Verbs Followed by Infinitives

While writing or speaking in English, we often use one verb after another to express an idea properly. In such cases, the second verb is either an infinitive or a gerund. It rests upon the first one whether it will take an infinitive or a gerund. Verbs which are always followed by infinitives are given below herewith examples---

Verbs	Sentences
Afford	Being poor, the man can’t afford to educate his children.
Agree	Pondering over the matter, my father agreed to give me money.
Aim	He aims to leave the house tomorrow.
Allow	The doctor allowed me to come in.
Appear	He appears to have lost his wallet.
Arrange	The prince arranged to kill the king.
Ask	Tom asked me to run.
Attempt	Though he attempted to run a new business, he was undone.
Beg	I beg to differ with you on your proposal.
Bother	It’s very hot outside and I don’t bother to go to university today.
Care	Jack doesn’t care to do something for the dying patient.
Can’t bear	The mother could not bear to see his baby ruining.
Cease	Environment pollution will definitely cease us to exist on Earth.
Choose	He chose to help me in danger.
Claim	He claimed to have conquered the Mount Everest.
Condescend	I know he will never condescend to admit his fault.
Continue	After a little break, he continued to do his work assigned to him.
Consent	At last, he consented to join us on the journey.
Dare	I dare to speak to my father.
Decide	We have finally decided to leave the place.
Decline	My friend declined to accept my proposal.
Demand	Since he was very ill, he demanded to meet the doctor.
Deserve	The boy does not deserve to get the job.
Determine	He is determined to accept the challenge.
Enable	Patriotism enables a man to sacrifice his life for his country.
Endeavour	She endeavors to have a good result in the final exam.
Expect	I expect to finish the work by tomorrow.
Fail	He failed to win over me.
Forget	I really forgot to inform you about the matter.
Get	I get to visit Switzerland with my family.
Grow	Jim grew to love Della.
Guarantee	They guaranteed to replace the television if we find any problem.
Happen	I happened to meet Jean at the theatre.
Hesitate	The old man hesitated to enter into the room.
Hope	I hope to visit you next month.
Incline	He is inclined to adopt unfair means in the exam.
Intend	We intend to shift in a new place.
Invite	Tom invited all his friends to join the party.
Learn	He finally learnt to say ‘no’ to a friend.
Long	I long to go on world tour.
Manage	He managed to escape from the jail.
Mean	I didn’t understand what I meant to say.
Need	I need to sleep since I have a tiring day.
Neglect	I thought you would not neglect to carry out your job but I was wrong.
Offer	He offered to sell the mobile at a discount.
Order	The teacher ordered the student to leave the room.
Persuade	My friend persuaded me to eat another piece to pizza.
Plan	I have planned to leave his job.
Prepare	I am prepared to go wherever you take me to.
Pretend	He pretended to be innocent.
Proceed	When I entered, he proceeded to insult me.
Propose	I propose you to accompany me.
Promise	One of my friends promised me to lend as much as I need.
Request	I requested them to evacuate the place immediately.
Resolve	He resolved to kick his friend out of his house.
Refuse	He refused to tell what he did in the hall.
Regret	I regret to let you know that you are disqualified.
Remember	Remember to call me in case of any emergency.
Seek	He seeks to persuade me to approve the scheme.
Shudder	I shudder to think of the aftermath of failure in the exam.
Struggle	I struggled to come out of the hazard; yet it was in vain.
Seem	The story seems to be obscure to me.
Swear	I swear to do my best for you.
Tend	Jean tends to associate with bad boys.
Threaten	My boss threatened to fire me from my job.
Trouble	May I trouble you to lift my goods on my head?
Volunteer	He volunteered to assist me in the project.
Vow	He vowed to put an end of these vices.
Want	I suggested going visit Cox’s Bazar but he wanted to visit Saint Martin.
Wish	I wish to have a car of my own.
Yearn	He yearns to know what happened to his friends.