Verbs with no preposition + infinitive

The following verbs do not take a preposition when followed by an infinitive. Note that some of them do require a preposition in English.

adorer	to adore
aimer	to like
aimer mieux	to prefer
aller	to go, to be going to
apercevoir	to perceive
avoir beau	despite doing, however much (one) does
compter	to expect, intend
croire	to think
descendre	to go down(stairs)
désirer	to want
détester	to hate
devoir	to have to, be obliged to
écouter	to listen to
emmener	to take
entendre	to hear
envoyer	to send
espérer	to hope
être censé	to be supposed to
faillir	to almost do something
faire	to cause to
falloir (il faut)	to be necessary to
habiter (optional prep)	to live
laisser	to allow
monter	to go up, climb
nier	to deny
oser	to dare
paraître	to appear
partir	to leave
penser	to plan on, intend
pouvoir	to be able to
préférer	to prefer
prétendre	to claim
regarder	to watch
rentrer	to go home
retourner	to return, go back
revenir	to come back
savoir	to know how
sembler	to seem
sentir	to feel, to smell
souhaiter	to wish
valoir mieux	to be preferable
venir (dîner)	to come (for dinner)
voir	to see
vouloir	to want

      

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