There are three groups of French verbs, defined by their different suffixes: -er, -ir, and -re. About 90% of all French verbs are of the -er type.
| acheter | — to purchase, to buy |
| adorer | — to love |
| aimer | — to prefer |
| aller / S’en aller | — to go |
| announcer | — to announce |
| appeler | — to call; to call for; to page |
| apporter | — to bring |
| apprendre | — to learn |
| arriver | — to arrive |
| attendre | — to wait; to wait for |
| boire | — to drink |
| changer | — to exchange |
| chercher | — to look for |
| choisir | — to choose; to purchase; to buy |
| danser | — to dance |
| demander | — to ask |
| détester | — to detest |
| donner | — to give |
| donner sur | — to look out on |
| écouter | — to listen to |
| écrire | — to write |
| emmener | — to take |
| enseigner | — to teach |
| entrer | — to enter |
| envoyer | — to send |
| étudier | — to study |
| essayer | — to try |
| expliquier | — to explain |
| fermer | — to close |
| gagner | — to earn |
| garder | — to guard; to keep; to retain |
| habiter | — to live |
| laver / Se laver | — to wash/to wash oneself |
| jouer | — to play |
| louer | — to rent |
| manger | — to eat |
| monter | — to go up; to ascend; to take up; to bring up; to mount |
| montrer | — to show |
| parler | — to speak; to talk |
| partir | — to leave; to depart |
| payer | — to pay for |
| passer | — to go; to pass |
| penser | — to think |
| placer | — to place |
| porter | — to carry |
| prononcer | — to pronounce |
| raconter | — to tell |
| rappeler | — to call back (to recall; to remember) |
| rencontrer | — to meet |
| regarder | — to look at, to watch |
| remplacer | — to replace |
| rendre | — to give (back), to return |
| rendre visite à | — to visit (a person) |
| réver de | — to dream about |
| rentrer | — to return |
| ressortir | — to come back out |
| reporter | — to go back |
| retrouver | — to meet (to find) (ÒI’ll find you later.Ó) |
| sembler | — to seem |
| sortir | — to go out; to leave; to publish |
| tomber | — to fall |
| travallier | — to work |
| trouver | — to find |
| utiliser | — to use |
| visiter | — to visit (a place) |
| voter | — to fly |
| avoir | — to have |
| courir | — to run; to race |
| couvrir | — to cover |
| devoir | — to have to; must |
| dire | — to say |
| dormir | — to sleep |
| pouvoir | — to be able; can |
| revoir | — to see again |
| savoir | — to know (how) |
| Sentir | — to feel; to smell; to perceive |
| tenir | — to hold; to grasp |
| venir | — to come |
| voir | — to see |
| vouloir | — to want |
| croire | — to believe |
| connaître | — to know; to be acquainted |
| descendre | — to go down; to get off |
| entendre | — to hear |
| éteindre | — to extinguish; to shut down; to turn off |
| faire | — to do; to make |
| lire | — to read |
| mettre / se mettre | — to put; to place; to put on / to begin; to start; to place oneself |
| pendre | — to take |
| poursuivre | — to pursue |
| répondre (à) | — to answer |
| suivre | — to follow |
| Vendre | — to sell |