Verbs followed by to infinitive

👉Some verbs are followed by the to-infinitive:

I decided to go home as soon as possible.

We all wanted to have more English classes.

Common verbs followed by the to-infinitive are:

👉Verbs of thinking and feeling:
choose
decide
expect
forget
hate
hope
intend
learn
like
love
mean
plan
prefer
remember
would like
would love

👉Verbs of saying:

agree
promise
refuse

👉Other common verbs are:

arrange
attempt
fail
help
manage
tend
try
want

👉Some verbs are followed by a noun and the
to-infinitive:

She asked him to send her a text message.

He wanted all his friends to come to his party.

Common verbs with this pattern are:

👉Verbs of saying:

advise
ask
encourage
invite
order
persuade
remind
tell
warn *

*Note: The verb warn is normally used with "not"

The police warned everyone not to drive too fast.

👉Verbs of wanting or liking:

expect
intend
would
prefer
want
would like

👉Other verbs with this pattern are:

allow
enable
force
get
teach

Note- Some exceptions do exist!

Thank you

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