Verbs Followed by To + Base Verb (Infinitives)
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In learning English as a Second Language, there are some words that we need to commit to memory. Below are some of the verbs that naturally go with the Infinitive To, and of course, as a rule, the Infinitive To is followed by a Base Form of the Verb.
I hope that this post will help many English students.
Afford to
She can afford to buy a nice car, but she keeps on using her old battered car.
Agree to
Jack agreed
to mow Jane’s lawn.
Aim to
I aim to
make it big in the modeling industry.
Arrange to
He wanted to get a salary increase so he arranged to speak to the CEO.
Attempt to
In 1991,
she attempted to climb Mt. Everest alone.
Decide to
Elon
Musk decided to buy $1.5 billion Bitcoin.
Deserve to
Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani deserved to get the silver medal but they got the bronze instead.
Desire to
I desire
to meet a man who is intellectually
better than I am.
Expect to
I expect
to win Miss Supermodel in two years.
Fail to
My
cousin joined a local beauty pageant when we were in high school but she failed
to get the crown.
Forget to
I forgot to include her name in my list of invited guests.
Hope to
She hopes
to go to Harvard. She has been studying hard to pass the exam.
Intend to
Jack intended
to marry Jane, but when Jack met Anne, he broke up with Jane.
Learn to
I learned
to read and write when I was three years old.
Manage to
She managed
to pay all of his loans in just three years.
Mean to
I did
not mean to offend her when I told her she’s an idiot. I thought she was
already aware of it.
Need to
I need
to lose weight as soon as possible.
Offer to
Jack offered
to buy me a diamond necklace but I said no.
Plan to
I plan
to travel around the world when this pandemic is over.
Pretend to
I wanted
to be polite, so I pretended to like the food he gave me.
Promise to
I promised
to buy my nephew a hamburger if he gets a good score in his final exams.
Propose to
The
citizens proposed to build a gymnasium. The mayor agreed.
Refuse to
She refused
to accept the silver medal because she believed that she deserved the gold.
Serve to
This wristwatch serves to remind me that long time ago, he was mine.
Threaten to
The
little boy threatened not to go to school if he can’t wear his tennis shoes.
Want to
I really,
really want to marry a retired military general.
Wish to
I wish
to meet a good guy soon.
The following are NOT VERBS, they are adjectives, so we need to put a BE Verb (AM, IS, ARE/WAS, WERE) before them.
Able to
Fortunately, I was able to pass the exam even though I could not study for it.
Eager to
I’m
really eager to meet him. I hope he feels the same for me.
Pleased to
We are pleased
to announce that we are going to represent the Philippines in the Ice Dancing
Competition in the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Easy to
Do you
think it’s easy to win a medal at the Olympics? No, it’s not.
第二言語としての英語を学ぶ際に、私たちが記憶にコミットする必要があるいくつかの単語があります。以下は、不定詞Toに自然に付随する動詞の一部です。もちろん、原則として、不定詞Toの後に基本動詞が続きます。
この投稿が多くの英語の学生に役立つことを願っています。
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