"Her sons continue to benefit from her work."

Translation: Ses fils continuent à bénéficier de son travail.

[rdacan]

why is "á" required here, given the infinitive bénéficier is "to benefit"

[georgeoftruth]

The verb "continuer" needs the preposition "à" to introduce another verb. In this manner, there are plenty of French verbs like "continuer."

https://www.frenchtoday.com/blog/french-verb-conjugation/why-french-verbs-followed-preposition-a-infinitive

[rdacan]

thank-you

[sidebyeach2]

Merci beaucoup

[CynthiaYonke]

Thank you, this is helpful.

[RQZ.Sash]

In other threads both à and de are accepted for the proposition but this only accepts à. Is there any reason?

[georgeoftruth]

A typo in the programming. Now fixed. Just remember that "continuer à" is a lot more common than "de", which the Academy deems as literary. Though "de" is still used to avoid double vowel sounds.

[Sam603457]

I am very confused regarding the use of à and de in these phrases. Can someone advise? (Without too much jargon please)

[georgeoftruth]

As mentioned in the comment above, the verb "continuer" needs "à" to introduce another verb. ("De" also works here, but less common.)

[johans2103]

se bénéficer??????

[rejsegal]

Why not "profiter"?

[georgeoftruth]

"Profiter" is accepted. Provide your full answer here, and we'll check.

[rejsegal]

Thank you for responding. "Ses fils continuent à profiter de son travail."

[georgeoftruth]

Yes, that exact answer is accepted. If you run into problems during lessons, always use the "report" function or flag button to signal that your answer should have been accepted.