Here are 20 essential French verbs, covering some of the most common irregular and regular verbs to get you started, including être (to be), avoir (to have), aller (to go), parler (to speak), faire (to do/make), vouloir (to want), pouvoir (to be able to), dire (to say/tell), prendre (to take), savoir (to know), venir (to come), aimer (to like/love), donner (to give), penser (to think), habiter (to live), regarder (to look/watch), manger (to eat), travailler (to work), jouer (to play), and finir (to finish). The 100 most common French words primarily consist of small, essential function words like articles (le, un), prepositions (de, à, dans), pronouns (je, il, se, qui, y), conjunctions (et, mais, ou), and core verbs (être, avoir, faire, aller, dire, pouvoir, savoir), along with basic adjectives and adverbs (tout, plus, très, bien) that form the backbone of daily French communication, appearing constantly in conversation for things like "the," "of," "to," "and," "I," "you," "is," "have," "do," and "go".