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15 high-frequency prototype French verbs

jouer

plays | is playing

joue

to play | playing

219

Source: A Frequency Dictionary of French (Londsale & Le Bras, 2009), published by Routledge.]

manger

eats | is eating

mange

to eat | eating

1338

écouter

listens | is listening

écoute

to listen | listening

429

chanter

sings | is singing

chante

to sing | singing

1820

étudier

studies | is studying

étudie

to study | studying

960

regarder

watches | is watching

regarde

to watch, look | watching, looking

425

écrire

writes | is writing

écrit

to write | writing

382

apprendre

learns | is learning

apprend

to learn | learning

327

dormir

sleeps | is sleeping

dort

to sleep | sleeping

1836

travailler

works | is working

travaille

to work | working

290

préparer

prepares | is preparing

prépare

to prepare | preparing

201

aider

helps | is helping

aide

to help | helping

413

sortir

goes out | is going out

sort

to go out | going out

309

courir

runs | is running

court

to run | running

1447

marcher

walks | is walking

marche

to walk | walking

1532

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Rachel Hawkes