French verbs followed by À + INFINITIVE
These verbs must be followed by À when they are used before verbs in the INFINITIVE form. There are other verbs that need À, but here are some of the most common ones. It will not be helpful to translate from English to French because many times we don’t need a preposition in English. Unfortunately, you will have to memorize this list.
This lesson is more advanced and includes more verbs than my A2 level lesson. Check out my full course which includes examples in French and English at the B1-B2 level. Click here for an A2 level lesson on verbs followed directly by infinitives or prepositions and enroll in my full course for free @ LLL French Academy.

aider à to help doing something |
apprendre à to learn / to teach to do something |
arriver à to manage to do something |
chercher à to try to do something; to seek to do something |
commencer à to begin doing something |
continuer à to continue doing something (an action) |
encourager à to encourage (someone) to do something |
hésiter à to hesitate doing something |
inviter à to invite to do something |
mettre du temps à to spend time doing something (to accomplish a task) |
obliger à to make (someone) do something |
passer du temps à to spend time doing something |
perdre du temps à to lose time doing something |
pousser à to push (someone) to do something |
renoncer à to give up on doing something |
réussir à to succeed at doing something |
s’amuser à to have fun doing something |
s’attendre à to expect to do something |
s’habituer à to get used to doing something |
se mettre à to begin doing something |
se préparer à to get ready to do something |
servir à to be used to do something |
tenir à to really want to do something |
B1 LEVEL: FRENCH VERBS FOLLOWED BY INFINITIVES OR NOUNS
Certain French verbs must be followed by DE, À, or NOTHING when an infinitive comes next. Some verbs require À or DE when followed by nouns. This lesson expands upon the list of common verbs you learned in my free A2 level lesson, and it includes examples for every verb in French with English translations. The examples are written at a B1-B2 level.
This is not a lesson that can really be explained as there is no rhyme or reason as to whether you need prepositions or not. I thought the best thing to do would be to provide you with comprehensive lists and practice resources. It will not be helpful to translate from English to French because many times we don’t need prepositions in English even though they’re essential in French. The best thing to do is work on memorizing these lists.
TRÈS IMPORTANT: Unlike my level A2 lesson, this is a course about verbs when followed both by infinitives as well as nouns. It is important to revise verbs followed by nouns to help you remember when to use the pronouns Y and EN as well as the relative pronoun DONT.
STEP 1: Verbs + no preposition + infinitive
Download the list without examples and keep it as a reference.
Download and study the list with examples in French and English.
Highlight the verbs and infinitives as you read the sentences aloud.
STEP 2: Verbs + À + infinitive
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Highlight the verbs and infinitives as you read the sentences aloud.
STEP 3: Verbs + DE + infinitive
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Download and study the list with examples in French and English.
Highlight the verbs and infinitives as you read the sentences aloud.
STEP 4: Verbs + À + noun
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Download and study the list with examples in French and English.
Highlight the verbs and nouns as you read the sentences aloud.
STEP 5: Verbs + DE + noun
Download the list without examples and keep it as a reference.
Download and study the list with examples in French and English.
Highlight the verbs and nouns as you read the sentences aloud.
STEP 6: 100 practice cards
Fill in the blanks with À, DE, or NOTHING at all with verbs followed by infinitives and nouns. There are even some surprise cards which include other ways to use these difficult prepositions!
STEP 7: Test yourself
After having spent time using your practice cards…. It’s time to test yourself! Download your test and see how you do. The sentences are the same as the ones on the practice cards, so don’t begin this final step until you feel you’re ready for the challenge! An answer key is provided.
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👉Verbs + NO PREPOSITION + Infinitives
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