VERBS WHICH TAKE 'de' PLUS INFINITIVE - the 'orange series'

In VERBS 02 you saw verbs which are followed directly by the infinitive of another verb. Other verbs require 'de' before the infinitive - some examples are shown below. See also the 'banana series' (verbs which take 'à' plus infinitive) on VERBS 04. As you'll see, the 'de' (orange) series of verbs tends to have a slightly different 'mood', which will maybe help in remembering them.

avoir peur (de) - to be afraid (of)	He is afraid of eating the orange.	Il a peur de manger l'orange.
refuser - to refuse	He refuses to eat the orange.	Il refuse de manger l'orange.
être obligé de - to be obliged to	He is obliged to eat the orange.	Il est obligé de manger l'orange.
se dépêcher - to hurry	He hurries to eat the orange.	Il se dépêche de manger l'orange.
cesser - to stop	He stops eating the orange.	Il cesse de manger l'orange.
essayer - to try	He tries to eat the orange.	Il essaie de manger l'orange.
finir - to finish	He finishes eating the orange.	Il finit de manger l'orange.
venir de - to have just (done)	He has just eaten the orange.	Il vient de manger l'orange.
se souvenir de - to remember	He remembers eating the orange.	Il se souvient de manger l'orange.
regretter - to regret	He regrets eating the orange.	Il regrette de manger l'orange.