Infinitive verbs (with/without prepositions)

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"Movement" verbs without objects
To go and do something,
To leave to do something emphasis...,
To come to do something
11  cards
"Movement" verbs with objects
To bring somebody to do something...,
To take somebody to do something ...,
To send somebody to do something
4  cards
Modal verbs
To have to do something,
To dare to do something,
To be able to do something
5  cards
Verbs of "saying"
To state that one knows someone,
To state that one has done something,
To confirm that one has done some...
7  cards
Verbs of "thinking" and "imagining"
To believe to have done something,
To reckon to be able to do something,
To reckon to have done something
6  cards
Verbs expressing "personal attitude" to something
To love to do something,
To like to do something,
To just as soon do something
12  cards
Seem
To turn out to be something,
To appear to do something,
To turn out to have something
4  cards
"Perception" verbs
To listen to somebody do something,
To hear somebody do something,
To watch somebody do something
4  cards
Faire and laisser
To make somebody do something,
To let somebody do something
2  cards
Verbs of "beginning" and "continuing"
To start doing something,
To persist in doing something,
To begin to do something
6  cards
Verbs expressing "manner"
To stoop to doing something,
To apply oneself to doing something,
To get ready to do something
14  cards
Pronominal verbs expressing "emotional reaction"
To become stupid from doing somet...,
To become stupefied from doing so...,
To panic doing something
13  cards
Pronominal verbs of "effort"
To be bent on doing something,
To go hoarse doing something,
To exhaust oneself doing something
9  cards
Pronominal verbs expressing "dedication"
To be careful to do something,
To be so bold as to do something,
To persuade oneself to do something
12  cards
Verbs expressing "aspiration" and "success"
To manage to do something,
To aspire to do something,
To seek to do something
9  cards
Verbs expressing "unwillingness"
To hesitate to do something,
To baulk at doing something,
To give up on the idea of doing s...
4  cards
Verbs of "forcing"
To condemn somebody to do something,
To force somebody to do something,
To make somebody do something
7  cards
Verbs of "inviting"
To call on somebody to do somethi...,
To call on somebody to do somethi...,
To authorise somebody to do somet...
4  cards
Verbs of "teaching" and "training"
To get somebody used to doing som...,
To teach somebody to do something,
To train an animal to do something
9  cards
Verbs of "encouragement" and "cajoling"
To bring somebody to do something...,
To bring somebody to do something...,
To suggest that somebody should d...
13  cards
Verbs expressing using time or money to do something
To spend time doing something,
To spend money doing something,
To take time doing something
6  cards
Verbs of discovering
To catch somebody doing something,
To catch somebody doing something...,
To catch somebody doing something...
3  cards
Verbs of advising somebody to do or not to do something
To warn somebody not to do something,
To plead with somebody to do some...,
To advise somebody to do not to d...
12  cards
Verbs of allowing, admitting, agreeing
To agree to do something accept t...,
To choose to do something,
To agree to do something make arr...
10  cards
Verbs expressing the idea of anger
To be very angry about something,
To furious about something,
To be indignant about something
4  cards
Verbs of asking for and of attempting to
To ask somebody to do something,
To try to do something skill,
To implore somebody to do something
9  cards
Verbs of "blaming", "making responsible for"
To accuse somebody of doing somet...,
To blame somebody for doing somet...,
To make somebody responsible for ...
6  cards
verbs of "(self-)congratulation"
To be pleased with oneself for do...,
To congratulate somebody on doing...,
To flatter oneself to be something
7  cards
Verbs of "denial"
To abstain from doing something,
To exonerate oneself from doing s...,
To deny doing something
3  cards
Verbs of "excusing" and "pardoning"
To overlook somebody doing something,
To pardon somebody for doing some...
2  cards
Verbs of "forbidding"
To forbid somebody from doing som...,
To prohibit something
2  cards
Verbs of "being fearful"
To be fearful of something,
To be afraid to do something,
To be afraid of having to do some...
9  cards
Verbs of "forgetting"
To neglect to do something,
To omit to do something,
To forget to do something
3  cards
Verbs of "hurrying" or "delaying"
To hurry to do something,
To want to quickly do something
2  cards
Verbs of "delighting" or "regretting"
To have regret doing something,
To regret doing something,
To be delighted at doing something
4  cards
Verbs of "pretending"
To pretend to do something,
To pretend to do something give a...,
To feign something
3  cards
Verbs of "pre-planning"
To imagine doing something,
To think about doing something me...,
To plan on doing something
8  cards
Verbs of "ordering"
To whisper to somebody to do some...,
To order somebody to do something...,
To tell somebody to do something
10  cards
Verbs of "finishing" and of "stopping somebody doing something"
To refrain from doing something,
To finish doing something achieve...,
To stop doing something
7  cards
Verbs of "thanking"
To thank somebody for doing somet...,
To be grateful to somebody for do...
2  cards
Impersonal verbs expressing "personal reaction" to an event
It annoys me to,
It amuses me to,
It saddens me to
11  cards
Other verbs with infinitives preceded by de
To be sorry to have done something,
To have ambitions to do something,
To have the right to do something
31  cards

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