French Notes

*venir – to come
*revenir – to come back
*devenir – to become
prevenir – to warn
convenir – to go with / to match
se souvenir de – to remember
tenir – to keep, to hold
obtenir – to obtain, to get
retenir – to retain
soutenir – to support
appartenir – to belong
contenir – to contain
appartenir – to belong

venir – to come
je viens nous venons
tu viens vous venez
il vient ils viennent

devenir – to become
je deviens nous devenons
tu deviens vous devenez
il devient ils deviennent

tenir – to keep, to hold
je tiens nous tenons
tu tiens vous tenez
il tient ils tiennent

soutenir – to support
je soutiens nous soutenons
tu soutiens vous soutenez
il soutient ils soutiennent

Je viens à 9h. I’m coming at 9 o clock.
Il revient demain. He’s coming back tomorrow.
Le prof devient fâché parce que les étudiants ne font pas d’attention. The teacher is getting / becoming mad because the students aren’t paying attention.

**venir de** = to have just done something
Je viens de partir. I just left
Nous venons de finir nos devoirs. We just finished our homework.
Ils viennent d’arriver. They just arrived.

*venir, revenir, and devenir are irregular in passé composé (basic past tense)

ER verbs

to talk – parler
to sing – chanter
to dance – danser
to work – travailler
to eat – manger
to tickle – chatouiller
to wear – porter
to play – jouer
to give – donner
to listen – écouter
to jump – sauter
to look at, to watch – regarder
to whisper – chuchoter
to draw – dessiner
to remove – enlever
to mix – mélanger
to study – étudier
to walk – marcher
to laugh – rigoler
to invite – inviter
to steal – voler
to cry – pleurer
to spend (money) – depenser
to look for – chercher
to find – trouver
to like – aimer
to buy – acheter *
to eat lunch – déjeuner
to discuss – discuter
to live – habiter
to pass – passer
to return home – rentrer
to repair – réparer
to cook – cuisiner
to practice – pratiquer
to visit (a place) – visiter
to cost – coûter
to borrow – emprunter
to forget – oublier
to use – utiliser
to risk – risquer

IR verbs

to finish – finir
to grab – saisir
to choose – choisir
to grow – grandir
to build – bâtir
to succeed – réussir (à)
to gain weight – grossir
to lose weight – maigrir
to fill – remplir
to obey – obéir (à)
to demolish – démolir
to punish – punir

RE verbs

to lose – perdre
to bite – mordre
to mow – tondre
to melt – fondre
to give back, to render – rendre
to wait – attendre
to answer – répondre
to go down, to descend – descendre
to sell – vendre
to hear – entendre