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Common Verbs Followed by Infinitives

Usually, when a verb is followed by an infinitive a preposition follows the first verb. Certain verbs do not require the preposition and are followed directly by the infinitive. They include such verbs as:

aimer (to love)
aller (to go)
compter (to intend)
détester (to detest)
entendre (to hear)
faire (to do, to make)
falloir (to be necessary)
oser (to dare)
vouloir (to wish/to want)

Ma soeur compte me rendre visite cet été.
(My sister is planning to visit me this summer.)

Voulez-vous écrire un poème?
(Do you want to write a poem?)

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