Verb

Berikut adalah beberapa kata kerja (verb) yang lazim diikuti oleh infinitive, disertai dengan contoh kalimat.

1.       Afford: I can’t afford to buy it.

2.       Agree: We agreed to help them.

3.       Appear: He appears to be tired.

4.       Arrange: I’ll arrange to meet you at the airport.

5.       Ask: She asked to come with us.

6.       Beg: I begged to come with him.

7.       Care: I don’t care to see that show.

8.       Claim: He claims to know a famous movie star.

9.       Consent: He finally consented to marry her.

10.   Decide: They have decided to leave on Monday.

11.   Demand: I demand to know who is responsible.

12.   Deserve: He deserves to win the prize.

13.   Expect: He expected to enter graduate school in the fall.

14.   Fail: He failed to return the book to the library on time.

15.   Forget: He forgot to mail the letter.

16.   Hesitate: Don’t hesitate to ask for my help.

17.   Hope: Mike hopes to arrive next week.

18.   Learn: She learned to play the piano.

19.   Manage: He managed to finish her work early.

20.   Mean: She didn’t mean to hurt your feelings.

21.   Need: I need to have your opinion.

22.   Offer: They offered to help us.

23.   Plan: She is planning to have a party.

24.   Prepare: We prepared to welcome them.

25.   Pretend: He pretends not to understand.

26.   Promise: You promise not to be late.

27.   Refuse: She refuses to believe his story.

28.   Regret: We regret to tell you that you failed.

29.   Remember: She remembered to lock the door.

30.   Seem: It seems to be friendly.

31.   Struggle: I struggled to stay awake.

32.   Swear: She swore to tell the truth.

33.   Threaten: He threatened to tell my parents.

34.   Volunteer: She volunteered to help Sonia.

35.   Wait: I will wait to hear from you.

36.   Want: He wants to tell you something.

37.   Wish: He wishes to come with us.