French Irregular Verbs Worksheet Packet - 50 Most Common Irregular French Verbs

Practice 50 of the most common irregular French verbs with these no-prep worksheets and speaking discussion cards. Use these practice pages, cards and worksheets to teach and review present tense conjugations of irregular French verbs to beginners or to review with all levels at any time. See the preview for detailed information about everything that is included in this packet, and scroll down for the list of verbs.

Your students will stay fully engaged when learning 50 irregular French verbs in the present tense with over 200 pages of speaking, reading, writing, and listening pages that require absolutely no prep for you.

This packet is designed to help you stay organized:

When you’re teaching so many verbs, it’s a relief to know that it will be easy to stay organized. You won’t wast any time looking for the verbs you want because they are all numbered.

Let’s say you’re working on the verb “lire”. "Lire" is #9 on the list, so just pull out all of the #9 worksheets and discussion card #9 and you’re all set!

Conjugation charts and worksheets - 26 pages

Thirteen pages have four verbs each and space for taking notes and writing examples.

Seven pages have eight verbs each. Students write the meaning of each verb in English.

Three conjugation pages are formatted for quick written or spoken auto-évaluations.

Pages with conjugations are included so that students can check their written work, or a friend can follow along while listening.

Students can keep track of their progress on the last page. You may suggest trading papers with a partner.

Sentence writing worksheets - 50 pages

There are 50 one-page sentence writing activities. Self-evaluation charts are included.

Paragraph writing worksheets - 50 pages

50 pages are for writing paragraphs. The prompts are the same as those on the speaking cards for conversations.

Speaking cards for discussions using the verbs - 50 cards

There are four cards per page for you to print and cut out. Students can work with partners or in small groups to practice speaking. You can also use these cards for a whole class activity.

• Est-ce que tu prends souvent l'avion? Décris la dernière fois que tu as pris l'avion.

• Aimes-tu recevoir des invités chez toi, ou est-ce que tu préfères être reçu(e)?

• Vous vous asseyez devant ou plutôt derrière en classe?

• Conduisez-vous souvent une voiture? Où allez-vous le plus souvent en voiture?

Crossword puzzles - 5 pages

There are 5 mots-croisé activities to make sure students know what the verbs mean. Clues are infinitive written in English. Fill in the crossword puzzle with French infinitives.

Sudoku puzzles - 50 pages

Sudoku puzzles are for conjugation practice. There are individual puzzles for all of the verbs except “falloir” and “pleuvoir” as they are only conjugated in the IL form. Two versions are included for alternate conjugations of the verb “s’asseoir” so you can choose the one you like to use and teach!

What teachers are saying:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Great activities for French 2 and above after learning irregular verbs. The questions are varied and interesting.”

List of verbs:

1. être

2. aller

3. avoir

4. faire

5. vouloir

6. pouvoir

7. devoir

8. savoir

9. lire

10. dire

11. écrire

12. décrire

13. conduire

14. voir

15. recevoir

16. croire

17. décevoir

18. apercevoir

19. falloir

20. surprendre

21. prendre

22. comprendre

23. apprendre

24. boire

25. pleuvoir

26. venir

27. obtenir

28. connaître

29. suivre

30. vivre

31. mettre

32. permettre

33. battre

34. promettre

35. couvrir

36. ouvrir

37. souffrir

38. offrir

39. courir

40. partir

41. sortir

42. dormir

43. se servir

44. mentir

45. conduire

46. plaire

47. s'asseoir

48. craindre

49. revenir

50. devenir

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