agree | Tom agreed to help me. |
appear | His health appeared to be better. |
arrange | Naomi arranged to stay with her cousin in Miami. |
ask *
| She asked to leave. |
begin #
| He began to talk. |
can't bear $
| He can't bear to be alone. |
can't stand $ | Nancy can't stand to work the late shift. |
care | He doesn't care to participate in the activity. |
cease $
| The government ceased to provide free healthcare. |
choose *
| I chose to help. |
claim | She claimed to be a princess. |
continue $
| She continued to talk. |
decide | We decided to go to Hawaii. |
demand | He demanded to speak to Mr. Harris. |
deserve | He deserves to go to jail. |
dread #
| I dread to think what might happen. |
expect *
| They expect to arrive early. |
fail | He failed to get enough money to pay for the new project. |
forget #
| I forgot to lock the door when I left. |
get (be allowed to) | Debbie gets to go to the concert next week! Why can't I? |
happen | She happened to be at the bank when it was robbed. |
hate $
| He hates to clean dishes. |
hesitate | She hesitated to tell me the problem. |
hope | I hope to begin college this year. |
intend | We intend to visit you next spring. |
learn | I learned to speak Japanese when I was a kid. |
like $
| Samantha likes to read. |
love $
| We love to scuba dive. |
manage | He managed to open the door without the key. |
need * #
| I need to study. |
neglect $
| She neglected to tell me the date of the meeting. |
offer | Frank offered to drive us to the supermarket. |
plan | We plan to go to Europe this summer. |
prefer $
| He prefers to eat at 7 PM. |
prepare *
| They prepared to take the test. |
pretend | The child pretended to be a monster. |
promise *
| She promised to stop smoking. |
propose $
| Drew proposed to pay for the trip. |
refuse | The guard refused to let them enter the building. |
regret #
| I regret to inform you that your application was rejected. |
remember #
| Did you remember to lock the door when you left? |
seem | Nancy seemed to be disappointed. |
start #
| Marge started to talk really fast. |
swear | She swore to tell the truth. |
tend | He tends to be a little shy. |
threaten *
| He threatened to leave forever. |
try #
| Mary tried to lift the table, but it was too heavy. |
vow | He vowed to get revenge. |
wait | She waited to buy a movie ticket. |
want *
| I want to study Spanish. |
wish *
| I wish to stay. |
would like * (meaning "wish" or "want") | We would like to start now. |
yearn | Melanie yearns to travel somewhere exotic. |