Verbs
Followed by Infinitives
Infinitives are verbs
combined with the word "to": to see, to run, to start, etc. You can follow verbs with infinitives.
Sometimes the verb has to be in past tense for the sentence to make sense.
Verbs Followed by Infinitives
| 
   Verb  | 
  
   Infinitive  | 
  
   Verb Followed by
  Infinitive Sentence  | 
 
| 
   Agree  | 
  
   To babysit  | 
  
   Lou agrees to babysit his cousin.  | 
 
| 
   Arrange  | 
  
   To stay  | 
  
   My parents arranged to stay at a
  hotel.  | 
 
| 
   Ask  | 
  
   To go  | 
  
   Ro asked to go home.  | 
 
| 
   Care  | 
  
   To attend  | 
  
   Josie doesn't care to attend the party.  | 
 
| 
   Choose  | 
  
   To wear  | 
  
   Maria chooses to wear makeup.  | 
 
| 
   Continue  | 
  
   To watch  | 
  
   The kids continued to watch the
  movie.  | 
 
| 
   Decide  | 
  
   To help  | 
  
   Larry decided to help his friend.  | 
 
| 
   Deserve  | 
  
   To know  | 
  
   I deserve to know the truth.  | 
 
| 
   Fail  | 
  
   To get  | 
  
   They failed to get enough
  donations.  | 
 
| 
   Forget  | 
  
   To bring  | 
  
   I forgot to bring my wallet.  | 
 
| 
   Hate  | 
  
   To clean  | 
  
   I hate to clean the bathroom.  | 
 
| 
   Hope  | 
  
   To see  | 
  
   I hope to see her again.  | 
 
| 
   Learn  | 
  
   To speak  | 
  
   Jane learned to speak another
  language.  | 
 
| 
   Like  | 
  
   To read  | 
  
   I like to read in bed.  | 
 
| 
   Love  | 
  
   To play  | 
  
   The kids love to play in the
  water.  | 
 
| 
   Need  | 
  
   To study  | 
  
   I need to study for a test.  | 
 
| 
   Plan  | 
  
   To travel  | 
  
   We plan to travel in the summer.  | 
 
| 
   Promise  | 
  
   To pay  | 
  
   I promise to call my mom.  | 
 
| 
   Refuse  | 
  
   To leave  | 
  
   Joe refuses to leave.  | 
 
| 
   Remember  | 
  
   To bring  | 
  
   I remembered to bring my wallet.  | 
 
| 
   Seem  | 
  
   To be  | 
  
   She seems to be bored.  | 
 
| 
   Start  | 
  
   To tell  | 
  
   She started to tell a story.  | 
 
| 
   Try  | 
  
   To change  | 
  
   My mom tried to change the tire.  | 
 
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