French verbs that are worth their weight in gold
The following verbs below in gold (no matter which tense you use them in) can ALWAYS be followed by the infinitive (i.e., the full verb). What an easy way to show off your French skills!
Let us look at an example:-
VENIR – to come
Il vient voir les enfants - he is coming to see the children
Il viendra voir les enfants -he will come to see the children
Il venait voir les enfants – he used to come to see the children
Each example contains the verb venir, just in a different tense. This verb is followed by the infinitive “voir” (the full verb).
Here is a small selection of some of the verbs that this rule applies to.
ALLER
POUVOIR
DEVOIR
VOULOIR
SAVOIR
ENTENDRE
VOIR
SENTIR
AIMER
ADORER
DÉTESTER
PRÉFÉRER
ESPÉRER
SOUHAITER
COMPTER