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AP French: Uses of the Infinitive

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235730165aimerto like
235730166aimer mieux; préférerto prefer (2)
235730167allerto be going to
235730168avoir beauto do (something) in vain
235730169compter; penserto intend (2)
235730170désirer; vouloirto want (2)
235730171détesterto hate
235730172devoirshould, must, ought
235730173espérerto hope
235730174oserto dare
235730176pouvoirto be able
235730178savoirto know how
235730180xverbs of motion
235730181il fautone must, you have to
235730182il vaut mieuxit's better to
235730183s'amuser àto enjoy oneself (by doing)
235730184apprendre àto learn how to
235730185arriver àto manage to
235730186s'attendre àto expect to
235730187avoir àto have to
235730188chercher à; essayer deto try to (2)
235730189commencer à; se mettre àto begin to (2)
235730190se consacrer àto devote oneself to
235730191consentir àto consent to
235730192continuer àto continue
235730193se décider àto make up one's mind to
235730194s'ennuyer àto get/be bored (doing something)
235730195s'exercer àto practice
235730196s'habituer àto get used to
235730197hésiter àto hesitate to
235730198s'intéresser àto be interested in
235730200s'obstiner àto persist stubbornly in
235730201parvenir àto manage to, succeed in
235730202passer son temps àto spend one's time doing
235730203penser à; songer àto be thinking of (doing something) (2)
235730204se préparer àto get ready to
235730205se résigner àto resign oneself to
235730206réussir àto succeed in
235730208tendre àto tend to
235730209tenir àto insist on
235730210aider qqn à faire qqchto help someone do something
235730211autoriser qqn à faire qqchto authorize someone to do something
235730212encourager qqn à faire qqchto encourage someone to do something
235730213engager qqn à faire qqchto urge someone to do something
235730214forcer qqn à faire qqchto force someone to do something
235730215inviter qqn à faire qqchto invite someone to do something
235730216obliger qqn à faire qqchto oblige someone to do something
235730217apprendre à qqn à faire qqch; enseigner à qqn à faire qqchto teach someone to do something (2)
235730219s'abstenir de; s'empêcher deto refrain from (2)
235730220accepter deto agree to
235730222s'arrêter deto stop
235730224avoir l'intention deto intend to
235730226avoir peur deto be afraid of
235730228avoir raison deto be right to
235730230avoir tort deto be wrong to
235730232brûler deto be burning to, dying to
235730233se charger deto make sure to, to see to it that something is done
235730235choisir deto choose to
235730237craindre deto fear
235730239décider deto decide to
235730241se dépêcher deto hurry to
235730245s'empresser deto hurry, rush to
235730247entreprendre deto undertake to
235730251s'étonner deto marvel at
235730253éviter deto avoid
235730254s'excuser deto apologize for
235730256finir deto finish
235730258se flatter deto claim to (be able to)
235730260mériter deto deserve to
235730262oublier deto forget to
235730264parler deto talk about
235730266promettre deto promise to
235730268se proposer deto set out, mean, intend to
235730270refuser deto refuse to
235730271regretter deto regret
235730273résoudre deto resolve to
235730275risquer deto risk, run the risk of
235730277venir deto have just done something
235730279finir par faire qqchto end up, wind up doing something
235730281commencer par faire qqchto begin by doing something

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