Linking Infinitives in French

Vocabulary flashcards for French infinitives and their prepositions

Accourir

To rush to, to hurry

Admettre

To admit

Adorer

To adore, to love

Affirmer

To assert, to affirm

Aimer

To like, to love

Aller

To go

Amener

To bring (someone)

Avouer

To confess

Compter

To intend

Courir

To run

Croire

To believe

Daigner

To deign, to condescend

Déclarer

To declare

Descendre

To go down, to descend

Désirer

To desire

Détester

To hate

Devoir

To have to, must

Dire

To say, to tell

Écouter

To listen

Emmener

To take (someone) away

Entendre

To hear

Entrer

To enter

Envoyer

To send (someone)

Espérer

To hope

Faillir

To nearly do, to almost do

Falloir

To be necessary

Se figurer

To imagine

Imaginer

To imagine

Jurer

To swear

Laisser

To let, to allow

Monter

To go up, to ascend

Nier

To deny

Oser

To dare

Paraître

To appear, to seem

Partir

To leave, to depart

Penser

To think

Pouvoir

To be able to, can

Préférer

To prefer

Prétendre

To claim

Reconnaître

To recognize

Regarder

To watch, to look at

Rentrer

To return, to go back in

Retourner à

To return to

Savoir

To know

Sembler

To seem

Sentir

To feel, to smell

Sortir

To go out

Souhaiter

To wish

Valoir

To be worth

Venir

To come

Voir

To see

Vouloir

To want, to wish

S'abaisser à

To condescend to

S'accoutumer à

To get used to

S'acharner à

To persist in, to be set on

Aider (quelqu’un) à

To help (someone) to

Amener (quelqu’un) à

To induce (someone) to

S'amuser à

To enjoy oneself by, to have fun

Appeler (quelqu’un) à

To summon (someone) to

S'appliquer à

To apply oneself to

Apprendre à

To learn to

S'apprêter à

To get ready to

Arriver à

To manage to

Aspirer à

To aspire to

Astreindre (qn) à

To compel (someone) to

S'attendre à

To expect to

Autoriser (quelqu’un) à

To authorize (someone) to

Avoir du mal à

To have difficulty in

N’avoir qu’à

To only have to

Avoir tendance à

To tend to

Se borner à

To confine oneself to

Chercher à

To try to, to seek to

Commencer à

To begin to

Se complaire à

To take pleasure in

Concourir à

To contribute to

Condamner (quelqu’un) à

To condemn (someone) to

Condescendre à

To condescend to

Conduire (quelqu’un) à

To lead (someone) to

Consentir à

To consent to

Consister à

To consist of

Conspirer à

To conspire to

Continuer à

To continue to

Contribuer à

To contribute to

Convier (quelqu’un) à

To invite (someone) to

Être enclin à

To be inclined to

S'évertuer à

To strive to

Exceller à

To excel at

Exercer (quelqu’un) à

To train (someone) to

Exhorter (quelqu’un) à

To urge (someone) to

Faire attention à

To pay attention to

Forcer (quelqu’un) à

To force (someone) to

S'habituer à

To get used to

Se hasarder à

To risk

Hésiter à

To hesitate to

Inciter (quelqu’un) à

To incite (someone) to

Incliner à

To tend to

Inviter (quelqu’un) à

To invite (someone) to

Se limiter à

To limit oneself to

Se mettre à

To begin to

Obliger (quelqu’un) à

To oblige (someone) to