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.
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 ones 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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