notes
I. French verbs with the preposition -de
The French preposition de is required after certain verbs and phrases when they are followed by an infinitive. Note that the English translation may take an infinitive (to agree to do something) or a gerund (to be afraid of flying).
accepter de to accept, agree to
achever de to finish ___-ing
accuser (quelqu'un) de to accuse (someone) of
s'agir de to be a question of ___-ing
(s')arrêter de to stop ___-ing
avertir (qqun) de (ne pas) to warn (someone) (not) to
avoir peur de to be afraid of ___-ing
blâmer (qqun) de to blame (someone) for ___-ing
cesser de to stop, cease ___-ing
choisir de to choose to
commander (à qqun) de to order (someone) to
conseiller de to advise to
se contenter de to be happy ___-ing
continuer de to continue ___-ing
convenir de to agree to
craindre de to fear ___-ing
décider de to decide to
défendre (à quelqu'un) de to forbid (someone) to do s.t.
demander (à quelqu'un) de to ask (someone) to do something
se dépêcher de to hurry to
déranger quelqu'un de to bother someone to
dire (à quelqu'un) de to tell (someone) to do something
s'efforcer de to endeavor to
empêcher de to prevent, keep from ___-ing
s'empresser de to hurry to
ennuyer quelqu'un de to bother/upset someone to
essayer de to try to
s'excuser de to apologize for ___-ing
féliciter de to congratulate for ___-ing
finir de to finish ___-ing
gronder de to scold for ___-ing
se hâter de to hurry to
manquer de to neglect, fail to
mériter de to deserve to
offrir de to offer to
oublier de to forget to
(se) permettre de to allow (oneself) to
persuader de to persuade to
prendre garde de to be careful not to
prendre le parti de to decide to
se presser de to hurry to
prier de to beg to
promettre de to promise to
proposer de to suggest ___-ing
refuser de to refuse to
regretter de to regret ___-ing
remercier de to thank for ___-ing
rêver de to dream of ___-ing
risquer de to risk ___-ing
se soucier de to care about ___-ing
se souvenir de to remember ___-ing
supplier de to be / beseech
tâcher de to try to
venir de (faire quelque chose) to have just (done something)
The French preposition de is required after certain verbs and phrases when they are followed by an infinitive. Note that the English translation may take an infinitive (to agree to do something) or a gerund (to be afraid of flying).
accepter de to accept, agree to
achever de to finish ___-ing
accuser (quelqu'un) de to accuse (someone) of
s'agir de to be a question of ___-ing
(s')arrêter de to stop ___-ing
avertir (qqun) de (ne pas) to warn (someone) (not) to
avoir peur de to be afraid of ___-ing
blâmer (qqun) de to blame (someone) for ___-ing
cesser de to stop, cease ___-ing
choisir de to choose to
commander (à qqun) de to order (someone) to
conseiller de to advise to
se contenter de to be happy ___-ing
continuer de to continue ___-ing
convenir de to agree to
craindre de to fear ___-ing
décider de to decide to
défendre (à quelqu'un) de to forbid (someone) to do s.t.
demander (à quelqu'un) de to ask (someone) to do something
se dépêcher de to hurry to
déranger quelqu'un de to bother someone to
dire (à quelqu'un) de to tell (someone) to do something
s'efforcer de to endeavor to
empêcher de to prevent, keep from ___-ing
s'empresser de to hurry to
ennuyer quelqu'un de to bother/upset someone to
essayer de to try to
s'excuser de to apologize for ___-ing
féliciter de to congratulate for ___-ing
finir de to finish ___-ing
gronder de to scold for ___-ing
se hâter de to hurry to
manquer de to neglect, fail to
mériter de to deserve to
offrir de to offer to
oublier de to forget to
(se) permettre de to allow (oneself) to
persuader de to persuade to
prendre garde de to be careful not to
prendre le parti de to decide to
se presser de to hurry to
prier de to beg to
promettre de to promise to
proposer de to suggest ___-ing
refuser de to refuse to
regretter de to regret ___-ing
remercier de to thank for ___-ing
rêver de to dream of ___-ing
risquer de to risk ___-ing
se soucier de to care about ___-ing
se souvenir de to remember ___-ing
supplier de to be / beseech
tâcher de to try to
venir de (faire quelque chose) to have just (done something)