Verb conjugator

French verb conjugation tables

Type any French verb, or pick one of 16 common ones, and see it fully conjugated in the present, past and future, for every person. The built-in verbs are the ones you meet first and use most, regular and irregular.

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French verb conjugation is how a verb changes its ending, and sometimes its stem, to match the subject and the tense. This free tool lays out full tables for 16 of the most common French verbs across 3 core tenses. Pick a verb like parler (to speak) or être (to be), or type any French verb of your own to conjugate it on the spot.

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Showing parler (to speak) · regular -er

parler

to speak regular -er
Présent
je parle
tu parles
il/elle parle
nous parlons
vous parlez
ils/elles parlent
Passé composé
je ai parlé
tu as parlé
il/elle a parlé
nous avons parlé
vous avez parlé
ils/elles ont parlé
Futur simple
je parlerai
tu parleras
il/elle parlera
nous parlerons
vous parlerez
ils/elles parleront

How French conjugation works

To conjugate a verb is to change its form to show who is doing the action (the subject) and when (the tense). In each table above, the subject runs down the left and the matching form sits beside it, across 3 core tenses: Présent, Passé composé, Futur simple.

Verbs split into regular and irregular. Regular verbs follow a fixed pattern you can apply to thousands of others once you learn it; the badge on each verb names its type (regular -er for parler, for example). Irregular verbs like être (to be) change in ways you memorize one by one, which is exactly why the most common verbs are so often the most irregular.

You do not learn these by staring at the grid. You learn them by meeting them, over and over, in real sentences until the pattern feels obvious. That is what reading does, and it is what reading in Lingo7 is built for: open a real book in French, tap any verb form to see its meaning, and the conjugations start to stick on their own.

151 most common French verbs

Each verb has a page of its own with every tense as a table, the irregular forms marked and example sentences. Irregular verbs are marked with an orange dot.

  1. venir to come irregular
  2. être to be irregular
  3. avoir to have irregular
  4. aller to go irregular
  5. dormir to sleep irregular
  6. faire to do, make irregular
  7. servir to serve irregular
  8. prendre to take irregular
  9. pouvoir to be able to irregular
  10. vouloir to want irregular
  11. devoir to have to irregular
  12. voir to see irregular
  13. mettre to put irregular
  14. sentir to feel, smell irregular
  15. boire to drink irregular
  16. dire to say irregular
  17. savoir to know (a fact) irregular
  18. partir to leave, depart irregular
  19. connaître to know (a person, place) irregular
  20. acheter to buy
  21. finir to finish
  22. lire to read irregular
  23. sortir to go out irregular
  24. manger to eat
  25. écrire to write irregular
  26. devenir to become irregular
  27. attendre to wait for
  28. apprendre to learn irregular
  29. recevoir to receive irregular
  30. parler to speak
  31. rendre to return, make
  32. croire to believe irregular
  33. comprendre to understand irregular
  34. suivre to follow irregular
  35. vivre to live irregular
  36. envoyer to send irregular
  37. ouvrir to open irregular
  38. tenir to hold irregular
  39. appeler to call
  40. commencer to begin
  41. payer to pay
  42. passer to pass, spend
  43. trouver to find
  44. donner to give
  45. jouer to play
  46. laisser to leave, let
  47. demander to ask
  48. changer to change
  49. rester to stay
  50. aider to help
  51. penser to think
  52. chercher to look for
  53. arrêter to stop
  54. utiliser to use
  55. regarder to watch, look at
  56. travailler to work
  57. perdre to lose
  58. répondre to answer
  59. gagner to win, earn
  60. retrouver to find again
  61. arriver to arrive
  62. éviter to avoid
  63. entendre to hear
  64. porter to carry, wear
  65. obtenir to obtain irregular
  66. créer to create
  67. essayer to try
  68. montrer to show
  69. tomber to fall
  70. continuer to continue
  71. revenir to come back irregular
  72. expliquer to explain
  73. permettre to allow irregular
  74. garder to keep
  75. oublier to forget
  76. vendre to sell
  77. choisir to choose
  78. rentrer to return home
  79. découvrir to discover irregular
  80. compter to count, intend
  81. rire to laugh irregular
  82. rencontrer to meet
  83. présenter to introduce, present
  84. entrer to enter
  85. tuer to kill
  86. tirer to pull, shoot
  87. protéger to protect
  88. mourir to die irregular
  89. participer to participate
  90. quitter to leave
  91. offrir to offer irregular
  92. atteindre to reach irregular
  93. rejoindre to join irregular
  94. rappeler to remind, call back
  95. ajouter to add
  96. monter to go up
  97. défendre to defend
  98. réaliser to achieve, realize
  99. construire to build irregular
  100. préparer to prepare
  101. sourire to smile irregular
  102. réduire to reduce irregular
  103. agir to act
  104. accepter to accept
  105. sauver to save
  106. développer to develop
  107. améliorer to improve
  108. aimer to like, love
  109. soutenir to support irregular
  110. augmenter to increase
  111. produire to produce irregular
  112. retourner to return
  113. apporter to bring
  114. proposer to suggest, offer
  115. remplacer to replace
  116. marcher to walk
  117. conduire to drive irregular
  118. lever to raise, lift
  119. couper to cut
  120. imaginer to imagine
  121. décider to decide
  122. réussir to succeed
  123. reconnaître to recognize irregular
  124. enlever to remove
  125. courir to run irregular
  126. étudier to study
  127. organiser to organize
  128. attaquer to attack
  129. raconter to tell, recount
  130. détruire to destroy irregular
  131. conserver to preserve, keep
  132. pousser to push
  133. remplir to fill
  134. ramener to bring back
  135. manquer to miss, lack
  136. espérer to hope
  137. terminer to finish
  138. visiter to visit
  139. signer to sign
  140. casser to break
  141. pleurer to cry
  142. représenter to represent
  143. refuser to refuse
  144. chanter to sing
  145. disparaître to disappear irregular
  146. paraître to appear, seem irregular
  147. descendre to go down
  148. accompagner to accompany
  149. voyager to travel
  150. remercier to thank
  151. diminuer to decrease

Frequently asked questions

How do you conjugate French verbs?

To conjugate a French verb, you change its form to match the subject and the tense. Take parler (to speak): in the je form it is parle now, ai parlé in the past, and parlerai in the future. Regular verbs follow a fixed pattern by ending; irregular ones you learn one at a time. This tool shows the full table for each.

What are the most common French verbs?

The most common French verbs include parler (to speak), finir (to finish), vendre (to sell), être (to be), avoir (to have), aller (to go), faire (to do, to make), dire (to say). These high-frequency verbs are also the most irregular in most languages, which is why they are worth drilling first. This tool has full present, past and future tables for all 16.

Is French verb conjugation hard?

French conjugation takes practice but follows clear rules. Regular verbs are predictable once you learn the endings; the real work is the handful of very common irregular verbs and knowing which tense to use. French is FSI Category I, about 750 hours to professional proficiency. The fastest way to make the forms automatic is to meet them again and again in real sentences, which is what reading does.

How many tenses does French have?

These three, Présent, Passé composé, Futur simple, are the core of everyday French and the right place to start. Real French also uses other moods and aspects (and, in most languages, extra compound tenses), but they build on the same stems and personal endings you see in these tables.