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Learn French Verbs

French verb conjugations are the backbone of elegant expression. With dozens of irregular forms and compound tenses, mastering them is essential to speaking with confidence.

Essential French phrases

Building fluency in French starts with verbs. Here are some everyday phrases that rely on getting the verb form right:

Je voudrais un café, s'il vous plaît

I would like a coffee, please

Nous avons visité Paris l'année dernière

We visited Paris last year

Est-ce que tu peux m'aider?

Can you help me?

Je suis en train d'apprendre le français

I am learning French

Il faut que j'aille au marché

I need to go to the market

Elle est partie avant moi

She left before me

Why French verbs are challenging

Many common verbs are highly irregular — être, avoir, aller, and faire all conjugate unpredictably.
The passé composé requires choosing between avoir and être as the auxiliary, and past participles must sometimes agree in gender and number.
The subjunctive is triggered by specific expressions of doubt, desire, and emotion, and many subjunctive forms are irregular.
Silent endings mean multiple conjugations sound identical, making listening comprehension and spelling tricky.

Sample French verb conjugations

VerbPal teaches these in full sentences, not isolated tables — but here's a taste of what you'll master:

Verb	Present	Past
être (to be)	je suis	j'ai été
avoir (to have)	j'ai	j'ai eu
aller (to go)	je vais	je suis allé(e)
faire (to do/make)	je fais	j'ai fait

How VerbPal teaches French

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Every French verb is taught inside a real sentence you'd actually say.

Spaced repetition

Our SM-2 algorithm brings back verbs right before you forget them.

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Short daily sessions train automatic tense recall — no more freezing mid-sentence.

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