French Verb Conjugation

Free, interactive lessons to master French verbs, one verb (or verb group) at a time.

French verbs can feel like a moving target, irregular forms, silent endings, and rules that seem to have exceptions everywhere. This page is a growing collection of short, focused lessons: each one covers a single verb (or a group of verbs that behave the same way), explains the traps English speakers fall into, and ends with quick exercises so you can check what actually stuck.

Lessons are organized by tense, so you always know what you're practicing. Pick a verb below to get started. New lessons are added regularly.

Présent

Present Tense

The tense you'll use the most: talking about now, habits, and general truths.

Avoir

Avoir, To Have

Conjugation, the auxiliary verb role, and the classic "avoir" expressions like j'ai faim and j'ai raison.

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Être

Être, To Be

Conjugation, professions without an article, and when être (not avoir) is the auxiliary verb.

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-ER Verbs

Regular -ER Verbs

The pattern behind thousands of French verbs like parler and aimer, plus the manger/commencer spelling traps.

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-IR Verbs

Regular -IR Verbs

The "2nd group" pattern behind verbs like finir and choisir, the singular pronunciation trap, and irregular look-alikes to watch for.

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-RE Verbs

Regular -RE Verbs

The "3rd group" pattern behind verbs like vendre and attendre, and the one case where you can actually hear the plural.

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Irregular

Aller & Venir

To go and to come, plus the futur proche (aller + infinitive) and the passé récent (venir de + infinitive).

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Irregular

Faire & Dire

To do/make and to say/tell, and the "vous faites / vous dites" trap they both share.

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Irregular

Pouvoir, Vouloir & Devoir

Can, want, and must: three modal verbs that rhyme, and are always followed directly by an infinitive.

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Irregular

Prendre, Apprendre & Comprendre

Learn prendre once, and apprendre/comprendre come for free: same pattern, same double-n plural trap.

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Irregular

Voir, Savoir & Connaître

To see, and two different French verbs for English's one "to know": savoir vs. connaître explained.

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