1. INFINITIVES VERBS FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY AN INFINITIVE
1. afford I can't afford to buy it
2. agree They agreed to help us.
3. appear She appears to be retired.
4. arrange I“ll arrange to meet you at the airport.
5. ask He asked to come with us.
6. beg He begged to come with us.
7. care I don't care to see that show.
8. claim She claimed to know a famous movie star.
9. consent She finally consented to marry him.
10. decide I have decided to leave on Monday.
11. demand I demand to know who is responsible.
12. deserve She deserves to win the prize.
13. expect I expect to enter graduate school in the fall.
14. fail She failed to return the book to the library on time.
15. forget I forgot to mail the letter.
16. hesitate Don't hesitate to ask for my help.
17. hope Jack hopes to arrive next week.
18. learn He learned to play the piano.

2. VERBS FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY AN INFINITIVE
INFINITIVES
VERBS FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY AN INFINITIVE
19. manage She managed to finish her work early.
20. mean I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.
21. need I needed to have your opinion.
22. offer They offered to help us.
23. plan I am planning to have a party.
24. prepare We prepared to welcome them.
25. pretend He pretends not to understand.
26. promise I promise not to be late.
27. refuse I refuse to believe his story.
28. regret I regret to tell you that you failed.
29. remember I remembered to lock the door.
30. seem That cat seemed to be friendly.
31. struggle I struggled to stay awake.
32. swear She swore to tell the truth.
33. threaten She threatened to tell my parents.
34. volunteer He volunteered to help us.
35. want I want to tell you something.
36. wish She wishes to come with us.

3. Infinitives and Gerunds and Sequence Although they are not, strictly speaking, verbs, infinitives and gerunds carry within them the idea of action. Combined with auxiliary verb forms, like verbs, they also express various shades of time.
Simple Forms
We had planned to watch all the events of the Olympics Seeing those athletes perform is always a great thrill.
Perfective Forms
The women's hockey team hoped to have won a gold medal before they were done. We were thrilled about their having been in contention in the world championships before.
Passive Forms
To be chosen as an olympian must be the biggest thrill in any athlete's life. Being chosen, however, is probably not enough.
Perfective Passive Forms
The women did not seem satisfied simply to have been selected as players. Having been honored this way, they went out and earned it by winning the gold.
Perfective Progressive Infinitive
To have been competing at that level, at their age already, was quite an accomplishment.