être – to be
Example: Je suis étudiant. (I am a student.)
avoir – to have
Example: J’ai un chat. (I have a cat.)
aller – to go
Example: Nous allons au cinéma. (We’re going to the movies.)
faire – to do/make
Example: Il fait du vélo. (He’s riding a bike.)
dire – to say
Example: Elle dit toujours la vérité. (She always tells the truth.)
pouvoir – can/to be able to
Example: Tu peux m’aider? (Can you help me?)
vouloir – to want
Example: Je veux un café. (I want a coffee.)
devoir – must/to have to
Example: Nous devons partir tôt. (We have to leave early.)
savoir – to know (facts or information)
Example: Elle sait parler plusieurs langues. (She knows how to speak multiple languages.)
prendre – to take
Example: Il prend le train pour aller au travail. (He takes the train to go to work.)
Here are some exercises with complete phrases to practice the present tense conjugations of the 10 French verbs: