Prepositions after a verb

John B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is there a rule as to whether à or de follows a verb?

Asked 5 years ago

CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Hi John,

There is no rule as such just that some verbs are followed by ‘de’ and some by ‘à’ .

I am working on some lists of such verbs which will be on the system in due course...

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Is there a rule as to whether à or de follows a verb?

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