French verb conjugation practice just for beginners: Learning to conjugate French verbs can be challenging for beginning French students, especially when they are learning several common irregular verbs at the same time.
Être, avoir, faire, and aller are four of the most important French verbs for beginners to learn. Students encounter them constantly, but because their conjugations don’t follow the regular -er, -ir, or -re patterns, they often need plenty of repetition and practice.
If your students are learning or reviewing these essential French verbs, I’ve got ready-to-to free French verb conjugation practice for you!
Free French Verb Conjugation Worksheet
This printable worksheet gives beginning French students focused practice with:
- être – to be
- avoir – to have
- faire – to do/make
- aller – to go
Students will review the meanings of the verbs, practice their present-tense conjugations, and use the correct verb in context.
The resource also includes an answer key and a student reference page with the verb conjugations.
Get the free French verb worksheet
This free French verb conjugation practice is a great addition to a beginner French, French 1, Core French, or French immersion classroom.
Ideas for Using French Verb Conjugation Practice
You don’t have to use a French verb worksheet only as homework. Here are a few ways you can use this free resource in your classroom.
1. Introduce the verbs
Use the conjugation chart as a starting point when introducing être, avoir, faire, and aller. Have students identify patterns they notice and discuss which forms they think will be easiest or hardest to remember.
2. Use it for independent practice
Once you’ve taught the conjugations, the worksheet can give students structured practice without requiring a lot of preparation.
3. Use it as a review
These four verbs are worth coming back to throughout the year. Even after students have technically “learned” them, you’ll probably find that they still mix up forms such as j’ai, je suis, je fais, and je vais.
A quick review worksheet can be useful before moving on to new grammar.
4. Use the conjugation chart as a reference
Beginning French students often benefit from having a clear verb chart they can refer back to while completing writing or speaking activities.
Don’t be afraid to let students use a reference sheet! The goal is eventually to make these common verbs automatic, and repeated exposure helps students get there.
Need a Quick French Verb Reference?
If you or your students want to check the conjugation of another French verb, Verbific is a handy online French verb conjugator. You can look up a verb to see its present-tense forms, English translation, and example sentences.
Need More French Irregular Verb Practice?
If your students need more than one worksheet, I also have a larger collection of French verb conjugation practice designed for beginning French students.
The complete set includes 40+ no-prep worksheets covering five essential irregular French verbs:
- être
- avoir
- faire
- aller
- venir
Students get progressively more challenging practice with verb conjugation, negation, answering questions, and using the verbs in context. The resource includes both English-supported and full-French versions, making it useful for Core French, FSL, and French immersion classrooms.
GET THE FRENCH IRREGULAR VERBS WORKSHEETS
More French Verb Practice
Once students have a good foundation with common irregular verbs, you can continue building their French conjugation skills with practice for regular -er, -ir, and -re verbs as well as other common irregular verbs.
The key is giving students repeated, meaningful opportunities to use the verbs, rather than expecting them to memorize a conjugation chart once and remember it forever!
Whether you’re teaching French 1, Core French, or French immersion, a combination of reference charts, written practice, speaking activities, and review can help students become much more confident with French verb conjugation.
