Verbs Followed by Infinitives
| agree | Tom agreed to help me. |
| appear | His health appeared to be better. |
| arrange | Naomi arranged to stay with her cousin in Miami. |
| ask | She asked to leave. |
| begin | He began to talk. |
| can’t bear | He can’t bear to be alone. |
| can’t stand | Nancy can’t stand to work the late shift. |
| care | He doesn’t care to participate in the activity. |
| cease | The government ceased to provide free healthcare. |
| choose | I chose to help. |
| claim | She claimed to be a princess. |
| continue | She continued to talk. |
| decide | We decided to go to Hawaii. |
| demand | He demanded to speak to Mr. Harris. |
| deserve | He deserves to go to jail. |
| dread | I dread to think what might happen. |
| expect | They expect to arrive early. |
| fail | He failed to get enough money to pay for the new project. |
| forget | I forgot to lock the door when I left. |
| get (be allowed to) | Debbie gets to go to the concert next week! Why can’t I? |
| happen | She happened to be at the bank when it was robbed. |
| hate | He hates to clean dishes. |
| hesitate | She hesitated to tell me the problem. |
| hope | I hope to begin college this year. |
| intend | We intend to visit you next spring. |
| learn | I learned to speak Japanese when I was a kid. |
| like | Samantha likes to read. |
| love | We love to scuba dive. |
| manage | He managed to open the door without the key. |
| need | I need to study. |
| neglect | She neglected to tell me the date of the meeting. |
| offer | Frank offered to drive us to the supermarket. |
| plan | We plan to go to Europe this summer. |
| prefer | He prefers to eat at 7 PM. |
| prepare | They prepared to take the test. |
| pretend | The child pretended to be a monster. |
| promise | She promised to stop smoking. |
| propose | Drew proposed to pay for the trip. |
| refuse | The guard refused to let them enter the building. |
| regret | I regret to inform you that your application was rejected. |
| remember | Did you remember to lock the door when you left? |
| seem | Nancy seemed to be disappointed. |
| start | Marge started to talk really fast. |
| swear | She swore to tell the truth. |
| tend | He tends to be a little shy. |
| threaten | He threatened to leave forever. |
| try | Mary tried to lift the table, but it was too heavy. |
| vow | He vowed to get revenge. |
| wait | She waited to buy a movie ticket. |
| want | I want to study Spanish. |
| wish | I wish to stay. |
| would like (meaning “wish” or “want”) |
We would like to start now. |
| yearn | Melanie yearns to travel somewhere exotic. |
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