Verbes et Prépositions Flashcards
Common verbs with prepositions -- de, à, or without
(s’)arrêter
+ de + infinitive
to stop ___-ing
(se) permettre
\+ de + infinitive to allow (oneself) to
accepter
+ de + infinitive
to accept, agree to
accuser
\+ de + infinitive to accuse (someone) of
acheter
+ à
to buy from
achever
+ de + infinitive
to finish ___-ing
adorer
+ infinitive
to love doing something
aider
+à + infinitive
to help to
aimer
+ infinitive
to like/enjoy doing something
aller
+ infinitive OR à
to be going to do something OR to suit (someone)
apprendre
+à + infinitive
to learn how to
approcher
+de
to approach
arracher
+ à
to grab, tear away from
arriver
+à + infinitive OR +de
to manage / succeed in ___-ing OR to arrive from (Paris, Canada)
aspirer
+à + infinitive
to aspire/yearn to
assister
\+ à to attend (the meeting)
attendre
+ de + infinitive
to wait to
avertir
\+ de + infinitive to warn (someone) (not) to
avoir
+à + infinitive
to have to / be obliged to
avoirbesoin
+de
to need
avoir envie
+de
to want
avoir l’habitude
+de
to be used to, in the habit of
avoirpeur
+ de + infinitive OR +de
to be afraid of ___-ing
avouer
+ infinitive
to admit to do something
blâmer
\+ de + infinitive to blame (someone) for \_\_\_-ing
cesser
+ de + infinitive
to stop, cease ___-ing
changer
\+de to change (trains)
chercher
+à + infinitive
to attempt to
choisir
+ de + infinitive
to choose to
commander
\+ de + infinitive to order (someone) to
commencer
+à + infinitive OR + de + infinitive
to start to / ___-ing
compter
+ infinitive
to intend to do something
conseiller
+ à OR + de + infinitive
to advise OR to advise to
consentir
+à + infinitive
to consent to
continuer
+à + infinitive OR + de + infinitive
to continue to / ___-ing
convenir
+ à OR + de + infinitive
to please, to be suitable for someone / the situation OR to agree to
courir
+ infinitive
to run to do something
craindre
+ de + infinitive
to fear ___-ing
croire
+ à
to believe something
décider
+ de + infinitive OR +à + infinitive
to decide to OR to persuade (someone) to
défendre
+ à OR + de + infinitive
to forbid OR to forbid (someone) to do s.t.
demander
+ à OR + de + infinitive
to ask someone (something)
dépendre
+de
to depend on
déplaire
+ à
to displease / be displeasing to
déranger
+ de + infinitive
to bother someone to
désirer
+ infinitive
to want to do something
désobéir
+ à
to disobey
détester
+ infinitive
to hate to do something
devoir
+ infinitive
to have to do something
dire
+ à OR + de + infinitive
to say / tell OR to tell (someone) to do something
donner
+ à
to give someone something
douter
+de
to doubt
écouter
\+ infinitive to listen (someone) do something
écrire
+ à OR +de
to write to someone OR to write with (the left, right hand)
emmener
\+ infinitive to take (someone) to do something
empêcher
+ de + infinitive
to prevent, keep from ___-ing
emprunter
+ à
to borrow something from someone
encourager
+à + infinitive
to encourage to
ennuyer
+ de + infinitive
to bother/upset someone to
enseigner
+à + infinitive
to teach to
envoyer
+ à OR + infinitive
to send something to someone OR to send (someone) to do something
espérer
+ infinitive
to hope to do something
essayer
+ de + infinitive
to try to
être
+ à OR + de + infinitive
to belong to OR to be (adj / ___ed) to
faillir
+ à
to fail in / at / to
faire
+ infinitive
to have something done
faireattention
+ à
to pay attention to
faire confiance à
\+ à to trust (someone)
faire mal
+ à
to hurt
féliciter
+de OR + de + infinitive
to congratulate OR to congratulate for ___-ing
finir
+ de + infinitive
to finish ___-ing
goûter
+ à
to taste something
hériter
+de
to inherit
hésiter
+à + infinitive
to hesitate to
interdire
+ à
to forbid someone (something)
inviter
\+à + infinitive to invite (someone) to
