List of French Verbs Followed Directly by Infinitives

French verbs not followed by prepositions + INFINITIVE

The following French verbs can be followed immediately by verbs in the infinitive form. The prepositions À and DE are not required. 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. It is important to note that these verbs don’t HAVE to be followed by infinitives. 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.

When you sign up for my full course, you get examples in French and English for all of the following verbs as well as lots of exercises and practice cards to help you master your new French grammar skill! You’ll also learn which verbs require à or de when followed by nouns.

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aimer
to like / enjoy doing something

adorer
to love doing something

aller
to go do something

compter
to count on doing something

descendre
to go downstairs to do something

détester
to hate doing something

écouter
to hear (someone) doing something

emmener
to take someone to do something

espérer
to hope to do something

être censé
to be supposed to do something

falloir (Il faut)
must do something

laisser
to let / allow (someone) to do something

monter
to go upstairs to do something

oser
to dare to do something

penser
to consider doing something

pouvoir
to be able to do something

préférer
to prefer doing something

regarder
to watch (someone) doing something

rentrer
to go home / inside to do something

retourner
to go back to do something

savoir
to know how to do something

sembler
to seem to do (or be) something

sortir
to go outside to do something

souhaiter
to wish to do something

venir
to come do something

vouloir
to want to do 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