How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 French words on “Verb patterns”. The full topic holds 151 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this French vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

French vocabulary: verb patterns

To need, to be about to, to remember: the French verb phrases that keep coming back in conversation.

Here are 100 French words on “Verb patterns”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 38 words

French	English
avoir le droit de	to be allowed to
servir à	to be used for
s’en vouloir	to blame oneself
faire appel à	to call upon
continuer à	to carry on doing
choisir de	to choose to
revenir	to come back
entrer	to come in
se passer de	to do without
s’attendre à	to expect
remplir	to fill in
avoir du mal à	to find it hard to
finir de	to finish doing
oublier de	to forget to
monter	to get on
donner lieu à	to give rise to
s’y prendre	to go about it
rentrer	to go back inside
sortir avec	to go out with
passer par	to go through
venir de	to have just done
aider à	to help to
faire part de	to inform of
apprendre à	to learn to
s’occuper	to look afterTake charge of
regarder	to look at
chercher	to look for
faire attention à	to pay attention to
s’en sortir	to pull through
supporter	to put up with
se rendre compte	to realiseBecome aware of something
se remettre	to recover
compter sur	to rely on
se souvenir	to remember
se mettre à	to start doing
s’arrêter	to stop
enlever	to take off
comprendre	to work out

Level 2: medium 36 words

French	English
accepter de	to agree to
s’intéresser à	to be interested in
être obligé de	to be obliged to
être fier de	to be proud of
prendre conscience de	to become aware of
se calmer	to calm down
rattraper	to catch up
se produire	to come about
décider de	to decide to
rêver de	to dream of
encourager à	to encourage to
s’habiller	to get dressed
se tromper	to get it wrong
se marier	to get married
se préparer à	to get ready to
se lever	to get up
abandonner	to give up
distribuer	to hand out
s’amuser	to have fun
retenir	to hold back
avoir l’intention de	to intend to
prendre soin	to look afterSee to someone’s well-being
se décider à	to make up one’s mind
ranger	to put away
reporter	to put off
faire preuve de	to show evidence of
se séparer	to split up
cesser de	to stop doing
s’attaquer à	to tackle
tenir compte de	to take into account
réfléchir à	to think over
se fier à	to trust
rejeter	to turn down
éteindre	to turn off
se servir de	to use
se réveiller	to wake up

Level 3: hard 26 words

French	English
risquer de	to be likely to
se méfier de	to be wary of
se soucier de	to care about
rencontrer par hasard	to come across
mériter de	to deserve to
se consacrer à	to devote oneself to
s’endormir	to fall asleep
obliger à	to force to
se fâcher	to get angry
s’ennuyer	to get bored
réviser	to go over
se blesser	to hurt oneself
insister sur	to insist on
inviter à	to invite to
attendre avec impatience	to look forward to
chercher dans un dictionnaire	to look up
se moquer	to make fun
se débrouiller	to manage
s’opposer à	to oppose
enfiler	to put on
regretter de	to regret
se douter de	to suspect
se charger de	to take charge of
embaucher	to take on
songer à	to think of
se déshabiller	to undress

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 French words on “Verb patterns”. The full topic holds 151 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this French vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.