Prepositional Verbs in French – Part II

Part II, Verbs + de: Video Here

A Verbs + de +Verb:

1. Accepter de: To accept to, to agree
   J’accepte de faire la vaisselle: I accept to do the washing up
   Following by a noun, we do not need a preposition: J’accepte l’offre: I accept the offer.
2. S’agir de: to be, to be a question of
   Il ne s’agit pas de ça: that’s not the point
   Il s’agit de 2 livres: it is a question of 2 books
   Il s’agit de prendre le livre: it is a question of taking the book
3. Arrêter de: to stop
   Arrête de me faire peur: Stop frightening me
   Following by a noun, no preposition: Arrête le moteur: stop the engine!
4. Continuer de = Continuer à
   Je continue de lire ce livre: I continue reading this book
   Following by a noun, no preposition: Je continue mon chemin: I continue on my way.
5. Essayer de: to try to
   Essaie de manger un peu: try to eat a bit
   Following by a noun, no preposition: J’essaie la voiture: I try the car
6. Avoir peur de: to be afraid of
   J’ai bien peur de ne pas pouvoir venir: I am afraid not to be able to come
   Il n’a pas peur de travailler dur: he is not afraid of hard work
   But, I am afraid not = J’ai bien peur que non
7. Dire de: to tell someone to do something
   Je te dis de faire tes devoirs: I tell you to do your homework
8. Proposer de: to suggest
   Je propose d’aller au cinéma: I suggest going to the cinema
   Following by a noun, no preposition:
   On me propose un nouveau travail: I have been offered a new job
9. Venir de: to have just
   Je viens de terminer les devoirs: I have just finished my homework

B Verbs + de + Noun

1. Avoir besoin de: to need
   J’ai besoin d’un ami: I need a friend
   With a verb too: J’ai besoin de manger: I need to eat
2. Avoir envie de: to want, to feel like
   J’ai envie d’un café: I feel like drinking a coffee
   With a verb too: j’ai envie de vomir: I feel like vomiting
3. Changer de: to change
   Change de chemise: Change your shirt
   Change de pantalon: Change trousers
   Je change de vie: I change my life
4. Jouer de: to play
   Elle joue du violon: She plays violin
5. Se moque de: to make fun of
   Il se moque de moi: he is making fun of me
6. Se passer de: to do without
   Je peux me passer de cigarettes: I can do without any cigarette
   With a verb too: je peux me passer de fumer: I can do without smoking
7. Rire de: to laugh at
   Il fait rire de lui: people laugh at him
8. Se servir de: to use, to make use of
   Il sait bien se servir de sa voiture: he knows how to use his car
   Elle s’est servie de lui: she used him