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Microsoft Word – FGB§2 verbs

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VERBS NOT FOLLOWED BY A PREPOSITION<br />

These <strong>verbs</strong> are following by an INFINITIVE without any preposition between them. Most of<br />

them are followed by ‘to’ in English.<br />

sembler to seem to Il semble ne pas vouloir le faire<br />

daigner to deign to Elle a daigné nous parler<br />

aimer autant to like just as much to J’aime autant le lire<br />

avouer to admit to Il a avoué en être coupable<br />

aller to go to Nous allons le faire maintenant<br />

savoir to know how to Ils ne savaient pas le traduire<br />

retourner to go back to Il est retourné payer la facture<br />

croire to believe Je crois pouvoir le faire<br />

courir to run to Il a couru prendre le train<br />

revenir to come back to Il est revenu me le dire<br />

envoyer to send to Je l’ai envoyer chercher le médecin<br />

venir to come to Je suis venu vous voir<br />

faire to have something done Elle s’est fait couper les cheveux<br />

aimer to like J’aime lire les journaux<br />

prétendre to claim Il prétendait être l’héritier<br />

oser to dare to Vous n’oserez pas le lui dire!<br />

faire bon to be nice Il fait bon s’asseoir au soleil<br />

penser to intend to Je pense le revoir demain<br />

pouvoir to be able to Je pourrai vous le dire plus tard<br />

avoir beau to be of no use Vous avez beau vous plaindre<br />

falloir to be necessary Il faut finir l’exercice<br />

aimer mieux to prefer to J’aime mieux partir tout de suite<br />

préférer to prefer to Je préfère partir tout de suite<br />

être censé to be supposed to Vous êtes censé étudier ce soir<br />

devoir to have to Nous avons dû le finir<br />

laisser to allow to Laissez-moi le faire tout seul<br />

paraître to appear to Cela paraît être facile<br />

faillir to be close to/nearly Il a failli tomber (he nearly fell)<br />

Exercise 66 [<strong>verbs</strong> not followed by a preposition]<br />

1 He seems to be pleased with the news.<br />

2 They deigned to admit us to their house.<br />

3 We might as well write it now.<br />

4 The teacher admitted to being wrong.<br />

5 We are going to tell her.<br />

6 I know how to translate this.<br />

7 The boy couldn’t swim.<br />

8 They went back to apologise.<br />

9 We think we’re right.<br />

10 The woman ran to catch the bus.<br />

11 He’s come back to let us know.<br />

12 They sent for the vet.<br />

13 I’ve come to inform you of our decision.<br />

14 We’re having a new garage built.<br />

15 You must get your hair cut.

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