List of French Verbs Followed by the Preposition DE + INFINITIVE

French verbs followed by DE + INFINITIVE

These verbs must be followed by DE when they are used before verbs in the INFINITIVE form. There are other verbs that need DE, 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. The best thing to do is work on memorizing 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.

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accepter de
to accept doing something

accuser de
to accuse (someone) of something

arrêter de
to stop doing something

avoir besoin de
to need to do something

avoir envie de
to want to do something

avoir l’air de
to seem to be doing something

avoir l’intention de
to intend to do something

avoir peur de
to be afraid of doing something

avoir raison de
to be right to do something

avoir tort de
to be wrong to do something

cesser de
to cease doing something

choisir de
to choose to do something

conseiller de
to advise (someone) to do something

continuer de
to continue doing something (negative connotation)

décider de
to decide to do something

défendre de
to not allow doing something

demander de
to ask to do something

dire de
to say to do something

empêcher de
to prevent (someone from) doing something

envisager de
to contemplate doing something

essayer de
to try to do something; to make an effort

être obligé de
to have to do something

éviter de
to avoid doing something

faire exprès de
to do something on purpose

faire semblant de
to pretend to be doing something

finir de
to finish doing something

manquer de
to neglect doing something / to almost do something

mériter de
to deserve doing something

offrir de
to offer to do something

oublier de
to forget to do something

parler de
to talk about doing something

permettre de
to allow (someone) to do something

persuader de
to persuade / convince (someone) to do something

prévoir de
to plan to do something

promettre de
to promise to do something

proposer de
to suggest doing something

refuser de
to refuse doing something

remercier de
to thank (someone) for doing something

rêver de
to dream of doing something

risquer de
to risk doing something / might do something

se charger de
to take care of doing something

se dépêcher de
to hurry (to do) something

s’excuser de
to apologize for doing something

suggérer de
to suggest doing something

tenter de
to attempt doing something

venir de
recent past = to have just done something

FULL B1 LEVEL COURSE ON VERBS FOLLOWED BY INFINITIVES OR PREPOSITIONS

THIS LESSON IS INCLUDED IN JENNIFER’S FRENCH PROGRAM FOR SELF-LEARNERS

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.