions, alliez, aillent Past Subj.: sois allé(e), sois allé(e), soit allé(e), soyons allés(es), vous soyez
allé(e)(s)(es), soient allés (es)
Appeler (to call)
Present Participle: appelant; Imperative: appelle, appelons, appelez Present Indicative: appelle, appelles, appelle, appelons, appelez, appellent Passé Composé: ai appelé, as appelé, a appelé, avons appelé, avez appelé, ont appelé Imperfect: appelais, appelais, appelait, appelions, appeliez, appelaient
Pluperfect: avais appelé, avais appelé, avait appelé, avions appelé, aviez appelé,
tt where you double the ll in appeler.
Avoir (to have)
Present Participle: ayant; Imperative: aie, ayons, ayez Present Indicative: ai, as, a, avons, avez, ont
Passé Composé: ai eu, as eu, a eu, avons eu, avez eu, ont eu Imperfect: avais, avais, avait, avions, aviez, avaient
Pluperfect: avais eu, avais eu, avait eu, avions eu, aviez eu, avaient eu Future: aurai, auras, aura, aurons, aurez, auront
Fut Perfect: aurai eu, auras eu, aura eu, aurons eu, aurez eu, auront eu
Trang 17Conditional: aurais, aurais, aurait, aurions, auriez, auraient Past Cond.: aurais eu, aurais eu, aurait eu, aurions eu, auriez eu, auraient eu Subjunctive: aie, aies, ait, ayons, ayez, aient
Past Subj.: aie eu, aies eu, ait eu, ayons eu, ayez eu, aient eu
Boire (to drink)
Present Participle: buvant; Imperative: bois, buvons, buvez Present Indicative: bois, bois, boit, buvons, buvez, boivent Passé Composé: ai bu, as bu, a bu, avons bu, avez bu, ont bu Imperfect: buvais, buvais, buvait, buvions, buviez, buvaient Pluperfect: avais bu, avais bu, avait bu, avions bu, aviez bu, avaient bu Future: boirai, boiras, boira, boirons, boirez, boiront
Fut Perfect: aurai bu, auras bu, aura bu, aurons bu, aurez bu, auront bu Conditional: boirais, boirais, boirait, boirions, boiriez, boiraient
Past Cond.: aurais bu, aurais bu, aurait bu, aurions bu, auriez bu, auraient bu Subjunctive: boive, boives, boive, buvions, buviez, boivent
Past Subj.: aie bu, aies bu, ait bu, ayons bu, ayez bu, aient bu
Commencer (to begin)
Present Participle: commençant; Imperative: commence, commençons, commencez Present Indicative: commence, commences, commence, commençons, commencez,
commencent
Passé Composé: ai commencé, as commencé, a commencé, avons commencé, avez
commencé, ont commencé
Imperfect: commençais, commençais, commençait, commencions, commenciez,
commençaient
Pluperfect: avais commencé, avais commencé, avait commencé, avions commencé,
aviez commencé, avaient commencé
Future: commencerai, commenceras, commencera, commencerons, commencerez,
commenceront
Fut Perfect: aurai commencé, auras commencé, aura commencé, aurons commencé,
aurez commencé, auront commencé
Conditional: commencerais, commencerais, commencerait, commencerions,
commenceriez, commenceraient
Past Cond.: aurais commencé, aurais commencé, aurait commencé, aurions commencé,
auriez commencé, auraient commencé
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Trang 18Subjunctive: commence, commences, commence, commencions, commenciez,
commencent
Past Subj.: aie commencé, aies commencé, ait commencé, ayons commencé, ayez
commencé, aient commencé
Verbs conjugated like commencer include agacer (to irritate), annoncer (to announce),
avancer (to advance), balancer (to swing), bercer (to cradle), dédicacer (to sign, to
autograph), dénoncer (to denounce), déplacer (to transfer, to move), divorcer (to get divorced), effacer (to erase), (se) fiancer (to get engaged), forcer (to force), glacer
(to freeze, to chill), influencer (to influence), menacer (to threaten), percer (to pierce),
pincer (to pinch), placer (to place), prononcer (to pronounce), recommencer (to start
again, to resume), remplacer (to replace), renforcer (to reinforce), renoncer (to give up),
and tracer (to trace).
Conduire (to drive)
Present Participle: conduisant; Imperative: conduis, conduisons, conduisez Present Indicative: conduis, conduis, conduit, conduisons, conduisez, conduisent Passé Composé: ai conduit, as conduit, a conduit, avons conduit, avez conduit, ont
conduit, auraient conduit
Subjunctive: conduise, conduises, conduise, conduisions, conduisiez, conduisent Past Subj.: aie conduit, aies conduit, ait conduit, ayons conduit, ayez conduit, aient
conduit
Verbs conjugated like conduire include construire (to build, to construct), cuire (to cook), and nuire (to harm).
Connaître (to know)
Present Participle: connaissant; Imperative: connais, connaissons, connaissez Present Indicative: connais, connais, connaît, connaissons, connaissez, connaissent Passé Composé: ai connu, as connu, a connu, avons connu, avez connu, ont connu Imperfect: connaissais, connaissais, connaissait, connaissions, connaissiez,
connaissaient
Pluperfect: avais connu, avais connu, avait connu, avions connu, aviez connu, avaient
connu