Verbs Followed By To Infinitive

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Verbs Followed By To Infinitive

Short Explanation

If the verbs below are followed by another verb, the following verb must be to +  infinitive.

1. afford
2. agree
3. appear
4. arrange
5. attempt
6. dare
7. decide
8. fail
9. forget ( It can also be followed by -ing verb with different meaning )
10. hope
11. learn
12. manage
13. offer
14. plan
15. pretend
16. promise
17. refuse
18. seem
19. tend
20. threat
21. want

Let's see the following examples :

• I decided to leave her because I saw her with another man.
• We plan to buy a house next year.
• Our supervisor tends to talk too much.
• I want to hold your hand.
• The baby learns to walk every day.

Exercise

In this exercise, you have to complete the sentences with a suitable verb.

buy         lock        give       speak       play        cook

1. The burglar got into my house. I forgot ...............the window.
2. I'd like to learn ............. Spanish.
3. I want ............. a new car.
4. We've arranged .................. football tomorrow afternoon.
5. My father promised .............. a surprising birthday present.

Answer

1. The burglar got into my house I forgot to lock the window.
2. I'd like to learn to speak Spanish.
3. I want to buy a new car.
4. We've arranged to play football tomorrow afternoon.
5. My father promised to give a surprising birthday present.