1.10 Reference List of Verbs Followed By Infinitives

Verbs with a bullet (=) can also be followed by gerunds. See Chart 14-9.

VERBS FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY AN INFINITIVE
No	Verbs	Sentences
1	Afford	1 can't afford to buy it.
2	Agree	They agreed to help us
3	Appear	She appears to be tired.
4	Arrange	I'll arrange to meet you at the airport.
5	Ask	He asked to come with us
6	Can’t bear*	I can't bear to wait in long lines
7	Beg	He begged to come with us
8	Claim	She claims to know a famous movie star
9	Begin*	It began to rain
10	care	I don't care to see that show
11	Consent	She finally consented to marry him
12	Continue*	He continued to speak
13	Decide	I have decided to leave on Monday
14	Demand	I demand to know who is responsible
15	Deserve	She deserves w win the prize
16	Expect	I expect to enter graduate school in the fall
17	Fail	She failed to return the book to the library on time
18	Forget*	I forgot to mail the letter
19	Hate*	I hate to make silly mistakes
20	Hesitate	Don't hesitate to ask for my help
21	Hope	Jack hopes to arrive next week
22	Learn	He learned to play the piano
23	Like*	I like to go to the movies
24	love*	24. I love to go to operas
25	manage	She managed to finish her work early
26	mean	I didn't mean to hurt your feelings
27	need	I need to have your opinion
28	offer	They offered to help us
29	plan	I am planning to have a party.
30	prefer	Ann prefers to walk to work
31	prepare	We prepared to welcome them
32	pretend	He pretends not LO understand
33	promise	I promise not to be late
34	refuse	I refuse to believe his story
35	regret*	I regret to tell you that you failed
36	remember	I remembered w lock the door
37	seem	That cat seems to be friendly
38	can't stand*	I can't stand to wait in long lines
39	Start*	It started to rain
40	struggle	I struggled to stay awake
41	Swore	She swore to tell the truth
42	threaten	She threatened to tell my parents
43	Try	I'm trying to learn English
44	volunteer	He volunteered to help us
45	wait	I will wait to hear from you.
46	want	I want to tell you something
47	wish	She wishes to come with US

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