verbs that never take a preposition when they're followed by an infinitive (to vouloir) Flashcards

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adorer

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j’adore aller au cinéma

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aimer

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j’aime danser

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aller

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je vais regarder la télé

to go, to be going to

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apercevoir

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j’aperçois conduire.

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avoir beau

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j’ai beau travailler, je n’ai jamais d’argent.

: despite doing, however much (one) does

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compter

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to expect, intend

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compter

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je compte réussir les cours cet été

to expect, intend

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croire

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to think

je crois être bien?

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courir

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to run,

Je cours sauver mes amis.

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daigner

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to deign, to condescend to

je daigne fumer

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descendre

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to go down

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désirer

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to want - je désire crier.

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détester

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je déteste avoir faim.

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devoir

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to have to,

je dois réfléchir bien.

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écouter

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j’écoute jouer

  • to listen –
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emmener

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j’emmène sourire? Im taking to smile, when is this word ever followed by an infinitive?

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entendre

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to hear

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entrer

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I know this is lazy:

envoyer : to send
espérer : to hope
estimer : to expect, consider
être censé : to be supposed to
faillir : to almost do something
faire : to cause to
falloir (il faut) : to be necessary to
se figurer : to imagine, picture
habiter (optional prep) : to live
s'imaginer : to imagine
laisser : to allow
monter : to go up, climb
nier : to deny 
oser : to dare
paraître : to appear
partir : to leave
penser : to plan on, intend
pouvoir : to be able to
préférer : to prefer
prétendre : to claim
regarder : to watch
rentrer : to go home
retourner : to return, go back
revenir : to come back
savoir : to know how
sembler : to seem
sentir : to feel, to smell
sortir : to go out
souhaiter : to wish
valoir mieux : to be preferable
venir (dîner) : to come (for dinner)
voir : to see
vouloir : to want