In the second part of her video, Nelly focuses on verbs that are followed by the preposition de as well as verbs that don't take any preposition.

Sophie and Patrice discuss the drought problems in Corsica. Sophie wishes she'd spent her summer vacation in the mountains instead!

Do you know which verbs go with the preposition à and which ones go with the preposition de? Nelly will give you a list of some very useful verbs to get you started. As there are no set rules, these verbs must be memorized along with the preposition that goes with them.

Sophie notices a common mistake French people often make called a pleonasm, or redundancy. Do you "plan ahead" or do you just "plan"?