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Infinitives followed by Prepositions

Some infinitives take à or de before another infinitive.
Verb + à Verb + de
aider accepter finir
s'amuser arrêter interdire
apprendre avoir envie menacer
arriver avoir honte oublier
chercher avoir peur permettre
commencer avoir raison promettre
consister avoir tort refuser
continuer choisir regretter
donner décider remercier
encourager défendre rêver
enseigner demander risquer
s'exercer se dépêcher venir (to have just)
s'habituer dire
hésiter empêcher
insister essayer
inviter être heureux
renoncer être obligé
réussir éviter
songer s'excuser

Note, however, that when you mean "to tell someone to do something," French uses the verb + the indirect object + de + the infinitive.

 

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