Verbs of asking for and of attempting to

Question 1

to ask somebody to do something

Answer 1

demander à qn de faire qc

Question 2

to try to do something [skill]

Answer 2

essayer de faire qc

Question 3

to implore somebody to do something

Answer 3

implorer qc de faire qc

Question 4

to speak of doing something

Answer 4

parler de faire qc

Question 5

to ask somebody to do something

Answer 5

prier qn de faire qc

Question 6

to propose to somebody the idea of doing something

Answer 6

proposer à qn de faire qc

Question 7

to beg somebody to do something

Answer 7

supplier qn de faire qc

Question 8

to try to do something [task]

Answer 8

tâcher de faire qc

Question 9

to attempt to do something

Answer 9

tenter de faire qc