Verbes + preposition + infinitive or noun

Question 1

to accept to do something

Answer 1

accepter de faire qqc

Question 2

to stop doing something

Answer 2

arrêter de faire qqc

Question 3

to cease doing something

Answer 3

cesser de faire qqc

Question 4

to choose to do something

Answer 4

choisir de faire qqc

Question 5

to advise someone to do something

Answer 5

conseiller à qqn de faire qqc

Question 6

to continue doing something

Answer 6

continuer à faire qqc

Question 7

decide to do something

Answer 7

décider de faire qqc

Question 8

ask someone to do something

Answer 8

demander à qqn de faire qqc

Question 9

to tell someone to do something

Answer 9

dire à qqn de faire qqc

Question 10

to try to do something

Answer 10

essayer de faire qqc

Question 11

to demand someone do something

Answer 11

exiger à qqn de faire qqc

Question 12

to finish doing something

Answer 12

finir de faire qqc

Question 13

to forbid someone from doing something

Answer 13

interdire à qqn de faire qqc

Question 14

to offer someone to do something

Answer 14

offrir à qqn de faire qqc

Question 15

to forget to do something

Answer 15

oublier de faire qqc

Question 16

to speak to someone about doing something

Answer 16

parler à qqn de faire qqc

Question 17

to permit someone to do something

Answer 17

permettre à qqn de faire qqc

Question 18

to persuade someone to do something

Answer 18

persuader qqn de faire qqc

Question 19

to promise someone to do something

Answer 19

promettre à qqn de faire qqc

Question 20

to propose doing something to someone

Answer 20

proposer à qqn de faire qqc

Question 21

to suggest doing something to someone

Answer 21

suggérer à qqn de faire qqc

Question 22

remind someone to do something

Answer 22

rappeler à qqn de faire qqc

Question 23

to refuse to do something

Answer 23

refuser de faire qqc

Question 24

to dream of doing something

Answer 24

rêver de faire qqc

Question 25

to risque doing something

Answer 25

risquer de faire qqc

Question 26

to be content doing something

Answer 26

se contenter de faire qqc

Question 27

to hurry to do something

Answer 27

se dépêcher de faire qqc

Question 28

to be in charge of doing something

Answer 28

s’occuper de faire qqc

Question 29

to remember to do something

Answer 29

se rappeler de faire qqc ou se souvenir de faire qqc

Question 30

to be worth doing something

Answer 30

valoir la peine de

Question 31

to need to do something

Answer 31

avoir besoin de faire qqc

Question 32

to feel line doing something

Answer 32

avoir envie de faire qqc

Question 33

to look forward to doing something

Answer 33

avoir hâte de faire qqc

Question 34

to seem to be doing something

Answer 34

avoir l’air de faire qqc

Question 35

to be in the habit of doing something

Answer 35

avoir l’habitude de faire qqc

Question 36

to intend to do something

Answer 36

avoir l’intention de faire qqc

Question 37

to kindly do something

Answer 37

avoir l’obligeance de faire qqc

Question 38

to have the opportunity to do something

Answer 38

avoir l’occation de faire qqc

Question 39

to be allowed (have permission) to do something

Answer 39

avoir la permission de faire qqc

Question 40

to be responsible for doing something

Answer 40

avoir la résponsabilité de faire qqc

Question 41

to have the right to do something

Answer 41

avoir le droit de faire qqc

Question 42

to have time to do something

Answer 42

avoir le temps de faire qqc

Question 43

to be afraid to do something

Answer 43

avoir peur de faire qqc

Question 44

to be in a position to do something for someone

Answer 44

être en mesure de faire qqc pour qqn

Question 45

to be tired of doing something

Answer 45

être fatigué de faire qqc

Question 46

to be obligated to do something

Answer 46

être obligé de faire qqc

Question 47

to be required (held) to do something

Answer 47

être tenu de faire qqc

Question 48

to be the right person to do something

Answer 48

être bien placé pour faire qqc

Question 49

to have a tendency to do something

Answer 49

avoir tendance à faire qqc

Question 50

to be authorized to do something

Answer 50

être autorisé à faire qqc

Question 51

to be disposed to do something

Answer 51

être disposé à faire qqc

Question 52

to be in the process of doing something

Answer 52

être en train de faire qqc

Question 53

to help someone to do something

Answer 53

aider qqn à faire qqc

Question 54

to manage to do something

Answer 54

arriver à faire qqc

Question 55

to authorize someone to do something

Answer 55

autoriser qqn à faire qqc

Question 56

to learn to do something

Answer 56

apprendre à faire qqc

Question 57

to (re)start doing something

Answer 57

(re)commencer à faire qqc

Question 58

to consist of doing something

Answer 58

consister à faire qqc

Question 59

to succeed in doing something

Answer 59

parvenir ou réussir à faire qqc

Question 60

to give up doing something

Answer 60

renoncer à faire qqc

Question 61

to expect to do something

Answer 61

s’attendre à faire qqc

Question 62

to commit to doing something

Answer 62

s’engager à faire qqc

Question 63

to get used to doing something

Answer 63

s’habituer à faire qqc

Question 64

to make up one’s mind to do something

Answer 64

se décider à faire qqc

Question 65

to start (put yourself towards) doing something

Answer 65

se mettre à faire qqc

Question 66

to resign oneself to doing something

Answer 66

se resigner à faire qqc

Question 67

to serve the purpose of doing something

Answer 67

se servir à faire qqc

Question 68

to consider (dreamily) of doing something

Answer 68

songer à faire qqc

Question 69

to want dearly to or to care to do something

Answer 69

tenir à faire qqc

Question 70

to need something something or someone

Answer 70

avoir besoin de qqc ou qqn

Question 71

to want something (to have desire of) something

Answer 71

avoir envie de qqc

Question 72

to look like something or someone

Answer 72

avoir l’air de qqc ou qqn

Question 73

to be afraid of (verb + a preposition)

Answer 73

avoir peur de

Question 74

to know about (to be up to date on) something or someone

Answer 74

être au courant de qqc ou qqn

Question 75

to be informed or warned about something or someone

Answer 75

être averti(e) de qqc ou qqn

Question 76

to be a member of (verb + preposition)

Answer 76

être membre de

Question 77

to be sure of something or someone

Answer 77

être sûr(e) ou certain(e) de qqc ou qqn

Question 78

to be responsible for something or someone

Answer 78

être responsable de qqc ou qqn

Question 79

to be proud of something or someone

Answer 79

être fier (fière) de qqc ou qqn

Question 80

to be satisfied with something or someone

Answer 80

être satisfait(e) de qqc ou qqn

Question 81

to go against something or someone

Answer 81

aller à l’encontre de qqc ou qqn

Question 82

to depend on something or someone

Answer 82

dependre de qqc ou qqn

Question 83

to lack something

Answer 83

manquer qqc

Question 84

to tell or update someone about something

Answer 84

mettre qqn au courant de

Question 85

to talk about something

Answer 85

parler de qqc

Question 86

to take advantage of something

Answer 86

1. profiter de qqc

2. se prévaloir de

Question 87

to thank sb for something

Answer 87

remercier qqn de qqc

Question 88

to laugh at something

Answer 88

rire de qqc

Question 89

to notice something

Answer 89

1. s’apercevoir de qqc ou qqn

2. se rendre compte de qqc ou qqn

Question 90

to inquire about something (inform oneself)

Answer 90

s’informer de qqc

Question 91

to be in charge of something or someone

Answer 91

s’occuper de qqc ou qqn

Question 92

to be content with something or someone

Answer 92

être content(e) de qqc ou qqn

Question 93

to get rid of something

Answer 93

se débarrasser de qqc

Question 94

to be suspicious of something or someone

Answer 94

se méfier de qqc ou qqn

Question 95

to complain about something or someone

Answer 95

se plaindre de qqc ou qqn

Question 96

to remember something or someone

Answer 96

1. se rappeler de qqc ou qqn

2. se souvernir de qqn ou qqc

Question 97

to use (make use of) qqc ou qqn

Answer 97

servir de qqc ou qqn

Question 98

to take into account something

Answer 98

tenir compte de qqc

Question 99

to deal with something
or
to treat a subjet matter (be about)

Answer 99

traiter de qqc

Question 100

to be entitled to something

Answer 100

avoit droit à qqc

Question 101

to look forward to something

Answer 101

avoir hâte à qqc

Question 102

to be attached to something

Answer 102

être attaché à qqc

Question 103

to be subject to something

Answer 103

être soumis à qqc

Question 104

to use the services of something or someone

Answer 104

faire appel à qqc ou qqn

Question 105

to trust something or someone

Answer 105

faire confiance à qqc ou qqn

Question 106

to face something or someone

Answer 106

faire face à qqc ou qqn

Question 107

to hurt something or someone

Answer 107

faire mal à qqc ou qqn

Question 108

to frighten someone

Answer 108

faire peur à qqn

Question 109

to please someone

to please him or her

Answer 109

faire plaisir à qqn

lui faire plaisir

Question 110

to reach something (it)

Answer 110

1. arriver à qqc (y arriver)

2. parvenir à qqc (y parvenir)

Question 111

to attend something

to attend it

Answer 111

assister à

y assister

Question 112

to consent to something

to consent to it

Answer 112

consentir à qqc

y consentir

Question 113

to follow up with/on something

to follow up on it

Answer 113

donner suite à qqc

y donner suite

Question 114

to be careful of something or someone

Answer 114

faire attention à qqc ou qqn

Question 115

to lie to someone

to lie to him or her

Answer 115

mentir à qqn

lui mentir

Question 116

to terminate something

Answer 116

mettre fin à

Question 117

to obey something or someone
to obey it
to obey him or her
to obey them

Answer 117

obéir à qqc ou qqn
y obéir
lui obéir
leur obéir

Question 118

to talk to someone

Answer 118

parler à qqn

Question 119

to participate in something (in it)

Answer 119

participer à qqc (y participer)

Question 120

to think about or consider something (about it)

Answer 120

1. penser à qqc (y penser)
2. réfléchir à qqc (y réfléchir)
3. cogiter à qqc (y cogiter)
4. songer à qqc (y songer)

Question 121

to give something up

to give it up

Answer 121

renoncer à qqc

y renoncer

Question 122

to reply to something or someone
to reply to it
to reply to him or her
to reply to them

Answer 122

répondre à qqc ou à qqn
y répondre
lui répondre
leur répondre

Question 123

to resist something or someone
to resist it
to resist him or her
to resist them

Answer 123

résister à qqc ou a qqn
y résister
lui résister
leur résister

Question 124

to expect something

to expect it

Answer 124

s’attendre à qqc

s’y attendre

Question 125

to get used to something
to get use to it
to might as well get used to it

Answer 125

s’habituer à qqc
s’y habituer
autant s’y habituer

Question 126

to register for

Answer 126

s’inscrire à

Question 127

to be interested in

Answer 127

s’intéresser à

Question 128

to stick to

to stick to it??

Answer 128

s’en tenir à

s’y en tenir??

Question 129

to oppose something

Answer 129

s’opposer à qqc

Question 130

to comply with

Answer 130

conformer à

Question 131

to rely on something

to rely on it

Answer 131

se fier à qqc

s’y fier

Question 132

to join something

to join it

Answer 132

se joindre à qqc

s’y joindre

Question 133

to call someone

to call him or her

Answer 133

téléphoner à qqn

lui téléphoner

Question 134

to care about something or someone

Answer 134

tenir à qqc ou à qqn

Question 135

to see to, ensure or make sure of qqc

Answer 135

veiller à qqc

Question 136

to think about him or her

Answer 136

penser à lui ou à elle (pronoms disjoints)

songer à lui ou à elle (pronoms disjoints)

Question 137

to get used to him or her

Answer 137

s’habituer à lui ou à elle (pronoms disjoints)

Question 138

to renounce him or her

Answer 138

renoncer à lui ou à elle (pronoms disjoints)

Question 139

to pay attention to him or her

Answer 139

faire attention à lui ou à elle (pronoms disjoints)

Question 140

to be interested in him or her

Answer 140

s’intéresser à lui ou à elle (pronoms disjoints)

Question 141

to join him or her

Answer 141

se joindre à lui ou à elle (pronoms disjoints)

Question 142

to oppose him or her

Answer 142

s’opposer à lui ou à elle (pronoms disjoints)

Question 143

to care about him or her

Answer 143

tenir à lui ou à elle (pronoms disjoints)

Question 144

to comply with him or her

Answer 144

se conformer à lui ou à elle (pronoms disjoints)

Question 145

to rely on him or her

Answer 145

se fier à lui ou à elle (pronoms disjoints)

Question 146

to update something

Answer 146

mettre qqc à jour

Question 147

to test something

Answer 147

mettre qqc à l’essai

Question 148

to take advantage or build on something

Answer 148

mettre qqc à profit

Question 149

to apply something

Answer 149

mettre qqc en application

Question 150

to implement something

Answer 150

mettre qqc en oeuvre

Question 151

to put something on the back burner

Answer 151

mettre qqc en veilleuse

Question 152

to set up or get something underway

Answer 152

mettre qqc sur pied

Question 153

to promote something

Answer 153

mettre qqc de l’avant

Question 154

to put something aside

Answer 154

mettre qqc de côté

Question 155

to lay off someone

Answer 155

mettre qqn à pied

Question 156

1. to be in force

2. to come into force

Answer 156

1. être en vigueur

2. entre en vigueur