Verbs Followed by “to Verb” (Infinitive)
- Agree – She agreed to help with the project.
- Decide – He decided to leave early.
- Plan – They plan to travel to Europe next summer.
- Promise – I promise to call you tonight.
- Refuse – She refused to pay the bill.
- Learn – He learned to swim when he was five.
- Want – They want to go to the new restaurant.
- Hope – I hope to see you soon.
- Attempt – She attempted to climb the mountain.
- Manage – He managed to finish the report on time.
- Afford – We can’t afford to buy a new car.
- Arrange – She arranged to meet them at the cafe.
- Ask – He asked to speak to the manager.
- Beg – They begged to stay longer.
- Choose – She chose to ignore the warning.
- Fail – He failed to pass the exam.
- Happen – She happened to find a great deal on a used car.
- Help – Can you help to move this table?
- Prepare – She prepared to give a speech.
- Pretend – He pretended to be asleep.
- Seem – They seem to be very happy.
- Expect – I expect to receive the package soon.
- Offer – She offered to help with the cleaning.
- Intend – He intends to finish his degree next year.
- Tend – She tends to talk a lot when she’s nervous.
- Wish – I wish to travel the world.
- Deserve – They deserve to win the prize.
- Demand – He demanded to speak with the owner.
- Claim – She claims to know the truth.
- Strive – They strive to be the best in their field.
- Threaten – He threatened to leave if he wasn’t promoted.
- Volunteer – She volunteered to organize the event.
- Hesitate – Don’t hesitate to ask if you need help.
- Long – He longed to return to his hometown.
- Aim – She aims to become a doctor.
- Appear – He appears to be very confident.
- Begin – She began to cry when she heard the news.
- Continue – They continued to work despite the difficulties.
- Dare – I dare to challenge the status quo.
- Struggle – He struggled to understand the concept.
Verbs Followed by “Verb + -ing” (Gerund)
- Enjoy – She enjoys reading mystery novels.
- Avoid – He avoids talking about politics.
- Consider – They considered moving to a new city.
- Delay – She delayed leaving the party.
- Finish – He finished working on the project.
- Suggest – They suggested meeting at noon.
- Keep – She keeps smiling no matter what happens.
- Mind – Do you mind waiting here for a moment?
- Miss – He misses playing soccer with his friends.
- Practice – They practice dancing every evening.
- Admit – She admitted lying to her parents.
- Deny – He denied stealing the money.
- Discuss – They discussed moving to a new house.
- Dislike – She dislikes cooking on weekends.
- Fancy – Do you fancy going out for dinner?
- Imagine – He imagines living in a big city.
- Involve – The job involves traveling a lot.
- Mention – She mentioned seeing you at the concert.
- Postpone – They postponed meeting until next week.
- Recommend – I recommend trying the cheesecake.
- Risk – He risks losing his job by being late.
- Tolerate – She cannot tolerate being lied to.
- Anticipate – They anticipate having a good time at the party.
- Complete – He completed writing his thesis.
- Quit – She quit smoking last year.
- Recall – I recall meeting him once before.
- Resist – He couldn’t resist eating the chocolate cake.
- Resume – They resumed talking after the interruption.
- Endure – She endures running in the heat.
- Escape – He escaped being punished.
- Excuse – Excuse me for interrupting.
- Forgive – She forgave him for lying.
- Justify – He justified spending so much money.
- Prevent – The rain prevented us from going out.
- Report – She reported seeing the accident.
- Celebrate – They celebrated winning the championship.
- Defend – He defended being late.
- Avoid – She avoids going to crowded places.
- Understand – I understand wanting to quit.
- Suggest – He suggested taking a break.