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Ultimate Guide To French Verbs Followed By “À”

Ultimate Guide To French Verbs Followed By “À”

Ultimate guide to French verbs followed by à

This page contains a list of French verbs followed by the preposition à. For example, Je commence à étudier le français” (I start to study French); or “J’arrive à prononcer le mot” (I manage to pronounce the word). We’ve provided a top-10 list of verbs followed by example sentences.

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Top ten French verbs followed by à

1. Aider à (to help)

  • Je t’aide à préparer le repas dans la cuisine. I help you to prepare the meal in the kitchen.

2. S’amuser à (to have fun)

  • Les enfants s’amusent à jouer ensemble. The kids are having fun playing together.

3. Arrive à (to mange)

  • J’arrive à réparer la voiture. I manage to repair the car.

4. Commencer à (to start)

  • Je commence à comprendre les leçons. I’m starting to understand the lessons.

5. S’habituer à (to get used to)

  • Je m’habitue à habiter ici. I’m getting used to living here.

6. S’interesser à (to be interested in)

  • Je m’interesse à apprendre le français. I’m interested in learning French.

7. Inviter à (to invite)

  • Je vous invite à dîner chez nous. I’m inviting you to have dinner at our place.

8. Se mettre à (to start)

  • Je me mets à réviser les leçons. I start reviewing the lessons.

9. Réussir à (to succeed)

  • Je réussis à bien parler après quelques mois. I succeed in speaking well after a few months.

10. Penser à (to think about)

  • Je pense à partir en vacances en septembre. I’m thinking about going on vacation in September.

Complete list of French verbs followed by à

  • aider à to help to
  • apprendre à to learn how to
  • arriver à to mange to, be able to
  • aspirer à to aspire to
  • autoriser à to authorize to
  • avoir à to have to
  • chercher à to try to
  • commencer à to start to
  • consentir à to consent to
  • continuer à to continue
  • hésiter à to hesitate to
  • inciter à to encourage to
  • inviter à to invite to
  • parvenir à to reach, attain, manage to
  • passer son temps à to spend ones time doing
  • penser à to think about
  • renoncer à to give up
  • réussir à to succeed in
  • s’accoutumer à to get accustomed to
  • s’amuser à to have fun, enjoy oneself
  • s’attendre à to expect to
  • s’ennuyer à to get bored doing something
  • s’exercer à to practice, train
  • s’habituer à to get used to
  • s’inerésser à to be interested in
  • s’obstiner à to persist, persevere
  • se consacrer à to devote oneself to
  • se decider à to make up one’s mind to
  • se metter à to start to, begin to
  • se préparer à to prepare to
  • se résigner à to resigne oneself to
  • songer à to think about, long for
  • tendre à to tend to
  • tenir à to insist on
  • viser à to aim at

The following verbs used the construction: verb + quelqu’un (somebody) à faire quelque chose (verb + somebody + to do something).

  • aider quelqu’un (qqn) à faire (quelque chose) qqch to help somebody do something
  • autoriser qqn à faire qqch to authorize somebody to do something
  • encourage qqn à faire qqch to encourage somebody to do something
  • engager qqn à faire qqch to urge somebody to do something
  • forcer qqn à faire qqch to force somebody to do something
  • obliger qqn à faire qqch to oblige somebody to do something

More example sentences

  • Je pense à faire du ski. I’m thinking about skiing.
  • Tu songes à partir en vacances. You’re thinking about going on vacation.
  • Il apprend à nager. He’s learning to swim.
  • Elle s’amuse à jouer avec les enfants. She has fun playing with the kids.
  • Il tient à partir demain. He insists on leaving tomorrow.
  • Je m’habitue à habiter dans ce village. I’m getting used to living in this town.
  • Il commence à faire beau. It’s starting to get nice out.
  • Elle commence à avoir faim. She’s starting to get hungry.
  • J’aide mon ami à tondre la pelouse. I help my friend mowing the lawn.
  • Je vous invite à diner chez moi. I’m inviting you to have dinner at my place.

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