Grammar: Verbs +Infinitive

Verbs that Require an Infinitive in the Compliment

Remember that the following verbs require an infinitive for a verb in the compliment.

Agree

Appear

Arrange

Ask

Claim

Consent

Decide

Demand

Deserve

Expect

Fail

Forget

Hesitate

Hope

Intend

Learn

Manage

Mean

Need

Offer

Plan

Prepare

Pretend

Promise

Refuse

Seem

Tend

Threaten

Wait

Want

EXAMPLES

INCORRECT: He wanted speak with me.

CORRECT: He wanted to speak with me.