100 Most Common English verbs for Francophones Part I

She ____ (aller) to school every day.

• goes

• went

• gone

• going

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'goes' because it is the present tense form of the verb 'aller' (to go) that agrees with the subject 'she'. The sentence indicates a habitual action, which requires the present simple tense.

They ____ (être) happy yesterday.

• are

• is

• was

• were

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'were' because it is the past tense of 'to be' used with plural subjects. The sentence refers to a state of being happy that occurred yesterday, thus requiring the past form.

I ____ (avoir) a cat when I was young.

• have

• had

• has

• having

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'had' because it indicates a past action. The sentence refers to owning a cat in the past, making 'had' the appropriate past tense form of 'avoir' (to have).

He ____ (faire) his homework now.

• do

• does

• did

• done

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'does' because it agrees with the singular subject 'He' in the present tense. 'Do' is used with plural subjects, 'did' is past tense, and 'done' is the past participle form.

We ____ (dire) hello to our neighbours every morning.

• say

• said

• says

• saying

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'say' because it matches the subject 'we' in the present tense. 'Says' is singular, 'said' is past tense, and 'saying' is a gerund, which do not fit the sentence structure.

They ____ (pouvoir) not come to the party last night.

• can

• could

• can't

• couldn't

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'could' because it indicates a past ability or possibility. The sentence refers to an event that happened last night, making 'could' the appropriate form of 'pouvoir' in this context.

She ____ (voir) a movie last weekend.

• see

• sees

• saw

• seen

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'saw' because it is the simple past tense of 'see', which is needed here to indicate that the action of watching a movie occurred last weekend.

I ____ (savoir) the answer to the question.

• know

• knows

• knew

• known

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'know' because it is the present tense form of the verb 'savoir' (to know) that agrees with the subject 'I'. The other options do not fit the present tense context of the sentence.

He ____ (venir) to the meeting yesterday.

• come

• comes

• came

• coming

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'came' because it is the past tense of 'venir' (to come) and fits the context of the sentence referring to a meeting that occurred yesterday.

We ____ (vouloir) to learn English.

• want

• wants

• wanted

• wanting

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'want' because it matches the subject 'we' in the present tense. 'Wants' is incorrect for plural subjects, 'wanted' is past tense, and 'wanting' is a gerund form.