VERBS FOLLOWED BY INFINITIVE

REFERENCE LIST OF VERBS FOLLOWED BY INFINITIVES

Afford                   I can`t afford to buy it

Agree                    They aggred to help us

Appear                  She appears to be tired

Arrange                 I`ll arrange to meet  you at the airport

Ask                        He asked to come with us

Beg                        He  begged to come with us

Care                       I don`t care to see that show

Claim                     She claims to be a descdendent of George Washington

Consent                She finally consented to marry him

Decide                   I have decided to leave on monday

Demand                 I demand to know who is responsible

Expect                   I expect to enter graduate school in the fall

Deserve               She deserves to win the prize

Fail                        She failed to return the book at the library on time

Forget                    I forget to mail the letter

Hesitate                Don`t hesitate to ask for my help

Hope                     Jack hopes to arrive next week

Learn                     He learned to play this piano

Manage                She managed to fiosh her work easily

Mean                     I didn`t mean to hurt your feelings

Need                     I need to have your opinion

Offer                     They offerd to help us

Plan                       I am planning to have a party

Prepare                We prepared  to welcome them

Pretend                He pretends not to understand

Promise                I promise not be late

Refuse                   I refuse to  believe  his story

Regret                   I regret  to tell  you that you failed

Remember            I remembered  to lock this door

Seem                     That cat seems to be a friendly

Struggle                 I struggled to stay awake

Swear                    She swore to tell the truth

Threaten               She threatened  to tell my parents

Volunteer              He volunteered to help us

Wait                      I will wait  to hear from you

Want                     I want to tell you something

Wish                     She wished to come with us