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Exemples
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exprimer
to express
📌 Note de grammaire
First group (-er) regular verb, uses 'avoir' as auxiliary.
Exemple
Il est important de s'exprimer clairement pendant un entretien.
It is important to express oneself clearly during an interview.
discuter
to discuss / to talk over
📌 Note de grammaire
First group (-er) regular verb, uses 'avoir' as auxiliary.
Exemple
Nous devons discuter des conditions de travail avec le directeur.
We must discuss the working conditions with the manager.
expliquer
to explain
📌 Note de grammaire
First group (-er) regular verb, uses 'avoir' as auxiliary.
Exemple
Le professeur a expliqué la leçon de grammaire deux fois.
The teacher explained the grammar lesson twice.
répondre
to answer / to reply
📌 Note de grammaire
Third group (-re) regular verb, uses 'avoir' as auxiliary. Takes preposition 'à'.
Exemple
Je n'ai pas encore répondu au courriel du client.
I haven't answered the client's email yet.
raconter
to tell (a story) / to relate
📌 Note de grammaire
First group (-er) regular verb, uses 'avoir' as auxiliary.
Exemple
Mon grand-père nous racontait souvent des histoires de sa jeunesse.
My grandfather often used to tell us stories of his youth.
conseiller
to advise / to recommend
📌 Note de grammaire
First group (-er) regular verb, uses 'avoir' as auxiliary. Followed by indirect object or subjunctive.
Exemple
Je te conseille de lire ce livre avant de voir le film.
I advise you to read this book before seeing the movie.
convaincre
to convince / to persuade
📌 Note de grammaire
Third group irregular verb (-indre/-vincre pattern), uses 'avoir' as auxiliary.
Exemple
Il a essayé de me convaincre d'accepter cette offre d'emploi.
He tried to convince me to accept this job offer.
protester
to protest
📌 Note de grammaire
First group (-er) regular verb, uses 'avoir' as auxiliary.
Exemple
Les citoyens sont descendus dans la rue pour protester contre la hausse des prix.
Citizens took to the street to protest against the price hike.
prétendre
to claim / to assert
📌 Note de grammaire
Third group (-re) regular verb, uses 'avoir' as auxiliary. False friend: means to claim, not to pretend.
Exemple
Il prétend tout savoir sur l'intelligence artificielle.
He claims to know everything about artificial intelligence.
avouer
to confess / to admit
📌 Note de grammaire
First group (-er) regular verb, uses 'avoir' as auxiliary.
Exemple
Le suspect a fini par avouer son crime à la police.
The suspect ended up confessing his crime to the police.
promettre
to promise
📌 Note de grammaire
Third group irregular verb (conjugated like 'mettre'), uses 'avoir' as auxiliary.
Exemple
Il m'a promis de m'aider à déménager ce week-end.
He promised me to help me move this weekend.
mentir
to lie
📌 Note de grammaire
Third group (-ir) irregular verb, uses 'avoir' as auxiliary.
Exemple
Il est inacceptable de mentir à ses meilleurs amis.
It is unacceptable to lie to one's best friends.
négocier
to negotiate
📌 Note de grammaire
First group (-er) verb with stem change (-ier / -iions spelling in nous/vous imparfait), uses 'avoir'.
Exemple
Le syndicat a négocié une augmentation de salaire avec la direction.
The union negotiated a salary increase with management.
critiquer
to criticize
📌 Note de grammaire
First group (-er) regular verb, uses 'avoir' as auxiliary.
Exemple
Il est facile de critiquer le travail des autres sans agir.
It is easy to criticize other people's work without taking action.
annoncer
to announce
📌 Note de grammaire
First group (-er) regular verb with cedilla (ç) before 'a' and 'o' to keep soft /s/ sound, uses 'avoir'.
Exemple
Le gouvernement a annoncé de nouvelles mesures économiques ce matin.
The government announced new economic measures this morning.
murmurer
to murmur / to whisper
📌 Note de grammaire
First group (-er) regular verb, uses 'avoir' as auxiliary.
Exemple
Elle lui a murmuré un secret à l'oreille pendant le concert.
She whispered a secret in his ear during the concert.
recommander
to recommend
📌 Note de grammaire
First group (-er) regular verb, uses 'avoir' as auxiliary.
Exemple
Un ami m'a recommandé ce petit restaurant italien du centre-ville.
A friend recommended this small Italian restaurant downtown.
interrompre
to interrupt
📌 Note de grammaire
Third group irregular verb (conjugated like 'rompre'), uses 'avoir' as auxiliary.
Exemple
Il est impoli d'interrompre quelqu'un pendant qu'il parle.
It is rude to interrupt someone while they are speaking.
traduire
to translate
📌 Note de grammaire
Third group irregular verb ending in -uire, uses 'avoir' as auxiliary.
Exemple
Ce document important doit être traduit en trois langues différentes.
This important document must be translated into three different languages.
avancer
to put forward / to suggest / to advance
📌 Note de grammaire
First group (-er) regular verb with cedilla (ç) before 'a' and 'o', uses 'avoir' as auxiliary.
Exemple
Il a avancé une hypothèse intéressante lors de la réunion.
He put forward an interesting hypothesis during the meeting.
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