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
jouer
\+ à OR +de to play (agame or sport) OR to play (aninstrument)
jouir
+de
to enjoy
laisser
+ infinitive
to allow/let something to be done
manquer
+ à OR +de OR + de + infinitive
to miss someone OR to lack OR to neglect, fail to
mêler
+ à
to mingle with / to join in
mériter
+ de + infinitive
to deserve to
nuire
+ à
to harm
obéir
+ à
to obey
obliger
+à + infinitive
to oblige to
offrir
+ de + infinitive
to offer to
ordonner
+ à
to order
oser
+ infinitive
to dare to do something
oublier
+ de + infinitive
to forget to
paraître
+ infinitive
to seem to do something
pardonner
+ à
to pardon, forgive
parler
+ à OR + de
to talk to OR to talk about
partir
+de
to leave
parvenir
+à + infinitive
to succeed in ___-ing
passer du temps
+à + infinitive
to spend time ___-ing
penser
+ à OR +de
to think of / about OR to have an opinion about
penser
+ infinitive
toconsider doing something
perdre du temps
+à + infinitive
to waste time ___-ing
permettre
+ à
to permit
persister
+à + infinitive
to persist in ___-ing
persuader
+ de + infinitive
to persuade to
plaire
+ à
to please / be pleasing to
pousser
+à + infinitive
to urge/push (someone) to
pouvoir
+ infinitive
to be able to do something
préférer
+ infinitive
to prefer to do something
prendre garde
+ de + infinitive
to be careful not to
prendre le parti
+ de + infinitive
to decide to
prétendre
+ infinitive
to pretend to do something
prier
+ de + infinitive
to beg to
procurer
+ à
to obtain for someone
profiter
+ à
to benefit / be profitable to
profiter
+de
to make the most of
promettre
+ à OR + de + infinitive
to promise OR to promise to
proposer
+ de + infinitive
to suggest ___-ing
punir
+de
to punish for
raconter
+ à
to tell someone
rappeler
\+ à to remind (someone)
rechigner
+à + infinitive
to grudge ___-ing
recommencer
+à + infinitive
to begin ___-ing again
recompenser
+de
to reward for
réfléchir
+ à OR +à + infinitive
to consider / reflect upon OR to consider ___-ing
refuser
+ de + infinitive
to refuse to
regarder
+ infinitive
to watch someone do something
regretter
+ de + infinitive
to regret ___-ing
remercier
+de OR + de + infinitive
to thank for OR to thank for ___-ing
rendrevisite
+ à
to visit someone
renoncer
+à + infinitive
to give up ___-ing
répondre
+ à
to answer
reprocher
+ à
to criticize
résister
+ à
to resist
résister
+à + infinitive
to resist ___-ing
ressembler
+ à
to resemble
réussir
+ à OR ‘+à + infinitive
to pass the test OR to succeed in ___-ing
rêver
+à + infinitive OR + de + infinitiave
to dream of ___-ing
rire
+de
to laugh at
risquer
+ de + infinitive
to risk ___-ing
s’agir
+de
to be a question of
s’agir
+ de + infinitive
to be a question of ___-ing
s’amuser
+à + infinitive
to amuse oneself ___-ing
s’apercevoir
+de
to notice
s’apprêter
+à + infinitive
to get ready to
s’attendre
+à + infinitive
to expect to
s’autoriser
+à + infinitive
to authorize / allow to
s’efforcer
+ de + infinitive
to endeavor to
s’emparer
+de
to grab
s’empresser
+ de + infinitive
to hurry to
s’engager
+à + infinitive
to get around to
s’épuiser
+à + infinitive
to exhaust oneself ___-ing
s’étonner
+de
to be amazed by
s’excuser
+ de + infinitive
to apologize for ___-ing
s’habituer
+ à OR +à + infinitive
to get used to
s’intéresser
+ à OR +à + infinitive
to be interested in
s’occuper
+de
to be busy with
s’opposer
+ à
to oppose
savoir
+ infinitive
to know HOW TO do something
se contenter
+ de + infinitive
to be happy ___-ing
se décider
+à + infinitive
to make up one’s mind to
se dépêcher
+ de + infinitive
to hurry to
se fier
\+ à to trust (someone)
se hâter
+ de + infinitive
to hurry to
se méfier
+de
to distrust, beware of
se mettre
+à + infinitive
to start, set about ___-ing
se moquer
+de
to make fun of
sepasser
+de
to do without
seplaindre
+de
to complain about
se plaire
+à + infinitive
to take pleasure in ___-ing
se préparer
+à + infinitive
to prepare oneself to
se presser
+ de + infinitive
to hurry to
serendrecompte
+de
to realize
se résigner
+à + infinitive
to become resigned to ___-ing
seservir
+de
to use
se soucier
+de OR + de + infinitive
to care about OR to care about ___-ing
se souvenir
+de OR + de + infinitive
to remember OR to remember ___-ing
setromper
+de
to mistake
sembler
+ infinitive
to seem to be doing something
serrerla main à
+ à
to shake hands with someone
servir
+ à OR +à + infinitive OR +de
to be used for/as OR to serve to OR to put to use as
songer
+ à OR +à + infinitive
to dream / think of OR to dream of ___-ing
souhaiter
+ infinitive
to wish to do something
sourire
+ à
to smile at
succéder
+ à
to succeed, follow
supplier
+ de + infinitive
to be / beseech
survivre
+ à
to survive
tâcher
+ de + infinitive
to try to
tarder
+à + infinitive
to delay / be late in ___-ing
téléphoner
+ à
to call
tenir
\+à + infinitive OR +de to hold (someone) to / insist on \_\_\_-ing OR to take after, resemble
venir
+à + infinitive OR + infinitive OR + de + infinitiave to happen to OR to come to do something OR to have just (done something)
vivre
+de
to live on
voler
\+ à to steal (something) from someone
vouloir
+ infinitive
to want to do something
