Verbs Followed by an Infinitive

She agreed to speak before the game.

agree
aim
appear
arrange
ask
attempt
be able
beg
begin
care
choose
condescend

consent
continue
dare
decide
deserve
detest
dislike
expect
fail
forget
get
happen

have
hesitate
hope
hurry
intend
leap
leave
like
long
love
mean
neglect

offer
ought
plan
prefer
prepare
proceed
promise
propose
refuse
remember
say

shoot
start
stop
strive
swear
threaten
try
use
wait
want
wish

Verbs Followed by an Object and an Infinitive

Everyone expected her to win.
advise
allow
ask
beg
bring
build
buy
challenge

choose
command
dare
direct
encourage
expect
forbid
force

have
hire
instruct
invite
lead
leave
let
like

love
motivate
order
pay
permit
persuade
prepare
promise

remind
require
send
teach
tell
urge
want
warn

Note: Some of these verbs are included in the list above

and may be used without an object.

Verbs Followed by a Gerund

They enjoyed working on the boat.
admit
advise
appreciate
avoid
can't help
complete
consider

delay
deny
detest
dislike
enjoy
escape
excuse

finish
forbid
get through
have
imagine
mind
miss

permit
postpone
practice
quit
recall
report
resent

resist
resume
risk
spend (time)
suggest
tolerate
waste (time)

Verbs Followed by a Preposition and a Gerund

We concentrated on doing well.
admit to
approve of
argue about
believe in
care about
complain about
concentrate on
confess to

depend on
disapprove of
discourage from
dream about
feel like
forget about
insist on
object to

plan on
prevent (someone) from
refrain from
succeed in
talk about
think about
worry about

Verbs followed by an infinitive

Example: I can afford to buy a house.
Appear

Arrange

Ask

attempt Beg

Choose
Determine

Claim
Elect

Come
Endeavo
r

Consent Dare
Expect Fail

Hesitate
Offer
Refuse
Swear
Wish

Hope
Pay
Remain
Tend
would like

hurry
Plan
Request
threaten

Learn Manage
PreparePretend
Resolve Say
turn outVenture

1. Verbs followed by the gerund

2. Example: I dislike eating in my house.
3.
4. ack
5. A
6. Ad
7.
no
d
vis
wle
mi
e
dg
t
e

Allo
w

can/cant
afford

8.

Decide
Get

can/cant
wai
t
Demand
grow (up)

Mean
Profess
Seek
Volunteer

Need
promise
seem
Wait

Antici
pate

9.

A
p
p
r
e
c
i
a
t
e
17. D
e
l
a
y

12. can
t
hel
p

13. C
el
eb
ra
te

14. Co
nfe
ss

15. Con
sid
er

16. Defe
nd

20. Dis
cus
s

21. Di
sli
ke

22. Dis
pu
te

23. Enj
oy

24. Esca
pe

25. E
v
a
d
e

28. fee
l
like

29. Fi
ni
sh

30. For
giv
e

31. giv
e
up
(sto
p)

32. keep
(conti
nue)

33. k
e
e
p

36. Mis
s

37. O
mi
t

38. Per
mi
t

39. Pict
ure

40. Postp
one

44. Rec

45. Re

46. Re

47. Rep

48. Rese

o
n
41. P
r
a
c
t
i
c
e
49. R

10. A
v
o
i
d

care

Deserve
Guarant
e
e
Neglect
Prove
Struggle
want

11. be
worth

18. D
e
t
e
s
t
26. E
x
p
l
a
i
n
34. M
e
n
t
i
o
n

Discontinue

42. p
r
e
v
e
n
t

43. put
off

50. R

51. Risk

27. Fear

35. mind
(obje
ct to)

all

co
lle
ct

co
m
me
nd

ort

52. Su
gg
est

53. S
u
p
po
rt

54. Tol
er
at
e

55. Und
erst
and

nt

56. Urge

e
s
i
s
t
57. W
a
r
r
a
n
t

e
s
u
m
e

60.
61. Verbs followed by a gerund or infinitive with little to no change in meaning
62. Example: It started to rain. / It started raining.
63.

64.
b

65. C
a
n
t
b
e
ar

66. Ca
nt
st
an
d

67. C
o
n
t
i
n
u
e

68.
H

69.
L

70.
L

71.
P

72.
Pr

73.
S

74.
Verbs followed by a gerund or infinitive with a change in meaning:
76. I forgot to meet him.
(I didnt meet him because I forgot to do it.)
75. forget

78. I forgot meeting him.

(I dont have the memory of meeting him before.)
80. He went on to learn English and French.
(He ended one period of time before this.)

79. go on

82. He went on learning English and French.

(He continued learning the languages.)
84. She quit to work here.
(She quit another job in order to work here.)

83. quit

86. She quit working here.

(She quit her job here. She doesnt work here anymore.)
88. I regret promising to help you.
(Im sorry that I made the promise.)

87. regret

90. I regret to tell you that we can't hire you.

(Im telling you now, and Im sorry.)
92. She remembered to visit her grandmother.
(She didnt forget to visit.)

91. remember

94. She remembered visiting her grandmother.

(She had memories of this time.)
96. I stopped to call you.
(I interrupted another action in order to call you.)

95. stop

98. I stopped calling you.

(I stopped this activity. Maybe we had a fight.)

99. try

103.

100.I tried to open the window.

(I attempted this action but didnt succeed.)
102.I tried opening the window.
(This was one option I sampled. Maybe the room was hot.)