Verbs that are followed by an infinitive (to form)
1. would like I'D LIKE TO SEE Paris someday.
2. want I WANT TO START dinner, and I want you to help me.
3. wish I WISH TO MAKE a complaint. Your service is terrible.
4. long She LONGS TO SEE her children again. They're in Peru.
5. need I NEED TO DO the laundry. I have no clean shirts.
6. have I'd like to stay, but I can't. I HAVE TO GO now.
7. expect I EXPECT TO FINISH it today. I'm almost sure I will.
8. hope I really HOPE TO FINISH today, but I'm not sure I can.
9. plan She PLANS TO VISIT her mother after work.
10. agree She AGREED NOT TO SEE other men and TO DATE only him.
11. arrange Can you ARRANGE TO MEET me at the airport next week?
12. intend I INTEND TO FINISH this report no later than Friday!
13. mean I DIDN'T MEAN TO KILL him. It was an accident!
14. decide We DECIDED NOT TO GO out but TO STAY home and watch TV.
15. choose Mother, I'll marry whoever I CHOOSE TO MARRY!
16. tend I TEND TO SCREAM when I'm angry. That's my bad habit.
17. try TRY TO ANSWER every question. You have 60 minutes.
(BUT trying out a new idea or suggestion:
If your clothes aren't white enough, TRY USING bleach.)
18. attempt We ATTEMPTED TO REACH him by phone, but he wasn't home.
19. forget DON'T FORGET TO SEND your mother a birthday card.
20. fail Don't FAIL TO LOCK the door if you leave the house!
21. remember DID you REMEMBER TO TURN OFF the TV when you left?
(BUT remembering something, as in a childhood memory:
I REMEMBER SITTING on my mama's lap when I was four.)
22. offer He OFFERED TO LEND me $100, but I didn't need it.
23. promise He PROMISED TO BUY her a car if she got her license.
24. threaten She THREATENED TO HIT her son if he didn't stop crying.
25. prepare I covered the floor because I'm PREPARING TO PAINT here.
26. hesitate I HESITATED TO ASK him for help because he was so busy.
27. refuse My father REFUSED TO GIVE me money. He wouldn't help.
28. seem The dog SEEMS TO BE hungry. Try giving it some food.
29. appear She APPEARS TO BE happy. See? She's smiling.
30. deserve You've worked very hard. You DESERVE TO GET a raise.
31. afford We CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY a car now. We're broke.
32. manage DID you MANAGE TO FIND his house using the map I drew?
33. pretend He PRETENDED TO BE a rich banker, and she believed him!
34. learn (how) I LEARNED TO SWIM before I LEARNED HOW TO WALK.
The following verbs require an indirect object before TO or NOT TO:
35. ask He ASKED ME TO HELP him paint his house.
36. beg She BEGGED HER HUSBAND TO STOP seeing other women.
37. tell I TOLD HIM TO WORK harder and NOT TO TALK so much.
38. order He ORDERED THEM TO DROP their guns and NOT TO MOVE.
39. command The sergeant COMMANDED HIS MEN TO MARCH twenty miles.
40. require The college REQUIRES YOU TO TAKE a writing course.
41. allow They DON'T ALLOW YOU TO SMOKE in the building. Go outside.
42. permit He PERMITTED HIS DAUGHTER TO STAY out as late as she wanted.
43. forbid She FORBADE HER SON TO SMOKE. She threw out his cigarettes.
44. convince He CONVINCED ME TO VOTE for Clinton. He gave me good reasons.
45. persuade He PERSUADED MARY TO MARRY him by promising to be faithful.
46. pay He PAID ROBERT $20 TO CLEAN his yard and SWEEP the patio.
47. hire They HIRED MRS. SOAMES TO ANSWER phones and DO filing.
48. dare They DARED ME TO DRIVE 90 mph. I did it to prove I was brave.
49. invite He INVITED ME TO GO with him and his family to the zoo.
50. warn She WARNED HIM TO STAY away from the dog and NOT TO TOUCH it.
51. encourage My music teacher ENCOURAGED ME TO JOIN the school band.
52. challenge He CHALLENGED THE MEN TO WORK faster to meet the deadline.
THE LUCKY 7 take a gerund or infinitive: like, hate, love, start, begin, continue, can't stand (or can't bear)
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