8 = verb followed by an infinitive OR an optional noun + an infinitive
13 = verb followed by a gerund OR an infinitive with a difference in meaning
14 = verb followed by a gerund OR an infinitive with little difference in meaning
| agree
| Tom agreed to help me.
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| appear
| His health appeared to be better.
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| arrange
| Naomi arranged to stay with her cousin in Miami.
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| ask [8]
| She asked to leave.
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| begin [13]
| He began to talk.
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| can't bear [14]
| He can't bear to be alone.
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| can't stand [14]
| Nancy can't stand to work the late shift.
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| care
| He doesn't care to participate in the activity.
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| cease [14]
| The government ceased to provide free healthcare.
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| choose [8]
| I chose to help.
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| claim
| She claimed to be a princess.
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| continue [14]
| She continued to talk.
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| decide
| We decided to go to Hawaii.
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| demand
| He demanded to speak to Mr. Harris.
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| deserve
| He deserves to go to jail.
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| dread [13]
| I dread to think what might happen.
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| expect [8]
| They expect to arrive early.
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| fail
| He failed to get enough money to pay for the new project.
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| forget [13]
| I forgot to lock the door when I left.
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| get (be allowed to)
| Debbie gets to go to the concert next week! Why can't I?
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| happen
| She happened to be at the bank when it was robbed.
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| hate [14]
| He hates to clean dishes.
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| hesitate
| She hesitated to tell me the problem.
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| hope
| I hope to begin college this year.
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| intend
| We intend to visit you next spring.
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| learn
| I learned to speak Japanese when I was a kid.
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| like [14]
| Samantha likes to read.
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| love [14]
| We love to scuba dive.
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| manage
| He managed to open the door without the key.
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| need [8,13]
| I need to study.
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| neglect [14]
| She neglected to tell me the date of the meeting.
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| offer
| Frank offered to drive us to the supermarket.
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| plan
| We plan to go to Europe this summer.
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| prefer [14]
| He prefers to eat at 7 PM.
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| prepare [8]
| They prepared to take the test.
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| pretend
| The child pretended to be a monster.
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| promise [8]
| She promised to stop smoking.
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| propose [14]
| Drew proposed to pay for the trip.
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| refuse
| The guard refused to let them enter the building.
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| regret [13]
| I regret to inform you that your application was rejected.
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| remember [13]
| Did you remember to lock the door when you left?
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| seem
| Nancy seemed to be disappointed.
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| start [13]
| Marge started to talk really fast.
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| swear
| She swore to tell the truth.
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| tend
| He tends to be a little shy.
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| threaten [8]
| He threatened to leave forever.
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| try [13]
| Mary tried to lift the table, but it was too heavy.
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| vow
| He vowed to get revenge.
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| wait
| She waited to buy a movie ticket.
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| want [8]
| I want to study Spanish.
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| wish [8]
| I wish to stay.
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| would like [8] (meaning "wish" or "want")
| We would like to start now.
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| yearn
| Melanie yearns to travel somewhere exotic.
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