Verbs with à, with de and with nothing
CEFR A2 · part 2
edumaterial's parts within the level. The European framework does not subdivide them.
Futur proche or futur simpleChoosing between the two futures and forming the simple one, with its irregular stems…qui, que, où, dontChoosing the relative by its role, and using dont when the verb or noun takes de.meilleur or mieuxComparing with plus, moins and aussi, and choosing between meilleur, an adjective, and…Quantities: beaucoup de, trop de, assez dePutting bare de after any quantity, and knowing when the article does come back.Adverbs and where they goBuilding the adverb from the feminine adjective and placing it after the conjugated verb.Have just and am doingUsing venir de + infinitive for the just-past and être en train de for what is happening…The rule, in three lines
Each verb carries its own preposition, learned with the verb. Some take à, some take de, and an important group takes none at all.
The usual slip. Translating the English particle: «listen to» becomes écouter à, which does not exist.
Why it catches you out. English glues particles onto almost everything: «listen to», «look at», «wait for», «pay for». You translate them one by one and produce four mistakes in a single sentence.