Verbs Followed by Infinitives

8 = verb followed by an infinitive OR an optional noun + an infinitive
13 = verb followed by a gerund OR an infinitive with a difference in meaning
14 = verb followed by a gerund OR an infinitive with little difference in meaning

agree - Tom agreed to help me.

appear - His health appeared to be better.

arrange - Naomi arranged to stay with her cousin in Miami.

ask [8] - She asked to leave.

begin [13] - He began to talk.

can't bear [14] - He can't bear to be alone.

can't stand [14] - Nancy can't stand to work the late shift.

care - He doesn't care to participate in the activity.

cease [14] - The government ceased to provide free healthcare.

choose [8] - I chose to help.

claim - She claimed to be a princess.

continue [14] - 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 [13] - I dread to think what might happen.

expect [8] - They expect to arrive early.

fail - He failed to get enough money to pay for the new project.

forget [13] - 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 [14] - 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 [14] - Samantha likes to read.

love [14] - We love to scuba dive.

manage - He managed to open the door without the key.

need [8,13] - I need to study.

neglect [14] - 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 [14] - He prefers to eat at 7 PM.

prepare [8] - They prepared to take the test.

pretend - The child pretended to be a monster.

promise [8] - She promised to stop smoking.

propose [14] - Drew proposed to pay for the trip.

refuse - The guard refused to let them enter the building.

regret [13] - I regret to inform you that your application was rejected.

remember [13] - Did you remember to lock the door when you left?

seem - Nancy seemed to be disappointed.

start [13] - Marge started to talk really fast.

swear - She swore to tell the truth.

tend - He tends to be a little shy.

threaten [8] - He threatened to leave forever.

try [13] - 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 [8] - I want to study Spanish.

wish [8] - I wish to stay.

would like [8] (meaning "wish" or "want") - We would like to start now.

yearn - Melanie yearns to travel somewhere exotic.