The Infinitive after a verb with "to"
In the English language, the infinitive is the base form of a verb. It is often preceded by the word “to”.
Infinitives after a verb with "to"
After certain verbs the infinitive with “to“ is obligatory in the English grammar.
These are the most important ones:
| afford | Tony can afford to buy a new car every year. |
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| agree | They agreed to sign the contract. |
| ask | Mia asked me to go to the store for her. |
| attempt | They attempted to win the match in the last minutes. |
| decide | He decided to take the left path in the woods. |
| expect | Mom expected to find her at home. |
| forget | Why should I forget to send you the email? |
| happen | Tom happened to meet her at the cinema. |
| hesitate | Tom hesitated to inform Mary about the result. |
| hope | I hope to go swimming tomorrow. |
| learn | All children have to learn how to read and write. |
| manage | Tom is sure he will manage to be here in time. |
| offer | I offered to help, but they managed on their own. |
| pretend | Mary pretended not to see him. |
| promise | He promised to come with me. |
| plan | How are your plans to travel to europe? |
| refuse | He refused to play with the other children. |
| seem | The train seems to be late. |
| want | I want to climb this tree! |
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