Why these verbs?
The answer in short: Some of them are the most used or most ‘useful’ verbs of the French language, but they also enter in the conjugation of other verbs as auxiliary or semi-auxiliary. Some can be used as models to conjugate other verbs of their “group”. Thanks to ‘Le conjugueur‘.
- Être
- Avoir
- Aller
- Vouloir
- Pouvoir
- Devoir
- Falloir (“impersonal verb”: 3rd person singular only)
- Savoir
- Prendre (model to conjugate verbs like comprendre, reprendre, méprendre, etc.)
- Mettre (momodel to conjugate verbs like remettre, permettre, démettre, commettre, etc.)
- Dire
- Venir (model to conjugate verbs like devenir, revenir, parvenir, etc.)
- Partir
- Ouvrir (model to conjugate verbs like couvrir, offrir, souffrir, etc.)
- Parler (model to conjugate most of verbs in ‘er’(1st group))
- Finir (model to conjugate verbs in ‘ir’ (2nd group))
- Descendre (model to conjugate verbs like tendre, rendre, dépendre, entendre, attendre, prétendre, etc.)
- Connaître
- Pleuvoir (“impersonal verb”: 3rd person singular only)
- Lire